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Poppy Bagels

Pumpernickel (and pumperthingle!) bagels at Boichik Bagels in Oakland, April 10, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Is it time for a pumpernickel bagel comeback? These fans say yes.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

In the same January week that a New York Magazine article suggested the pumpernickel bagel might be an endangered species, Oakland’s Poppy Bagels announced it was adding the dark rye–flavored, […]

Opening day at Poppy Bagels in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood, Feb. 1, 2022. (Lillian Ilsley-Greene/J. Staff)
Posted inSmall Bites

Bon Appétit names three Bay Area bagel joints among ‘The Very Best Bagels in the US’

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 30, 2023August 10, 2023
Opening day at Poppy Bagels in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood, Feb. 1, 2022. (Lillian Ilsley-Greene/J. Staff)
Posted inJewish Life

Bagel fans line up early for Poppy Bagels opening in Oakland’s Temescal

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
From the 2018 Soy Vey event (Photo/Courtesy Value Culture)
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‘Soy Vey’ is back; Boichik Bagels seeks volunteer chickens; and more

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 18, 2023
a white woman with short hair stands in a commercial kitchen next to large bins of bagels
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Attention carb fans: Local bagel, bread and doughnut news

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 22, 2022November 7, 2022
Midnite Bagel is one of three new bagel operations that have popped up in the Bay Area in recent months.
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Hallelujah, it’s raining bagels in the Bay Area

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 26, 2020October 27, 2020

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