Better than New York? Checking out two popular SoCal bagel spots
A recent article from New York Times named California the new capital of bagels.
CULVER CITY, Calif. - It may be one of the biggest foodie debate upsets in recent memory: A New York Times article crowned California, not New York, as the state with the best bagels.
POP S BAGELS, CULVER CITY
Outside Pop s Bagels in Culver City, owner Zachary Liporace was making his case before two ladies both New Yorkers that his family s bagels are legit. It’s got that real malty flavor to it. My grandfather called
The Best Bagels Are in California (Sorry, New York)
West Coast bakers are driving a great bagel boom, producing some of the most delicious versions around and finding ways to expand during the pandemic.
At Boichik Bagels in Berkeley, Calif., Emily Winston makes her ideal version of a New York bagel, loosely based on the H & H version she remembers eating as a child.Credit.Preston Gannaway for The New York Times
March 8, 2021
BERKELEY, Calif. The bagels at Boichik Bagels have the look of Labrador puppies curled up for afternoon naps: soft and pudgy, golden roly-polys (practically made for that old puppy-or-bagel meme).