Hummus Bodega’s housemade hummus only lasts a few days after purchase, something that dismayed purchasers until they learned that tiny consumption window means it’s fresh. The all-kosher spot also serves Frena’s fantastic pita, and a selection of falafel sandwiches and bowls.

Evan Bloom’s new school 24th Street Jewish delicatessen has spawned a growing bagel empire that’s now operating in the Fillmore, Hayes Valley, and the East Bay. Would these bagels compete with New York’s finest? Probably not, but in these parts, they don’t have to — and a dozen with schmear or a bodega egg and cheese will do just fine, thanks.

There’s lots to choose from on both the sweet and savory side at SF’s only kosher bakery. There’s various challah, pita, buns, sambusak (pockets), flavored foccacias, bagels, and burekas (puff pastry), plus babka, rugelach, sufganiyot (doughnuts), and more. Israeli owners Isaac Yosef and head chef/baker Yanni (no last name given) use recipes from Yanni’s great grandfather, who owned a bakery in Jerusalem.

Spun off from Tel Aviv native Oren Dobronsky and his wife Nancy Dobronsky’s Palo Alto original, Israeli eatery Oren’s Hummus is a popular downtown spot for a big bowl of hummus with toppings like roasted cauliflower, lamb, chicken liver, or sabich (with fried eggplant, potato, hardboiled egg, cucumber, tomato, and chopped pickle). More dishes include shakshuka varieties and even schnitzel.

Mark ’n Mike’s first launched as a New York deli–inspired pop-up during the pandemic, serving 12-hour smoked brisket, pastrami reubens, lox, and matzo ball soup. And fortunately, even when One Market reopened for full service in spring of 2021, the team decided to keep the meaty menu available for takeout, delivery, and on-site dining at the restaurant.

Chef Mica Talmor previously owned the popular Ba-Bite, before opening the new Pomella in March of 2020, no less. The Cal-Israeli restaurant celebrates many different Middle Eastern flavors in dreamy hummus, cheese-stuffed falafel, salads and wraps, and chicken and veggie tagines. And she often sets out special seasonal menus for the Jewish holidays.

Boichik opened its highly anticipated storefront bakery on College Ave in 2019, and immediately drew long lines for Emily Winston’s puffed, chewy, serious bagels. The bakery is all about East Coast style, right down to kosher certification for its menu of bagels, bialys, and smoked fish.

Longtime supermarket Oakland Kosher Foods has recently expanded, and with that expansion comes a New York–style deli with a menu of sandwiches, shawarma, and a truly epic schnitzel situation.