New Berkeley bagel shop strives to make ‘outside of the box’ bagels
(KRON) – An innovative new bagel joint is set to open in Berkeley. Bageltopia will open its doors on April 2.
Jeff Davis, one of the owners, says Bageltopia has a “very welcoming, fun neighborhood vibe.”
“Our bagels have the magic that East Coast bagels have,” Davis told KRON4. “There are a lot of good bagel places in the Bay Area. We’re just trying to break outside of the box and do a lot of creative things that other people aren’t necessarily doing.”
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Bageltopia offers an innovative approach to consuming bagels. Their Sushinova bagel has wasabi-tamari cream cheese, house-smoked salmon, nori strips and wasabi tobiko on a toasted bagel.
According to the Bageltopia founders, they constructed a custom cold-smoking box for producing Nova lox in-house and developed a method for creating cherrywood-smoked vegan carrot “lox.” The bagel shop smokes everything in-house.
Bageltopia has a unique technique for creating bagels. The bagel shop has a four-day cold-proof and ferment time before boiling and baking. Bageltopia lines the baking trays with custom linen for an ideal crust. According to Bageltopia, the custom linen results in greater flavor development and creates a crisp, glossy exterior and chewy interior for the bagels.
Bageltopia says they have an expansive vegan menu that mirrors classic menu options.
Bageltopia will be located at 1401 University Avenue in Berkeley. The bagel shop will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
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