Morning indulgence.The Place: Howell Bagel (formerly Seattle Best Bagel), 804 Howell, 206-667-9327, DOWNTOWN.The Hole: Pesto bagel with jalapeno schmear and a hot dog bagel with cheese and bacon.The Shit: The only indication that it’s nearly 8 a.m. on a weekday morning is the customers’ business-casual sweaters and khakis. Everything else about Howell Bagel has the feel of a lazy Saturday morning.No one seems in too big a hurry. A bleary-eyed man puts together breakfast sandwiches. Another, still sporting a bit of bed head, pulls shots for an Americano. One woman manages the orders and another quietly pulls bagels out of the back. The decor resembles a kitchen dining area in the Seventies. It feels like after getting our bagels, my fellow patrons and I might all head to the den to watch cartoons, not the cubicles that are most people’s weekday destinations.To match the casual atmosphere of the place, I order the foods that sound most comforting: a pesto bagel and a tub of jalapeno schmear and a hot dog bagel–a tube of bagel dough stuffed with a wiener, bacon and cheese.The jalapenos are fairly mild, the pesto hits just the right savory spot, and the hot dog bagel feels like something a four-year-old would dream up but without the chocolate dipping sauce.Howell used to be called Seattle Best Bagel and the labels on the tubs of schmear still use the old name. Perhaps the owner changed it in an act of humility, but when it comes to a place to hang out before work and munch on boiled dough, “best” doesn’t seem too far off.