Kettlemans Bagel

Yes. Kettlemans Bank Street location operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Fresh bagels come out of the wood-fired oven continuously, so you’ll always find warm options regardless of when you arrive.

Kettlemans makes Montreal-style bagels: hand-rolled, boiled in honey water, then baked in a wood-burning oven. They’re smaller, denser, and slightly sweeter than New York-style bagels with a distinctive chewy texture and wood-fired char on the outside.

Sesame and poppy seed are the classics. The everything bagel is the most popular specialty flavour. For sandwiches, the lox and cream cheese on a sesame bagel is the signature order. The cinnamon raisin bagel with plain cream cheese is the go-to for families with children.

Yes. Kettlemans sells bagels by the dozen and half-dozen. Many travelers buy a dozen or two to bring home — the bagels freeze well for up to 3 months. They also sell tubs of their house-made cream cheese to take away.

Kettlemans on Bank Street is about 8.7 km from Ottawa International Airport (YOW). Stay at Adam’s Airport Inn (7 minutes from the terminal) and drive 16 minutes north on Bank Street. Free parking lot available at the shop.