Private Canadian Food Discovery at the St Lawrence Market | 3 hours

13 Reviews | Toronto
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Private Tour
2 Adults x $94.77
$189.54
Approx Total
$189.54

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
  • Pierogis and maple candy
  • Famous Canadian soft drink
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Piece of peameal bacon sandwich
  • 1 butter tart, piece of Montreal-style bagel, apple cake
  • Locally roasted coffee (or tea)
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Tips/gratuities for your guide

Overview

Join a food-loving local guide, head to one of the city’s most beloved food markets and learn all about some of Canada’s best culinary creations – from poutine to the iconic peameal bacon sandwich. In between bites, your guide will share insights into everything you’re tasting, giving you an inside look at how and what Canadians love to eat!

Meeting points

Meet your guide on the sidewalk outside the Hockey Hall of Fame Building on the NW corner of Front St. and Yonge St.

End point

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The St. Lawrence Market or a restaurant nearby.

Itinerary

  • Hockey Hall of Fame

    This is where we meet the guide

    10 minutes

  • St. Lawrence Market

    After a brief introduction to Old Town Toronto (the neighbourhood where this tour takes place), your guide will walk you past Berczy Park which features a stunning new fountain, on the way to one of their favourite coffee shops for a brew of your choice (coffee or tea), and then to a little sandwich shop nearby which is reputed to have the very best apple cake in the world. You can decide for yourself after a taste of it! It’s a truly local spot we love introducing our guests to. From there, you’ll make your way to St. Lawrence Market - National Geographic once declared it the “Best Food Market in the World” - where you will learn about the origin of Toronto’s official signature food: the peameal bacon sandwich, which is a must-try food in the market. Celebrity chefs from Emeril to Anthony Bourdain have bitten into one of these, and now it’s your turn. Time will be spent inside St. Lawrence Market visiting vendors on the two retail levels and sampling foods that have played an important role in the cultures of immigrants who settled here over the past two centuries, as well as foods which have become so common in this region it’s often a shock for locals to learn some of their favourites are virtually unknown outside of Ontario! Each stop is a chance for your guide to tell you a little piece of Canadian history and about how the food fits into the cultural landscape of Canada and within their own lives. Each stop also offers the opportunity to interact with vendors, ask questions, and learn even more from the experts! Foods of your tour can include butter tarts, mustard and pretzel sticks, ginger ale, Montreal-style bagels, cheese curds, pierogis, maple candy, and more! The final stop on the tour will be a local pub which has been around for decades. This spot not only serves the popular French-Canadian dish known as poutine; they do a variation on it which shows the creativity that comes with being unbeholden to any specific culinary tradition! By the end of this tour, you will not only have a better understanding of what Canadian food is, but also a little bit about about what it means to be Canadian!

    3 hours

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Additional Information: The St. Lawrence Market is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so the tour does not run on those days.
  • Dietary Notes We can accommodate vegetarians, but much of the food featured has one or more of gluten, butter, refined sugar, eggs, and/or cheese. Please notify us in advance if you have any dietary requests, but other than vegetarians, we do not recommend this tour for people with other dietary restrictions as adequate food substitutions may not be possible

Free Cancellation

April 25100% refund
April 26No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Showing 1-5 of 13 reviews with 5 stars

Educational and fun!

Published on Dec, 2024

We loved this tour! Kieran was knowledgeable, professional and fun! He educated us on Toronto history, along with sharing some delicious food! We went back for the Pea Meal Sandwich twice after the tour! Thanks for sharing your lovely city with us Kieran!

Love it!

Published on Nov, 2024

We had a great time!! Kieran was easy to communicate with, friendly, and full of fun facts. Would definitely do again. Plenty of food for a full meal.

Outstanding tour and marvelous guide!

Published on Sep, 2024

This tour is a must for visitors to Toronto. Our guide, Kieran, was outstanding. We have been on several private tours, but never had the delightful and engaging conversation we had with Kieran. His intelligence and dry sense of humor made the tour even more fun. The walking portion of the tour is short, but pleasant. You see green space along with interesting architecture. We heard many intriguing historical facts along with very tasting some fantastic treats! Each item we tried was delectable and it was difficult to find a favorite. The St. Lawrence Market is such a cool place to find fabulous food, a multitude of sweets and unique souvenirs. We will definitely visit the market on our next visit to the city.

Very Enjoyable

Published on Sep, 2024

Guide was very pleasant and full of historical information. We had a good time. The food choices were excellent and we were full at the end.

A VERY GOOD (and FUNNY!!) tour! 5⭐️

Published on Sep, 2024

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 the arteries of a bull rhinoceros in moments. But we enjoyed it all and laughed. A lot. We loved every second with Kieran and can not recommend his tours highly enough. He’s witty. Knowledgeable (without making you feel any dumber than genetics already does). The consummate host with what feels like a lot above the bare minimum required. Do it. Book it. You will have a blast.

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