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SAN FRANCISCO
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
(415) 787-3354 • wisesonsdeli.com
Almost everything is made in house, “using the best ingredients we can source.” Pastrami and corned beef is made with beef brisket “that is NEVER EVER administered hormones or antibiotics,” brined in a blend of spices. All baked goods, such as babka and rugelach, are made at an offsite bakery and the bagels are “boiled in malt-inflected water before being baked.”
Hummus Bodega
(415) 463-6622 • hummusbodega.com
Billed as “the best Mediterranean kosher food in San Francisco,” Hummus Bodega — a new Readers’ Choice winner this year — offers a fully kosher menu and a variety of vegan and gluten-free options, “where every bite bursts with authenticity and flavor.” Expect creamy hummus plus falafel and shawarma crafted from recipes passed down through generations.
SOUTH BAY/PENINSULA
Oren’s Hummus
PALO ALTO
(650) 752-6492 • orenshummus.com
In addition to six dine-in and takeout locations in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Mountain View, Los Gatos and Cupertino, Oren’s also can be found at three Bay Area farmers’ markets. Oren Dobronsky first brought hummus with fresh pita and Mediterranean salads to Palo Alto in 2011. “We believe in honest food, ethical relationships, and a healthy planet.”
NORTH BAY
Grossman’s Noshery & Bar
SANTA ROSA
(707) 595-7707 • grossmanssr.com
Now open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, Grossman’s Noshery & Bar — located at Hotel La Rose in Historic Railroad Square — offers indoor and patio dining. The menu features “eclectic breakfast dishes, noshes, sandwiches, soups, salads, platters for sharing, nightly specials, dumplings and desserts based on Jewish cuisine.” Baked goods, fish and meats are made in house.
Loveski
LARKSPUR
(415) 526-3889 • loveskideli.com
A new Readers’ Choice winner this year, Loveski is billed as a “Jew-ish deli born out of Northern California” that features handmade sourdough bagels, house-made pickles and other ferments, vegetables from the family farm and “the best cured and smoked meats.” The deli is “grounded in the dearly held traditions of appetizing stores and delicatessens.”
EAST BAY
Saul’s Restaurant and Delicatessen
BERKELEY
(510) 848-3354 • saulsdeli.com
At Saul’s, being “an authentic, vibrant, relevant delicatessen today” means bridging the links between the “Old Country” and the “New World,” and the future of food. “It means providing a cultural and culinary home to those looking for familiar and traditional foods” and “connecting with our roots all along the timeline of Jewish food.”
Pomella
OAKLAND
(510) 250-9215 • pomellaoakland.com
A new Readers’ Choice winner this year, Pomella features modern California-Israeli food that is “always fresh, mindfully prepared, casually served and best when shared.” The food is “produce forward, made with all-organic produce, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. “Our chicken is organic, the lamb is grass-fed, the salmon, and shrimp are sustainable-farmed.”