21 food markets worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Canada guides.
Jean-Talon Market ★ 4.7 · Montreal
little-italy · 7070 Avenue Henri-Julien, Montreal, QC H2S 3S3
Jean-Talon Market is Montreal's largest public market, a Little Italy sprawl of Quebec produce, cheese counters, fishmongers and prepared-food stalls.
Tip: Come hungry and graze; late afternoon brings the best deals as vendors clear the day's produce.
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.
Atwater Market ★ 4.5 · Montreal
little-burgundy · 138 Avenue Atwater, Montreal, QC H4C 2H6
Atwater Market sits beside the Lachine Canal in Montreal, its art-deco hall lined with butchers, cheesemongers and bakers under a landmark clock tower.
Tip: Assemble a picnic from the butchers and Premiere Moisson, then eat it on the canal bank outside.
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.
Maisonneuve Market ★ 4.2 · Montreal
hochelaga · 4445 Rue Ontario Est, Montreal, QC H1V 3V3
Maisonneuve Market anchors Hochelaga in Montreal, a Beaux-Arts hall and open stalls where east-end locals shop Quebec produce, cheese and flowers.
Tip: It is quieter than Jean-Talon and Atwater; a calmer place to actually talk to the farmers.
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.
Time Out Market Montreal ★ 4.1 · Montreal
downtown · 705 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal, QC H3B 4G5
Time Out Market Montreal gathers stalls from top city chefs on the upper floor of the Eaton Centre downtown, a curated food hall under one roof.
Tip: It is a good rainy-day way to sample several chefs at once; go off-peak to avoid the lunch-rush queues.
Le Central ★ 4.1 · Montreal
downtown · 30 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montreal, QC H2X 1K3
Le Central is a sprawling gourmet food hall in Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles, with dozens of counters spanning tacos, dumplings and smash burgers.
Tip: Split up and graze across the stalls; it is one of the better late-night group options downtown.
Marche des Ecluses ★ 4.0 · Montreal
old-montreal · 400 Rue de la Commune Ouest, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E2
Marche des Ecluses sits on the Lachine Canal locks in Old Montreal, part waterfront market and part terrasse bar, with a summer market and canal views.
Tip: Come for sunset drinks on the water; the summer farmers market runs weekends by the locks.
Marche de Lachine ★ 4.0 · Montreal
lachine · 1865 Rue Notre-Dame, Montreal, QC H8S 2E9
Marche de Lachine is Montreal's oldest public market, a canal-side pair of halls in the west-end borough with year-round gourmet shops and seasonal produce.
Tip: It is a quiet, local market well off the tourist trail; combine it with a Lachine Canal bike ride.
Le Cathcart Restaurants et Biergarten ★ 4.0 · Montreal
downtown · 1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, QC H3B 2B6
Le Cathcart is a glassy food hall and biergarten under the Place Ville Marie esplanade in downtown Montreal, mixing chef-run counters and a central bar.
Tip: The central biergarten is the draw for after-work groups; the counters cover most cravings in one stop.
Marche Solidaire Frontenac ★ 3.9 · Montreal
hochelaga · 2570 Rue Ontario Est, Montreal, QC H2K 1W7
Marche Solidaire Frontenac is a community-run market in Centre-Sud, Montreal, selling affordable Quebec produce from local farms through the warm months.
Tip: It runs seasonally from spring to autumn and focuses on affordable local produce; bring cash and a bag.