Curious shoppers in the Alderwood area are keeping a keen eye on Ottawa bagel store Kettlemans, whose staff has been working for months to open their first Toronto location.

Work has been underway at Alderwood Plaza as the popular bagel chain sets up shop in the community.

The speciality bagel store is slated to open on November 12.

Motorists and pedestrians at the plaza have been watching as the shop take shape behind boarded up front windows.

Residents will finally be able to order their bagels fresh from its wood-fired oven whenever they get hungry. The bagel shop is open 24-hours daily, 365-days a year.

Kettlemans has been training its staff and getting ready for the grand opening.

The company has been operating in Ottawa since 1993, and is considered one of the city’s top bagel spots. It reportedly sells 6,000 bagels a day.

Besides their ‘award-winning world famous’ bagels, the company also carries deli sandwiches, spreads, salad and baked treats.

“We’ve prided ourselves on a passion for offering foods of the highest quality, with premium grade ingredients, that are made with old world care,” the company says on its website.

Fans of the bagel are already calling on social media for another store to be opened in the Kitchener Waterloo area.