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8 Bay Area Jewish Businesses to Support This Chanukah and Beyond
The best bakeries, hummus, bagel spots, and more
Tonight is the last night of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah (also spelled Hanukkah). To honor Chanukah, expand your horizons, teach your family about other cultures, and support local Bay Area small businesses, why not try a meal (or a dessert) from one of these Bay Area restaurants which are Jewish-owned?
Or better yet, why not make them part of your dining routine year-round?
1. Wise Sons, Oakland
Wise Sons is the best Jewish, kosher-style deli in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you grew up on the East Coast and have been looking for a traditional New York-style deli, look no further — Wise Sons is the place to go.
The deli, which has a location in Oakland, serves staples like matzoh ball soup, a delicious pastrami sandwich, Reubens (not kosher), and Jewish specialties like latkes and chopped liver. You can get these foods year-round, and the deli also offers special family meals for major Jewish holidays including Chanukah, Rosh Hashanah, and more.
2. Grand Bakery, Oakland
Grand Bakery serves up delicious treats throughout the year. But for Chanukah, they make a tasty version of the Jewish specialty sufganiyot. These tasty, jelly-filled donuts aren’t too sweet. They’re more like a jelly-filled cream puff than something you’d get at Dunkin's.
And they’re a traditional part of the Chanukah celebration since they’re fried in oil, which evokes the Chanukah miracle of the oil burning for eight nights. Celebrating different cultures has never been so tasty!
