House of Bagels

HofB is still holding it down in SFO! I’ve been loading up on the regular at House of Bagels for 25 years now, and the love is real. I’m obsessed with their Everything bagel—but shoutout to the Corn bagel, which remains a unique and special favorite. I almost always grab a bialy to toast and butter later, if they haven’t sold out. The pastries? Ridiculously good. That danish I had was next-level, but my usual move is their caramel sticky bun, packed with walnuts. I take it home, warm it up in the microwave, and luxuriate in its sticky, buttery brilliance. Mad love.

I’m a 30+year SF resident and House of Bagels are my favorite bagels (outside of NYC) lol Great, friendly and helpful staff…. No need to try any other place!! Full bakery goods are also great…muffins, cookies, smear and lox. I online order 2 Bakers dozen at a time…. They freeze well 👍🏼

Pretty decent bagels at House of Bagels. We love the different options. O man. Talk about options. That True New Yorker $13 was a gem. Cream cheese, salmon, capers, fresh tomato and red onions. The Morning Start $9 came with avocado, cheese and egg. It was delicious! We also got a few bagels for later. The only drawback was, later in the evening, they didn't taste as good because the bagels turned chewy and tough. All in all, it was a good experience standing on the sidewalk on Geary eating tasty bagels.

Stopped by House of Bagels in Richmond for a quick breakfast. Got there early, so there wasn't much of a wait, but be warned - the seating area is tiny! If you're planning on catching up with friends, this might not be the best spot. They have a good selection of bagels (everything, Asiago, blueberry, etc.). They also offer breakfast sandwiches, croissants, muffins, and some sweet pastries. You can customize your bagel or sandwich with a variety of cream cheeses, veggies, proteins, and other toppings. The service was quick and friendly. I ordered the Asiago bagel with lox, cream cheese, and capers. The bagel itself was a bit on the dense side, and the Asiago flavor was a little muted - I was hoping for a stronger cheesy punch. The lox and cream cheese were good, but overall, the price felt a bit high for what I got. Overall, House of Bagels is alright. If you're in the neighborhood and need a quick bagel fix, it'll do the trick. But with the limited seating and slightly higher prices, I'd probably try another spot next time.

Time Has Definately Changed About 20 or so yrs ago, I got introduced to this establishment when I moved to the area, and this used to be the only go to breakfast place when we needed a good bagel breakfast super early in the morning. It used to be jam-packed, and even before they opened, I remembered an old couple parked outside in their old Buick, waiting for their favorite pastries and bagels. I got hooked to it cause it's was the only place I really enjoyed bagel because of the variety they had. Then came the mini bagel period when I would order bags for holiday spread and all that was fun..... Fast forward to this year after 5yrs of living away, I realized the place has changed a bit and after experiencing amazing customer service all around the world and how it picked up after pandemic, quality customer service is what is needed in some businesses here in San Francisco. I understand it must be hard to try to pick up after the pandemic, but it's also sad to see how a highly rated star espablishment has gone down to a 4.2 here on google. I am one who loves to promote neighborhood minority and family owned business, and in the last 2 weeks, the cream cheese cooler has been half filled, and all the good stuff from the bottom are nowhere to be found like white fish for example. Whoever is doing production or controlling stock needs to be concentrating more on what runs out quickly cause maybe it will give u more money than those strawbbie flavored ones thats all pilling up in there.. I am more a loyal customer, kinda person, and if I like something or a business, trust me, that will be my go-to place weekly. It's hard to open super early, and I am sure staff work long nights, but a welcoming attitude and willing to help and suggestive selling might also go a long way, especially early in the morning.. I hope these guys the best and not go down like most places in the city. Let's Pick Up The Star Guys 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Curious to try the Cragel (Bagel + Croissant), as someone who loves bread and loves both of these. I'll say, just stick with one or the other. It is in the middle and ends up not being particularly great, more stunt food than anything. We also tried one other pastry and overall just too dry for both.

I have been in SF for more than 30 years and am ashamed to say I have never been to House of Bagels until today. Wow.....So unique in many ways. The various bagels, sweet breads, and sandwiches are amazing. The only seating area is a countertop but on a nice day you can sit near the Park Presidio benches. The customer service person or possibly the owner was very pleasant and oriented to my questions of the food items on display. I definitely will be returning next time I am able.

I have passed by House of Bagels as I headed to my gym. Always wanted to stop in to try out their bagels. Decided to try one of their muffins. Everything was so good. I will definitely be back to try out one of their sandwiches. Thank you!

REAL NY bagels exist in Cali. It's a dream come true. Ordered the bakers dozen, chopped liver, the New Yorker and some good- good shmear for pickup one morning. It was ready with a smile and did not disappoint. I wish house of bagels replaced every Einstein's and bogus bagel shop. So good.

What happened to this place?? Bagels, subpar. $14 for a bacon, egg, cheese - microwaved? I used to be a fan, but it's not worth it. Market-bought is equally, if not, better than the bagels here. I'm a huge supporter of local businesses, but not when the food quality and price doesn't come close to meeting expectations. Sorry. But the staff is nice. It's the product that needs a lot of help (emphasized). Head across the street for a much better sandwich option. It's not even close! Or head to the spot on Fell (sooo- good, much better!) Sorry guys, "House of Disappointment" seems a more accurate description. I live a block and wish I felt differently.

Wow. I really don't know what happened to this place. Growing up in the Richmond, this was always the reliable spot to grab solid bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and baked goods, but nowadays you're far better off going elsewhere. Couldn't even finish a breakfast sandwich I got from here last time I went. $15 for a microwaved bacon, nuked egg, and soggy bagel is just pitiful. Then again I guess nostalgia had me hopeful.

Honestly the reviews on here were all so mid that we went in with low expectations but maybe that's why we thought it was better than expected. I would say the bagels aren't as fluffy and soft as Laundromat or Schlocks but I would say this place is a solid option if you're in the area because they have lots of variety & there's a huge selection of pastries as well. We got the plain and egg bagel for to-go which were both pretty tasty. Had some leftover Schmear at home so we did not try their house spreads. Never heard of a Cragel (croissant + bagel), so we ordered a Cinnamon Sugar Cragel for fun - it was a nice sweet treat but it doesn't really give bagel energy; the energy is more closer to a danish pastry if anything.

Been coming here since the 80s. With the other bagel stores closed and only Starbucks as options for bagels, there is no other place to go on the Western half of the City. If Zach Berkowitz who went to Lick Wilmerding HS in the 80s reads this he is the one who started the addiction by taking all the remnant bagels, spreading cream cheese on them and selling them for a buck as we ran between classes in the mornings. This is truly the "City's Bagel Shop"

Been coming here for bagels, cragels and other pastries. Recently I brought a baker's dozen and various cream cheeses for the office. Everyone loved it. Service friendly.

Lots of bagels and lots of lox...a bathroom for customers who dine in would be a good thing.

For 62 years the Chassy family has been making NY style bagels in SF & the Bay Area. If you were to say "What's a New York style bagel?" I would respond- If you know .... You know. But enough about their awesome bagels..... Today we are saying about the cragel. If you know - ok ... it's a hybrid btw a croissant and a bagel. 7 flavors ... check em out and let me know what you think. Use the door all the way to the right and while you are there you can admire the cool mural that is along the outside of the store. Cheers Chef John

What happened? This used to be one of our favorite places for breakfast. Went today, and absolutely everything we got was under baked, barely toasted, and even the coffee was undrinkable. I will not be going back

Used to love their bagels, recently bought a few and they were like rolls with holes, not bagels. Heard they steam and no longer boil. If this is true I won't be buying any more. Bagels need to be boiled to have the nice density and chew. Open to being proven wrong.

Totally miserable experience. Ordered on their online platform. Show-up for pick-up they don't have the one thing I wanted - chopped liver. I live much closer to better bagels but I had a hankering liver so I was willing to settle for the mid bagels here. That they showed it available on the app and then didn't have any is total BS. But at this point, I'm there so I roll with it. Get home and the genius crew shorts me a bagel. They don't answer the phone so I have to drive my ass back to return it all. I'm sure they will resell the creamcheese, bagels and lox I had. So enjoy the used food someone. Net net feeling grateful I have better options than this temple of incompetence

Went here in November for a dozen bagels, specifically for their pumpernickel. Not sure what happened. HOB bagels used to be decent real bagels and their pumpernickel used to be dark brown. Now they're like rolls with a hole and the pumpernickel is anemic. Not going back. Sorry they've changed.

I'm so glad there's a good bagel shop near in Richmond district! For SF, this is an amazing place to get bagels. A lot of places in SF do not compare to New York style bagels but here comes close. I got the meat, egg, and cheese sandwich on a everything bagel. I got it was pastrami. Sadly, they do not have ham or bacon here. I went around 11:30 and a lot of the pastries and bagels were sold out. That's definitely a sign this place is good! BUT make sure you come in time cause they might sell out of your favorite bagel. The bagel was so good! It really soothed my soul (and my hangover). Definitely a place worth trying is you live nearby or just want a good bagel.

Best bagels - other "House of Bagels" named places have appropriated their name but not their bagels. Don't be fooled!

Insane prices for what you get. 100% better bagels within a few miles. Only came here out of desperation.

Small stale overpriced bagels. Went here as a kid in the 70's and they were the best. Don't know what happened to them.

I'm still shocked that they always remember me. Stopped by yesterday for a quick coffee and donut. Delicious delicious delicious. I highly recommend the Vietnamese coffee. And it just plucks at my heart strings that the staff remembers me, they are so sweet.

Really love this place, so many good options aside from bagels as well. But I have to beg them to please bring back the veggie cream cheese, please.

Update: they've made big changes here! Bagels are much better. Staff is friendly. Lots of unique pastry items. Check em out!

Simple bagel spot that serves good breakfast bagel sandwiches. The bacon eggs and cheese is the typical go-to that I get.

literally the best bagel in the town. the staff is friendly and welcoming. my favorite egg cheese bagels are from here and the cragels are crazy good. cute spot plenty of room to dine in. go check it out

I really enjoyed it. They were good bagels. I just got a plain bagel with cream cheese. Good service! Friendly staff

Ive never felt the need to leave a review under 3 stars for any place. The employees were rude and the bagels weren't that great. Not worth the time or money. Don't feel pressured to tip if they're rude. Its not just you

I must respond to the ridiculous review calling this bagel inauthentic! Ashley, clearly, you don't have my experience. I am a fourth-generation NYC native. I know what a NYC bagel is about. Ashley, bagels started to get bigger and the holes became smaller, in NYC, sometime in the 1980s-1990s when bagel sandwiches became a craze. The timing also correlates to when fast-food restaurants were supersizing their products. 7/11 even introduced their Big-Gulp fountain drinks, as well. It is when all the good stuff I knew as a kid growing up in the 1970s became unhealthy. It is the era that brought us an obesity epidemic, too! I grew up on NYC bagels, as did my family. My dad would bring back bags of the most delicious bagels, bialys and pleztels from his old Brooklyn neighborhood at least once a month, after we moved to the other side of the Hudson, settling in NJ. Northern NJ, because of its proximity to NYC, also has great bagels. When I moved to SF, over twenty years ago, I would drive 15-20 minutes to House of Bagels because I longed for an authentic NYC bagel. Now, I live much closer to this shop. Quite frankly, Boichik Bagels was incredibly promising when they had only one shop in Berkely. Then, they automated their kitchen. They have the top NYC old-fashioned bagel recipe, but robots mess them up. I ate a few Boichik bagels when they were still hand-rolling them, and they were incredible. Today, I prefer House of Bagels. I call House of Bagels an ordinary NYC bagel place but for the San Francisco Bay Area, it is extraordinary! I miss authentic Bialys. Wise Sons, for a short window of time, actually were producing perfect NYC bialys but they settled on a product that is a bit inauthentic. Pleztels are nowhere to be found, even in NYC, when I go back. If only I could find a good knish here. Alas, I wait until I am back in NYC and head to Yonah Schimmels, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where my family has been eating for over 100 years! That place has never changed! I go back east at least once a year. As someone who remembers the city from way back when and who grew up hearing what NYC was even before, I promise you that NYC is barely holding on to its past! The accent is even disappearing!

Still a bad experience; still they don't give a care to fix their problems: Terrible, hostile service Meh bagels.

After contemplating several breakfast options along Geary, we decided on House of Bagels for a lox bagel because with a name like House of Bagels...what could go wrong?! Admittedly, there was nothing wrong with the lox bagel itself. There was a good amount of cream cheese, lox, red onions, and capers all layered on top of one another. Each bite was savory from the lox and capers, creamy from the cream cheese, crunchy from the red onions, and chewy from the bagel. Based solely on the food, having this be the first meal of the day brought on a rush of serotonin because I mean, you can't deny it -- a lox bagel is delicious! However, there were a couple factors about the little bakery that made me feel a little iffy. Upon entering the bakery, I noticed that no prices were listed on the menu nor listed on the see-through window counter. As a customer, the price does play a role in deciding what to order and for a casual bakery, this didn't feel right to me. For reference sake, the lox bagel was $14.95, which I thought was pretty steep and since we were already at the cashier, it would've been awkward to turn around since we were already there. They also charged an extra 25 cents to have the bagel toasted and they didn't disclose the additional charge, so I discovered this via receipt later. In total, one lox bagel came out to $15.20. With the lack of price transparency consistently occurring, I'd rate this 3.5 stars, if I could. If they would begin including prices on the menus, I'd happily return because it can feel so awkward inquiring about prices for every product they're selling especially if there's a line!

We stopped by today for some bagels and a bagel sandwich as we have for decades. We realized when we arrived at our destination that the sandwich was wrong. Shortly afterward we returned to tell them. The gentleman working the front, Michael, graciously apologized for the mixup and generously made it all good. Kudos to Michael and Rob and all the other good people at House of bagels. I grew up inBrooklyn of the 50's and 60's, eating the best bagels in the world with that slightly crispy outside, and HOT from the oven...and only a nickel! While these are not really them, and the quality has definitely changed in recent times, they're still good, and the folks are nice. Just too expensive.

I've lived in NY and this is not anywhere similar to a NY bagel. My bagel was so small. NY bagels are massive and one half usually fills me up. I got the egg and cheese bagel and I ate it all in one sitting because it was small. I will say the bagel tasted good but it was so small and overpriced at $6.

Pretty decent bagels at House of Bagels. We love the different options. O man. Talk about options. That True New Yorker $13 was a gem. Cream cheese, salmon, capers, fresh tomato and red onions. The Morning Start $9 came with avocado, cheese and egg. It was delicious! We also got a few bagels for later. The only drawback was, later in the evening, they didn't taste as good because the bagels turned chewy and tough. All in all, it was a good experience standing on the sidewalk on Geary eating tasty bagels.

Stale bagel. I've tried multiple flavors (plain, rye, blueberry, whole wheat), including in-person, and they've all been this way. So disappointed.

House of Bagels is a spot I've been dying to try I've heard so many things about the joint and I finally got to try it for myself. This was some good "wake up" up food. The guys at the counter were super helpful and made my bagel the way I asked and it was perfect! The toasted bagels were amazing ! I had the garlic bagel with lox schmear and Lox. The first bite was heaven the rest an awakening \.__ ./. Great job House of Bagels

I just ordered from here , and is so disappointed.. If you request anything, they don't follow your request.. They sent you whatever they want , no what you like..

They seemed to have changed their recipe. The bagels seem to be more like bread than bagels

Truly excellent fresh bagels. Do note the hours though as this is a working bakery so they start god-awful o'clock to make an amazing variety, fresh as can be, and not just bagels but lots of desserts and savory stuff! I think my new favorite bagel is the salted bagel. Big tasty chunks of sea salt that doesn't fall off in your car when you know you just gotta have it right away! Oh, and don't let me forget the schmears. OMG! I just love the green onion and bought a fish-based one for my poppy seed and plain bagels. Also, now this really dates me but over 50 years ago I used to volunteer at the Sierra Club library in Mills Tower in downtown SF and loved going to David's for bagels and lox and borscht. So, I gotta tell you that one other thing I fell in love with and have never wavered on are hamentaschen! House of Bagels makes several types, including chocolate and apple and cherry, but I have a long long love affair for poppy seed or prune hamentaschen. Theirs are absolutely fabooooo! What else can I say, well try it for yourself. You'll love them!

This review is only because I could not find instructions on how to delete a draft. I got tired after paging forward 8 times. I decided not to give a lower rating. Maybe Yelp will remove it for me.

Short and sweet: best NY style bagel in the City for the last 58+ years. Great bagels, lox, cream cheese, and a variety of other pastries. It's mainly a counter, but they have a small amount of seating as well. Stop eating those doughy garbage circles that Noah's had made you think are bagels, and come get a real NY style. This place is legit.

I decided to stop by here on my way to Golden Gate Park because I had been desperately craving a lox bagel for days and saw that this place was well-known for them. And while the food I got was pretty good, I can't find any sense in how they price their foods. For $10, I expected to get a large bagel filled with cream cheese and lox, but instead, I was greeted with something I could've easily made with ingredients from my local Trader Joe's. I was definitely disappointed for a place that branded itself as making "New York-style bagels." My boyfriend got a tuna melt bagel for roughly $4 and a Reuben sandwich for $13 (which is absolutely insane!!). Both of them were also really small and certainly not substantial enough to justify those prices. We also waited around 10 minutes in line to order and another 5 for the food to come out. Honestly, the only thing rectifying this review was how good the almond croissant was. It was probably one of the best almond croissants I've ever had-- buttery and flakey, and filled with SO MUCH almond filling. I hate it when bakeries place a tiny dollop of filling in the very center, so it was such a relief to have some filling in every bite, starting with my very first bite. Plus it was only $4-- the only reasonably priced item I bought that day! I think it's pretty funny that I found such a great croissant at a bagel spot. Overall, I would drop by to get the almond croissant again if I just happened to be in the vicinity, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go here.

I grew up in New Jersey so my bagel bar is set high. These were such a bummer for me, I let out a disappointed ::sigh:: And look, I am not a bagel snob SF, Montreal, I like all kinds. Grocery store too (yes I'm a slob) Each has their place and time. But this bagel, how the mighty fall. Fails every bagel category. Flat, under-salted, not crisp at all. Gave me all-day bagel ennui. And one more annoying mistake, they used UNSALTED butter. Salted for eating, unsalted to bake. Flavorless oil, I shudder.

Sad that this place isn't better! $20 for 2 bagels and a drink seems insane. Have been twice now in the last 2 weeks and both times the orders were wrong (and not trying to be a jerk, but they were very simple orders and not busy or rushed). Bagels are very whatever, they taste like store bought or Costco or something. Cream cheese is gross, consistency of more like mayo. The pastrami and egg was the highlight but very expensive for what it was. Also I'm all for tipping, but standing over me asking if I'd like to tip and then only giving me a few high % based options is super awkward at checkout. It's an already overpriced bagel to go, and to other peoples comments they don't post the prices anywhere. Skip it!

$7.55 for any size cream cheese. Everything bagel is - Not very good bagels. Used to be a great place-

I have been coming here for over 20 years. In the last 6+ months, something has happened to their bagels. Is there a new owner? a new chef? a different preparation? Sometimes the bagels are burnt, overdone. Sometines underbaked so that the inside is doughy. The last time this week, the onion bagels were soft on the top and burnt hard on the bottom, the inside was undercooked. I wrote a letter to the owner at the business letting them know of my disappointment. Never got a response. So sad that this has happened to a terrific bagel shop.

Gourmet prices for gas station quality and service. I'll give House of Bagels a star for their cute red and white checkered wax paper wrapping but what I found inside the wrapping was extremely disappointing. I lived in NYC for seven years and not only does the House of Bagels not make bagels like those I came to love in New York, their prices are outrageous. Nowhere in New York, which is an expensive city, did I ever pay $9.55 for two simple toasted bagels with plain cream cheese. And, get this, the House of Bagels charges you a fee to toast your bagel! That's completely unheard of. After paying $0.25 for each bagel to be toasted, one wasn't even toasted. As you can see from my receipt, I paid $1.65 for the bagel, $0.25 to toast it, then an additional $2.50 to spread a thin layer of plain cream cheese. Add that all up and I paid $4.76 for each toasted bagel with cream cheese. I can think of numerous neighborhood bagel shops in NYC where I can get the same thing, much more delicious, for close to $2.00. Even in Manhattan, a reputable bagel shop might charge $3.50. I boycott businesses like this; overcharging customers for a subpar product. If you're close to House of Bagels and are craving a bagel shop delicacy, I highly suggest you go to a coffee shop, a cafe, anywhere but here.

I have been going to the House of Bagels for many years. We stopped this weekend on the way through the City and orders thirty dollars worth of bagels and pastries. When we got to the car and started to eat, we realized the crogals were stale and dry! The pastries were so, so... What happened to one of my favorite stops in SF?

The bagels are incredible!! The cragel is the best of both worlds (bagel + croissant) - it's like a firmer croissant and tastes amazing. I usually get the cragel with egg, jalapeño cream cheese and sun dried tomatoes. All in all, probably the best bagel I've had in SF. That said, it's also the most expensive bagel I've ever had... with the cragel, a fully loaded breakfast bagel will easily get to $10 or more. Would definitely go again but might cheap out and get the usual bagel.

Flies: check Hard bagels: check Over priced: check No prices listed: check Never going back: check Sad cause I use to come here all through my jr and high school years, which was 40 years ago

This place was fantastic!! It's a nice small place with amazing bagel sandwiches. They taste fantastic and there are so many options to choose from. Be aware that the lox bagels are not as hot as the other meat bagels like turkey. I will definitely be happy to come back here again in the future. For the price, this place is a hidden gem in SF. Edit: i forgot, but the nutella desert item was not that good though. Far too dry and lacked much taste of nutella. If i had that alone this place would probably be three stars at best. But their normal bagel sandwich was just so good I completely forgot about the underwhelming nutella dessert.

The bagels are pretty good, big and fluffy like the bagels I get in New York. (I'm pretty picky about my bagels because my son lives in NYC and I go there several times a year. Bagels are my go-to-food as soon as I arrive in NYC.) I was, however, disappointed that at House of Bagels they no longer sell the shmears in smaller quantities. In the past, it was nice to be able to get small amounts of several different kinds. This gave you different options of shmears when you were eating your bagels at home, plus they didn't break the bank or spoil in the fridge because you couldn't eat them fast enough. Now you can only buy the larger size containers of shmears. This pretty much limits me to only getting one or two shmears because of the cost and not wanting to get more than I can eat. It takes away the fun of having a selection of shmears while you're feasting on your bagels. House of Bagels: please bring back the smaller shmear containers !!!

Verdict? Very nice. My bagel was made an hour or so ago before I got it and I can taste it. They asked if I wanted it toasted. Definitely not. Toasting helps less fresh bread recover. This bagel reminds me of home (NYC). I may take the 3 mile round trip walk once a week for this. Oh, their coffee? Could be better.

Ordered the egg salad sandwich and man, I feel pretty cheated. There's more lettuce than egg on this sandwich and for $10 I don't feel like I got what I paid for. I am disappointed.