Kensington Market 'Taste the World' Food Tour
Kensington Market is a must-see on any Toronto bucket list. Travel the world in one afternoon as we taste a variety of multicultural delicacies in this crazy, colourfu...
10 editor picks in Toronto.
10 bakeries in Toronto, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in Toronto.
financial-district · 93 Front Street E, St Lawrence Market Upper Level 42, Toronto, ON M5E 1C3
Hours: Tue-Fri 09:00-19:00, Sat 07:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-17:00
Carousel Bakery in St Lawrence Market Upper Level 42 has run the city's reference peameal bacon sandwich since 1977, the Biancolin family the operators.
Tip: Closed Mondays with the market. The kaiser is soft; the bacon stack mountains. Featured on Bourdain, Food and Wine and the NYT four times.
kensington-market · 172 Baldwin Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1L8
Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-18:00
Blackbird Baking on Baldwin in Kensington is baker Simon Blackwell's sourdough bakery since 2014, 23 varieties of bread including 10 sourdough loaves.
Tip: Murray, the sourdough starter, was the first Canadian inductee to the Puratos International Sourdough Library in Belgium in 2018.
queen-west · 780 Queen Street W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G2
Hours: Mon-Sat 08:00-19:00, Sun 08:00-18:00
Nadege Nourian's flagship patisserie on Queen West has run French pastry since 2009, macarons and seasonal entremets opposite Trinity Bellwoods park.
Tip: Second branch at 1099 Yonge in Summerhill. Lunch counter does croque-monsieur and quiche.
kensington-market · 287 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2M2
Hours: Tue-Sun 09:00-18:00
Wanda's Pie in the Sky on Augusta in Kensington Market has run the city's reference butter tart counter since 1989, baker Wanda Beaver's pies.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The cherry pie is seasonal in summer; the pumpkin pie in October.
little-italy · 1311 St Clair Avenue W, Toronto, ON M6E 1C2
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-19:00, Sun 07:00-18:00
Tre Mari on Corso Italia has been the Deleo family's Italian bakery since 1960, cannoli filled to order, sfogliatelle and panettone at Christmas.
Tip: Cash and card. The deli counter at the back has hot porchetta sandwiches by the slice.
ossington · 1209 Dundas Street W, Toronto, ON M6J 1X3
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-19:00, Sun 07:00-17:00
Caldense Bakery on Dundas West has run Portuguese pastries since 1968, the pastel de nata baked through the day plus full savoury counter with rissois.
Tip: Take a number from the dispenser at the counter. Multiple Caldense locations across the GTA including Symington, Eglinton and Royal York.
leslieville · 812 Queen Street E, Toronto, ON M4M 1H7
Hours: Wed-Sun 08:00-15:00
Bonjour Brioche on Queen East in Leslieville is owner Tom Rea's French bakery since 1995, the city's reference almond croissant and an all-day brunch counter.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Weekend brunch the busiest; 09:00 the cleanest window.
roncesvalles · 135 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, ON M6R 2L2
Hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-20:00, Sat 09:00-19:00, Sun 08:30-16:00
Benna's on Roncesvalles is the family-owned Polish bakery and deli, paczki and pierogi alongside in-house smoked meats and European groceries.
Tip: Fat Thursday before Lent (late Feb) is paczki day; lineup runs 90 minutes. Polish Festival in September anchors the Roncesvalles strip.
distillery-district · 27 Trinity Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
Hours: Mon-Sun 08:30-19:00
Brick Street Bakery on Trinity Street in the Distillery District has run rustic European-style bread and pastries since 2003, sticky buns and savoury pies.
Tip: Cash and card. The Distillery flagship is the original; smaller satellites at Roy Thomson Hall and Front Street East.
the-annex · 483 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y2
Hours: Daily 07:00-23:00
Future Bakery on Bloor in the Annex has run since 1982 as the city's cafeteria-style Eastern European bakery, hot meals plus a cake counter to 23:00.
Tip: Open 365 days, late night until 23:00. The cake counter holds 20+ slices fresh-cut.
Kensington Market is a must-see on any Toronto bucket list. Travel the world in one afternoon as we taste a variety of multicultural delicacies in this crazy, colourfu...
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