A famous New York-based Jewish delicatessen is heading South with a Alabama native at its helm.

Mile End Deli plans to open in Birmingham in a spot near downtown's Railroad Park in early fall. The deli will open in the former Cosecha Urban Kitchen space at 1701 First Ave. South.

The deli's founder, Joel Tietolman, tapped Birmingham-based chef Adam Grusin – formerly of Chez Fonfon – earlier this year to manage day-to-day operations of the restaurant, oversee menu development and expand the restaurant to the South. The first southern cities on that list: Nashville and Birmingham,

The Nashville location opened in March.

According to Mile End, Grusin had dreams of opening a restaurant that focused on preparation and cuisine heavily influenced by the old Jewish-American delis. That's one of the reasons why he left one of Birmingham's most acclaimed restaurants.

Mile End, which first opened in Brooklyn in 2010, is a combination of a Jewish deli and a Canadian-style restaurant modeled after delis found in Montreal's famous Mile End neighborhood, where Tietolman grew up.

According to Mile End, that type of deli inspired Tietolman and his team to offer signature smoked meats and sandwiches, homemade hotdogs with tangy kraut, poutine, fresh whitefish salad and more.

The menu for Birmingham deli hasn't been unveiled yet, but the Nashville location features a sampling of breakfast, lunch and dinner options, ranging from fatback bacon + cheddar omelette and salami n'egg sandwich to a chicken schnitzel BLT, cheeseburger, (Canadian favorite) poutine and matzo ball soup.

Mile End currently has locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Nashville.

This article will be updated if more information becomes available.