Toronto · TORONTO FOOD & MARKET TOURS
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Toronto eats in its markets and its immigrant neighbourhoods, and a good food tour walks you past the tourist stalls to the counters locals queue at. Here are the best Toronto food tours, Kensington Market, St Lawrence Market and Chinatown among them: how many tastings you get, how far you walk, what it costs, and which arrive hungry enough to skip lunch.
A guided Kensington Market food tasting in Toronto with at least six international dishes in 2.5 hours for about $82.
“Jessica was absolutely brilliant. Knowledgeable and passionate about her city and the food. We are from the states. It happened to only be us in the tour, my partner and I. And we had an absolute blast.”
Sample iconic St. Lawrence Market foods plus Distillery District bites on a small tour with 6 tastings and a secret dish.
“Yulia was fantastic! It was snowy and cold - and a fair bit of walking. Yulia provided lots of history and fun facts about vendors.”
Taste global comfort food in Toronto’s Kensington Market on a 2.5-hour small-group tour with tastings, history, and a Canadian twist.
“Had a great time! All the food was delicious and there was a nice mix of restaurant and walking foods so you say for a bit and walked for a bit. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area dn pointed out many things that I never would have noticed or learned about otherwise.”
St. Lawrence Market to Distillery District in 3 hours for 6 iconic tastings: peameal bacon, poutine, Nanaimo bar, butter tart.
“Great tour of the market and Toronto. Our guide was exceptional. Very knowledgeable about Toronto history and food history. We had a great group and she was delightful.”
Taste Toronto on a 2-hour donut walking tour through Kensington Market, Chinatown, Alexandra Park, and Graffiti Alley, ending at Dipped Donuts.
“Eitan &Sinuhe are amazing!!! We were in town for the Eras Tour and they went above and beyond to make us feel at home. From the incredible stops on the tour, excellent commentary during our time, and amazing recommendations of places in Kensington market to check out when the tour finished they knocked everything out of the park. I went with 3 friends and we all agreed we had an exceptional time! :) Plus Sinuhe made us friendship bracelets and as traveling Swifties, it made the trip even more special. If you like doughnuts this tour is an absolute must!! I will be recommending this to anyone I know who…”
Sample global fusion in Kensington Market with a guide-led small group, generous tastings, and quick walks between foodie stops.
“Had a great time with the guide and with an older couple, so a small group! Overall this was a great experience, just wish we had gone out of kensington market, but that's not a dig at this experience at all :)”
A 2.5-hour downtown Toronto food tour sampling poutine, Indian street food, and German sausages, with a vegetarian option for lunch.
“We got to try 4 different food spots and from a variety of ethnic food. If you enjoy that you will enjoy this tour. Damien was our guide and did a fantastic job explaining the places we went as well as giving us some history of the areas we were touring. I would very much recommend this tour.”
Taste six countries in 150 minutes on a small-group Kensington Market walk, with vegetarian and pescatarian-friendly tastings and local stories.
“It was really nice talking to Jusep. The food was great and I had a really nice time.”
A 2-hour Toronto donut walking tour hitting Cops Doughnuts, Bloomer’s, Kensington Market, and Chinatown with coffee stops and local stories.
“Enjoyed it. Good intro to the neighborhoods and great with kids”
A private 3-hour Canadian food walk in Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, with peameal bacon, pierogis, butter tarts, maple sweets, and more.
“Truly excellent. Having had many a food tour around the world (yes, we are this cool), there was a high bar to get over for us. Paris was incredible, Lisbon a joy. What could Toronto possibly offer that we have missed in other gastronomic epicentres? Kieran. They were missing Kieran. From the moment we met this fella, we knew we were gonna have fun first, facts a close second and then the food (and let’s be honest - who ever came to Toronto to be walked along the Dining SuperHighway??), an even closer third Peameal ham was nice. Perogies are ok. Butter tart is as it sounds and will fur…”
A private 3-hour Toronto food walk through Old Town and St. Lawrence Market, sampling apple cake, peameal bacon, butter tarts, and more.
“Toller Guide, schöne Mischung aus Food und History!”
A small-group Toronto food walk with poutine, peameal bacon, butter tart or Nanaimo, and a BeaverTails finale by the water.
“CJ was an outstanding tour guide; he gave detailed, extensive history on all of the foods that we had on the tour, as well as general history on Toronto, its various districts and the buildings along the way of the tour. He made the day fun!”
Toronto’s 100% Fusion Food Tour in Kensington Market: 6 tastings, expert guides, all food included, about 2.5 hours for $83.
“Best tourguide ever! So enthusiastic and knows everything about food!”
