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...
Caribbean Queen of Patties is a street-food stop in The Junction, Toronto.
Editorially verified June 8, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A spicy beef patty plus a chicken patty in coco bread.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The line moves fast; cash discount under $10.
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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Uncle Tetsu on Bay Street is Toronto's first North American outpost of the Japanese cheesecake brand since 2015, jiggly cotton cheesecakes baked daily.
Try: Japanese cheesecake
Order: A whole jiggly cotton cheesecake, hot from the oven.
Tip: Lineup at peak 14:00-16:00. Same-day-only cake; doesn't keep. Sister madeleine and matcha tiramisu shops on Dundas.
Smoke's Poutinerie on Queen West is the Canadian chain's reference late-night counter, 30 gourmet poutines including butter chicken and Philly cheesesteak.
Try: Butter chicken poutine
Order: A butter chicken poutine with extra curds and a side of perogies.
Tip: Late-night kitchen until 04:00 on Friday and Saturday. Cash and card; late lineup files in after 02:00.
Carousel Bakery in St Lawrence Market is the home of Toronto's signature peameal bacon sandwich, the Biancolin family-run counter since the 1970s.
Try: Peameal bacon sandwich
Order: The peameal bacon sandwich on a kaiser, mustards available at the counter.
Tip: Closed Mondays with the market. The kaiser is soft; load on the mustards before the bacon stack.
Banh Mi Boys on Queen West is the Pham brothers' banh mi counter since 2011, fusion fillings on Vietnamese baguettes plus steamed bao and rice bowls.
Try: Banh mi sandwich
Order: The five-spice pork belly banh mi and the kimchi fries.
Tip: Order at the counter, sit upstairs. Sister Yonge location at 399 Yonge runs the same menu.
Patty King on Baldwin Street is a family-owned Caribbean patty bakery since 1981, supplying Toronto convenience stores and cafeterias citywide.
Try: Jamaican beef patty
Order: A spicy beef patty in coco bread, plus a Ting from the cooler.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Scarborough location at 39 Progress Avenue is the chain's flagship factory; Kensington is the retail original.
Buster's Sea Cove on St Lawrence Market's lower level has run fish and chips, lobster rolls and oyster po'boys since 1995, the market's seafood counter.
Try: Fish and chips, lobster rolls
Order: The cod fish and chips with house tartar.
Tip: Lineup runs longest 12:00-14:00 weekends. Standing room only; eat on the market benches.