Kettleman's Bagels
#2,724 in Toronto. 41 Redditors across 49 mentions, Jun 2024 to Sep 2026.
What Reddit says
Ottawa-born bagel bakery with Toronto locations, including Etobicoke. Fans like the fresh bagels, bagel dogs and latkes, though some feel the Toronto shops don't match Ottawa and call them unremarkable.
Paraphrased from the comments below.
What to order
- 5.2Bagels#20 for bagels in TorontoWorth trying
- Butter Tarts1 Redditor
In their words
Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.
“I love the location in Ottawa in the Glebe, but I felt that the Toronto ones didn't quite measure up”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “you can order a latka and it is extremely good”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Went there once, got a bagel and a butter tart. Guy at the counter didn't know what a butter tart was”
Not a fanr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I would drive out to Etobicoke at 3am and get a dozen bagels... and a bagel dog.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “they are great! I prefer mine with sour cream and fresh chives.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “we could smell the blueberry bagels being cooked in the morning”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I will still buy a dozen from time to time but nothing like when I used to get them in Ottawa”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “The bagels there didn't taste like the kettlemans found in Costco/farm boy. Not sure why recipe seemed different.”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “That location was a lifeline as a Carleton student 20+ years ago”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Mar 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “I like Kettleman’s”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Sep 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Kettleman’s doesn’t rate. Those are etobicoke-grade bagels.”
Not a fanr/FoodToronto, Sep 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “They're nothing special.”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab)
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