Daily Driver

Their bagel has a nice chew and texture to it, but they were ungenerous with the cream cheese as seen in the photos. The cream cheese also tasted grainy and had an undesirable texture. They make sad bagels here.

Love the spot! Woodfired bagels for life, super tasty and fresh selection. Service is always fast and efficient, especially love the ferry building location.

Very underwhelming. First the business is under staffed, runs out of food and the quality control leaves much to be desired. I ordered a simple bagel with cream cheese and the bagel was under toasted and they put way too much cream cheese.

Perfect for an on the go simple bagel and shmear fix. This location seems to have less choices for toppings than their other locations. Bagel itself was really tasty and had good texture. Veggie shmear wasn’t my favorite, so would try something different next time. Good service with a super cute set up with their branded van!

The bagel is small but passable. The cream cheese is bad. The cream cheese has the consistency of chunky hummus, and the flavor of hummus trying to be cream cheese.

Good bagels but this place is randomly closed during their posted open hours about half the time I try to go there. When they do feel like opening, they're often out of things like cream cheese, lox, or veggies, with no signs saying this so you only know after you've waited in line and try to order. Super annoying and an ongoing problem as long as I've been going there.

Really like the cinnamon raisin bagel with organic cream cheese!

I ordered an toasted everything bagel with cream cheese. The bagel was average for California. A bit bready. It wasn't toasted, just warmed. The cream cheese was kind of dry and crumbly. Disappointing.

Frustrating service and just ok food. I keep wanting to try this spot but the service is ALWAYS on a 30 minute break. We finally tried it on the rare occasion it was open and ordered the breakfast bagel. Pretty disappointing and flavorless. Happy to not go back again. Which won't be hard because it's always closed anyways...

Generally speaking, bagels are a great food. I mean doughy carbs smothered in cream cheese? My kind of meal. I don't think I'd ever not finished a bagel, that is until this one. This was a bad bagel, something I didn't think existed if we're being honest. I tried, I was hungry so I really did try, but the grainy texture of the cream cheese and this sad undoughy bread just didn't do it for me. It was a fight for the finish but I gave up. My boyfriend also wasn't feeling it and gave up about 2 bites in. Probably a record for food left behind. For the quality of the food I'd give this place 2 stars, but the service was attentive and the location is conveniently located in the ferry building, so leaving it at 3 because if you're in a pinch and need some thing, you could probably make it through a whole one.

Food and service were bad! Tried to order a pizza bagel but was told it wasn't available (even though it was listed on the menu board). Ended up ordering a plain bagel with cream cheese. When I got the bagel, it looked so unappetizing, I couldn't eat it and threw it away. The bagel was soggy and drowning in cream cheese. $5 down the drain. The person that took my order looked really grouchy. It looked like she was the only one working there. Not sure if she was overworked (but the place didn't look busy). It was also confusing where to place the order. Better signage would be helpful. Avoid this place (there's a much better bakery near by).

One of my absolute favorite spots, the bagels are always fresh and the service is really fast and efficient. We've been coming here since they opened a few years ago, they still have the same great stall. Ferry location rocks -woodfired for life! I love all different types of bagels, but these are really unique and tasty.

I got a sesame bagel with plain cream cheese. Sad, doughy, flat bagel. Did not have the texture and mouthfeel you expect when biting into a bagel. Overly schmeared with cream cheese. Save your stomach space and find a bagel elsewhere!

Wood fired organic bagels?? Yes, please! The weird van grabbed our attention but it was the line that actually drew us in to find out what this place is.. just bagels n spreads here and I think one pretzel option. As a rye lover, I had to get it and glad I did. Was only about 3$ and was delicious! Onion and garlic were close contenders but one was more than enough to share as a random strolling snack. We had it toasted, no spread and it was chewy and enjoyable. Located toward the Oakland bridge side of the Ferry building. Look for the van protruding out of the shop. No seating as the van takes up most of the space but bagels are made for walking n eating anyway :)

Let's talk facts. The service here is horrible. At 11am on a Tuesday they didn't want to even help me, with no one in line, and they even wanted tips! Here's a tip, focus on helping the one person you have in your line. The bagel was dry and their cream cheese was meh. This is definitely a splurge but worth buying.

Service: The lady handling the register looked like my kid, glued to their phone and watching social media to oblivion. Food: I really wanted to like this place, just fell severely flat for bagel standards. Cream cheese was a little gritty but probably for a taste or feel to acquire and the bagel was semi soft even after toaster.

Delish bagels, sandwiches, oj, and great location in the beautiful ferry building! Food is organic and extremely high quality

Lovely little spot with delicious bagels. I haven't been to their original place, but this one did the trick. We were there on an early Tuesday morning, not a ton of people, but probably enough to warrant more than one person working on their own (she did great). I tried the Gravilax on a garlic bagel. It was a perfect amount of bagel - not overly fluffy/too much for the mouth and the zippiness of the garlic definitely shone through. I love a good bit of smoked salmon with capers and veggies - and they did not skimp. The cream cheese was fresh and tied everything together. Definitely will visit again!

There are a number of different bagel flavors to choose from, along with a few different cream cheese spreads. We ordered a dozen bagels to-go with a container of cream cheese. Pretty basic order, so not much to report on. Service was fast and friendly. One of the most fun parts of waiting in line was checking out the cool van. The next day, we heated the bagels for breakfast, and they were very tasty.

Love the bagels but they don't seem to have enough staff to stager lunches or breaks. Came here on a busy Saturday and tried to support local bagels. But was closed for a " break" with no time frame on the sign. Was told by employee to come back at 1:15 so I did. Still closed at 1:30. Won't be supporting this place again

Just stopped by daily driver on a visit to the ferry building. I was craving a bagel and they did not disappoint! I got the pastrami bagel sandwhich and it was delicious. Both of the guys back there were super helpful with me, (I believe their names were Kai and John?) I would definitely come back again.

I stopped by Daily Driver as we were in the Ferry Building and I craved a bagel moment! Unlike all the other reviews, I had great service that was super quick given there was only one person working (both cashier and prepping bagels). I ordered a everything bagel with veggie cream cheese ($5). It was nicely toasted with just the right amount of cream cheese sandwiched between. I wanted definitely less than 5 minutes for my order (more like 3 minutes). Bagel had a nice chew and a great flavor! The best best bagel ever? No, but still a yummy bagel in a super convenient location

Hubby & I were at the Ferry Building the other day. As a bagel lover I had bookmarked this. We already had lunch but wanted to try a bagel. Spotted the van "Daily Driver". It's a tight narrow footprint. Took a look at the menu. We both decided on the cinnamon raisin bagel treating it as our dessert. We didn't get any cream cheese. Took our bagels and found a bench by the Ferry Building. Sat down and munched away. Chewy.

Absolutely awful. Usually if I order something that is a bit sub-par I'll eat it anyway if I'm hungry. In this case, my wife and I took one bite each and agreed it belonged in the trash. The bagel tasted both stale and like it had spent time in a plastic bag. Stale mush.

I've been trying to decide how to review Daily Driver for awhile now, I've been maybe a dozen times. When they're fresh the bagels are decent, but I would never take a New Yorker here to be honest. I like their salt bagels most. Their organic cream cheese is actually my main complaint. It's in the style of an old fashioned Gina Marie-like cream cheese, which tends to have a dry, almost crumbly texture that is absolutely wrong for bagel schmear from my point of view. Funny story, I picked up a bagel one day and there was a guy who bought a big bagful along with a container of cream cheese. He went and ate one and then walked back to the counter. He plopped the sack of bagels on the counter and told the shop attendant that the cream cheese was the worst he had ever tasted. Then he walked away, leaving the bagels and the cream cheese on the counter. He didn't go on a tirade, he didn't ask for his money back. He just left the bagels and disappeared into the sunset. Long story short they need to find a different purveyor for their schmear and it will be a revelation for their business.

Although the bagel seemed fresh, there wasn't any flavor. I asked for it toasted, but it was rather "warmed up". Not sure about the wood fired part. I thought there was something about the dough being flowery, but it's the cream cheese that has a weird texture to it. I also paid for butter and sadly there wasn't any butter on my bagel. Sad to say, not the best bagel I've had and will need redemption.

Great bagels, owners are really sweet. I accidentally ordered the wrong bagel and they remade it. They warm them up when you order. Would recommend!

Amazing service. They were really happy that we liked our bagel! amazing fresh cream cheese taste as well.

There's no new places I can go to, except the ones close to my neighborhood and my workplace. I had less than half an hour to try looking for new places to check in and posts my pics in the Ferry Building. This time, I came across Daily Driver, home to signature bagels and cream cheese. Well, I came across a Latina staff, only one person in charge. And every music I can hear was close to her culture. Don't you like how the van with its signature Logo was inside the building and into the vendor? My best purchase: Sourdough bagel with veggie cream cheese. Too bad none of the bagels are gluten free. And I was expecting a half bagel. I like how she toasted the sourdough bagel in at least 5 minutes. It's definitely on point. Wouldn't mind having so much veggie cream cheese. It's so rich, savory, and filling. Beats better than what Noah's Bagels had to offer. Not all food and shopping vendors would accept cash. Would definitely be back to try a bagel dog from Daily Driver. Highly recommended.

I have been coming here regularly since the pandemic. Super friendly staff. Healthy lunch option in the ferry building and affordable. Bagels are on point. Recommend to vegetarians!

Great Service! The guys working were very nice and friendly. We got our food promptly.

Overall I like this place. I git a bagel egg and cheese on an everything yesterday and it was really good prob best one I've had so far in San Fran. But not as big a fan of there cream cheese. Service was fine. Place was clean and tiny.

Been craving bagels for some odd reason and the lines outside at the farmers market were just unbearable. I remember seeing this one inside so I ordered a bagel. At $3 a pop, they seem rather small, but tasty. Cream cheese (also organic) was an extra $2, but they give you a ton. Cucumber slices were $0.50. Would I come again? Yes. Especially since there was no line on a Saturday.

Daily Driver is an awesome spot in the ferry building with great bagels and star service. As native SF locals, we love to come here on the weekends - it always hits the spot after a long walk!

Wow! The customer service here is horrible. I ordered 2 bagels and a spread. It just sat at the table. No problem. Asked for a bag so I can carry everything Also just sat at the table. Why do they think 2 bagels will fit comfortably in one pastry bag? When I got the goods, I realized it's not toasted. I asked if she can toast. She did. When I got it back, I realized she toasted as a whole. Who does that?! What normal human being toasts a whole bagel and not cut it in half?! Don't even waste your time here.

Super friendly service and an outstanding everything bagel! Plus it's in the Ferry Building

The bagels were hard, didn't taste fresh. The store was supposed to open at eight, but the boys opening it up, said to give them until 830 ended up being closer to 845. When I got my bagels and cream cheese was sour and looked curdled almost like someone just put a bunch of cottage cheese in a blender. I brought it back to the boys and said hey guys I think your cream cheese went bad they admitted it didn't look good that morning they tried to tell me it was made with unpasteurized organic milk and that's why it looks so gross lol. I said well I am pregnant and I can't eat things that are unpasteurized and you need to be advertising if your products are unpasteurized or not! Then they took it back and realized oh wait, never mind it is pasteurized lol. I think the owners of this company need to recognize that their cream cheese recipe sucks and just use normal cream cheese!

Originally ordered and everything bagel team member suggested sourdough went with that when I got home they had given me the everything bagel. The bagel itself was the saltiest I've ever had. Definitely not going back.

The organic cream cheese is the bomb The staff is pretty cool and I enjoyed my food I would highly recommend you try their bagels

Favorite bagel spot in the ferry building. I head there almost every weekend. The staff is always super nice. I'm from New England and have experienced the NY bagel so for me, this bagel is top notch.

Service was beyond excellent! These are montreal/NY style as they are boiled people who think store bought bagels or large chain bakeries actually make decent bagels have never had a proper toasted bagel which is supposed to be crispy on the outside but soft and warm inside I saw reviews that said they dont properly toast the bagels and its sad to hear what people are missing out on so take them home and toast them to death then cut them and put cream cheese on them if you want the best toasted fresh bagel ever go to boichick bagels in berkeley Anyways I got 16 bagels for a steal at the end of the day they toast up great and crispy the way proper bagels should be but they have a very thick crust, so its like a thick cracker, you have to toast them a long time to get the middle soft as they are so dense the cream cheese however is more like homemade ricotta, bland and not creamy I had to scrape it off the bagel and use my own, the scallion one has horseradish in it

My daughter loves plain bagels and cream cheese. She liked the bagel, but only ate a 4th of it because she didn't like the cream cheese. My husband got a cinnamon raisin, toasted with nothing on it. The guy working generously gave us an extra bagel he made and it tasted like a garlic bagel with egg salad and goat cheese, onions, and sprouts. Nice morning snack.

I was kind of hoping for more.... such cute set up inside of the ferry building and the customer service was really friendly. Cons- I'm not sure if it was the time of day that I came, but 4pm I dropped by and decided to order a bagel (they also have specials and happy hour) the downside was that they didn't give me the option to toast my bagel. He did say they weren't doing sandwiches anymore but I guess I didn't realize that it also meant no toasted bagel either. They kind of just plopped it in a bag. I had to ask for cream cheese (which the guy was nice about and he gave me a knife). I think I was just expecting more. Minimally getting my bagel toasted. I got the poppyseed bagel - eating it cold and hard just isn't the same.

Visited here to check out Daily Driver's bacon egg and cheese on a bagel based on Grant Marek's article at SFGate...but this popup stall at the Ferry Building does NOT actually have the bacon egg and cheese. I'd built up the moment in my mind, so decided to go with a ham and cheddar on an everything bagel anyway. Cashier was friendly, but sandwich took a long time to be made. Weird because it didn't seem like there was much of a line? Breakfast sandwich ended up just being okay. You know how sometimes the cheese isn't even melted in your hot sandwich? Yes this was it. Gonna give the main location another shot but this was a $8 not well spent...

Great place to pick up a bagel and take a view of the San Francisco waters. The bagels are delicious.

I lived in Manhattan for 6.5 years after undergrad and kinda took bagels for granted. They were an inexpensive carby satisfying breakfast. It was only when I moved out to San Francisco that they became an event to try each new rising star, since most existing bagels in the city were pretty sad. Daily Driver isn't quite inexpensive (about $5 for a small bagel & cream cheese), but it is so satisfying! Not only are the bagels good, but the homemade cheese surpasses what you usually get in NYC (where the cream cheese is usually an after thought). Unfortunately, many of the non-bagel items aren't that great, so best to avoid them. Garlic Bagel w/ Dill Cream Cheese: This might have been the best bagel & cream cheese I've had in San Francisco. The bagel was bit smaller than a typical NY bagel, but it packed a lot of flavor. The generous toasted garlic on top was especially tasty, adding a really nice zing. The top of the bagel was perfectly crispy and chewy at the same time. The bottom half was a tad too crunchy though. The cream cheese really stole the show though. It was way better than the Philadelphia goop often used in NY delis, having a very nice fresh tang to it. The dill mixed in was a nice touch. Overall, it was a very pleasant morning experience. Everything Bagel Dog: I was a bit shocked that I spent $10 for a bagel dog. A bagel dog. But it is San Francisco and it is the Ferry Building. Much tastier than the grocery store version though. The everything topping was really good and the bagel tube had the nice balance of chewy and crunchy. The hot dog was just ok though, nothing wow-worthy. Chips: These were probaly the most disappointing thing I had. Not crunchy at all. Soggy with grease. Even cheap potato chips from a gas station would be better than these overpriced homemade chips. Everything Pretzel w/ Chevre: Not what I was expecting. It was shaped like a pretzel, but it kinda just tasted like a really dense whole wheat roll. Very dry too. The everything spice was nice though. But yet again, the cheese stole the show. The chevre was so creamy and so fresh, it really saved each bite.

Such great customer service! Staff were so friendly during my first time trying their bagels. Highly recommend. Everything bagel was 5/5 :)

I couldn't find anything to eat so I figured, go for a bagel. It's a safe choice. Never had a bad bagel. Well this place found out how to make a bagel dry and flavorless. The sourdough bagel was dark brown in color, and was similar in taste and texture to ground up bran flakes. It hardened up within a few moments of trying to consume it. Cream cheese isn't creamy to say the least.

Got to the Ferry Building location at 8:05 a.m. and the person working did not speak to me but instead waved her finger at me indicating they were closed (?). I felt it was very rude. Further, I checked website and hours state Tuesdays are 7:00 a.m - 4 p.m. I am disappointed. I usually get good friendly service but after today's service, I won't be going back.

Stopped by for a gravlax on a garlic bagel because it sounded good at the time. Bagel: hard, dry Cream cheese: not creamy (curdled?) and tasted acidic. Lox / veggies were fine. All that for $15. Made me wonder if I should just head home and make one myself that tastes better and at a cheaper price.

I got the everything bagel with avocado. The bagel was good and toasted well but the everything seasoning on the bagel wasn't really even so the flavor with each bite was slightly different. The bagel was also quite small. The avocado was perfectly creamy and was a nice small meal. I was just looking for something larger considering the price.

If this review was based purely on the food it would be 5 stars. However, it is not. The bagel and cream cheese were delicious! The service was horrible. The young lady who "helped " me was in conversation with her coworkers when I walked up. Then, before she could help me, she had to check her phone. I walked away after paying then decided I needed a sparkling water. Once again I walk up to pay and she is on her phone again. Truly unacceptable customer service.

Slow and frustratingly bad service. Bad enough that I would give this one a hard pass. There are better places within feet that are better

Delicious bagels, generous seasoning, and friendly + efficient staff. My favorite spot in the ferry building

Great Bacon Egg and Cheese bagel! Love their pretzels too!!! Everyone is very friendly and welcoming!

Bagel was good. Service was not. If I was in the area I'd probably come back, but would not go out of my way.

The bagels are fantastic, fresh and made in the Montreal way, wood fire finished so soft on the inside and crispy in the outside. Their smear is really soft and fluffy, not thick and chunky...love the drip coffee, and pretzels. Friendly people at the counter. My absolute favorite place for a quick delicious breakfast or lunch.