12 food markets worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Canada guides.
St Lawrence Market ★ 4.7 · Toronto
financial-district · 92-95 Front Street E, Toronto, ON M5E 1C3
St Lawrence Market on Front Street East has been Toronto's main food market since 1803, the South Building daily and the rebuilt North Building Saturday.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The rebuilt North Building reopened April 2025 and hosts the Saturday farmers' market from 05:00; busy by 09:00. South Building runs daily.
Granville Island Public Market ★ 4.7 · Vancouver
granville-island · 1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9
Granville Island Public Market under the Granville Bridge since 1979 is Vancouver's reference indoor food hall, 50+ vendors, BC seafood and produce daily.
Tip: Arrive before 11:00 to skip the cruise-ship lunch rush. Lee's Donuts and Siegel's Bagels are the local cult queues.
Kensington Market ★ 4.6 · Toronto
kensington-market · Augusta Avenue and Baldwin Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1L8
Kensington Market between Spadina and Bathurst is Toronto's reference open-air food district, vendor storefronts along Augusta, Baldwin and Kensington Avenue.
Tip: Pedestrian Sunday on the last Sunday of every month May-October closes the streets to cars.
Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market ★ 4.5 · Toronto
leslieville · 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4W 3X8
Evergreen Brick Works on Bayview is a Saturday Ontario-producer farmers market since 2010 in a Don Valley brickworks heritage site, with 70 vendors.
Tip: Free shuttle from Broadview Station summer weekends. Indoor winter market Saturdays Nov-April runs 09:00-13:00.
Trout Lake Farmers Market ★ 4.5 · Vancouver
commercial-drive · 3300 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC V5N 4M5
Trout Lake Farmers Market in East Van's John Hendry Park is Vancouver Farmers Markets' Saturday flagship since 1995, 60+ BC growers and bakers.
Tip: Cash and card accepted; arrive by 10:30 for the strongest produce selection. Live music plays through the morning.
Richmond Night Market ★ 4.4 · Vancouver
richmond · 8351 River Road, Richmond, BC V6X 1Y4
Richmond Night Market is North America's largest Asian night market, May to October weekends, 100+ vendors of Hong Kong street snacks and Cantonese.
Tip: Free Canada Line train transfer from Bridgeport SkyTrain; arrive by 20:00 to skip the queue. Cash for the best stalls.
Kitsilano Farmers Market ★ 4.4 · Vancouver
kitsilano · 2690 Larch Street, Vancouver, BC V6K 3Z3
Kitsilano Farmers Market on Larch Street is the West Side Sunday farmers market since 2008, 50+ BC growers, the city's reference morning brunch-market hybrid.
Tip: Sunday brunch crowd pairs the market with Beaucoup Bakery a block away. Arrive by 11:30 for the strongest produce.
Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market ★ 4.3 · Toronto
queen-west · Trinity Bellwoods Park, 790 Queen Street W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G3
Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market runs Tuesday afternoons through summer in the park's southeast corner, 30 Ontario producers plus a few prepared-food stalls.
Tip: Tuesday 15:00-19:00 May through October. Bicycle parking on Crawford Street side.
Aberdeen Centre Asian Food Court ★ 4.3 · Vancouver
richmond · 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond, BC V6X 4J7
Aberdeen Centre on Hazelbridge Way in Richmond is the largest Asian-themed mall in North America, the basement food court a Cantonese and Taiwanese cluster.
Tip: The basement Yaohan supermarket food hall stays the busiest lunch in Richmond; arrive before 12:00 to skip the queue.
Junction Farmers Market ★ 4.2 · Toronto
the-junction · 8 Heintzman Street, Stockyards Village, Toronto, ON M6P 2J3
Junction Farmers Market behind the Junction Stockyards is a Saturday producer market June through October, the west-end alternative to Brickworks.
Tip: Summer Saturday only. The Stockyards Village mall around the corner has parking; or walk in from the Stockyards subway.
Lansdowne Centre Asian Food Court ★ 4.2 · Vancouver
richmond · 5300 No 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6X 2X9
Lansdowne Centre Asian Food Court on No 3 Road in Richmond is the city's reference Asian mall food court, Hong Kong cafe and Taiwanese stalls under one roof.
Tip: Lunchtime queues at the busiest stalls; cash is accepted at most counters and the SkyTrain stops at the door.
West End Farmers Market ★ 4.2 · Vancouver
west-end · 1100 Comox Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1K5
West End Farmers Market on Comox at Thurlow is the West End's Saturday morning farmers market since 2010, 40+ BC growers and bakers, summer to autumn.
Tip: Brunch crowd from 10:30; the bakery stalls sell out by 12:00. Cash speeds the till.