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St. Lawrence Market and Old Toronto Food Tour
3 h
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About this activity
A uniformed guide will be waiting for you with some freshly baked croissants when you arrive inside the main entrance to St. Lawrence Market. Then it is off to get coffee at an indie coffee shop before heading out for a short stroll through old town Toronto.
Your guide will give you a brief history lesson of Toronto and point out places of interest and historical facts along the way.You will visit Toronto's first church and see one of the best collections of stained glass in all of Canada. Hear stories of the underground railway and the abolitionist movement in Toronto, the clown riots, the first public execution and the underground whiskey tunnel that dates back to prohibition.
Once you return to the market, the eating begins. Not only will you get to taste amazing foods but your guide will give you the back story as well the history of the dishes as you weave your way through the market tasting 14 delicacies from 12 different vendors.
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Your guide will give you a brief history lesson of Toronto and point out places of interest and historical facts along the way.You will visit Toronto's first church and see one of the best collections of stained glass in all of Canada. Hear stories of the underground railway and the abolitionist movement in Toronto, the clown riots, the first public execution and the underground whiskey tunnel that dates back to prohibition.
Once you return to the market, the eating begins. Not only will you get to taste amazing foods but your guide will give you the back story as well the history of the dishes as you weave your way through the market tasting 14 delicacies from 12 different vendors.
Included
- Food and drinks
- Restaurant taxes and gratuities
- Guide
Not included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities for tour guide (optional)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please indicate any dietary restrictions or food allergies at time of booking
- Gluten free and vegan options may be available for a small surcharge. Please inquire at time of booking
- Tours run in all weather conditions, please dress accordingly
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, please wear comfortable footwear
- Baby strollers may not fit in all restaurants and may require being left outside
- Proof of age may be required, please bring government issued photo ID
- Please note that the market's busiest day is Saturday and tastings may vary. Guests booking the Saturday tour are asked to be mindful of this as you may experience limited seating areas and slightly longer wait times. A walk through the farmers market tent is included on the Saturday tour.
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
65%
Food
65%
Original
40%
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Once the tour started it was very interesting with a professional tour-guide. Very good impression of the historic parts of old Toronto.The problem was the starting time of the tour; we were not informed correctly about the time: on the confirmation voucher was stated start 14.00hrs. but, meeting point and time: 10.00hrs.! So we had to wait about 4 hrs if not we could have lost our money and tour!
Taking a food tour in the Old Toronto part of town turned into a very interesting and delicious experience, Our tour guide, John, was a pro, and gave us interesting pieces of info accompanied by food. It was great to hear about why Toronto is called
Wonderful tour and experience. Our guide was fantastic. Interesting neighborhood history and then the food at St. Lawrence Market was over the top!! Great variety and LOTS of food!
Of all the things we did this was by far the most interesting and worth the money. Our guide was knowledgeable and knew his food and Toronto history. Though the order of eating would have been different if I were in charge, by no means was it skimpy. You cannot leave this tour hungry unless you choose to. The stands you are eating from have been in families for generations and they bantered with the guide and answered questions. Every dollar I spent on this was worthwhile, along giving up my strict paleo diet for a day! I would recommend this tour to anyone, foodie or not. Literally something to eat for any and everyone.
Great tour! A heads up to set your expectations of the timeline... you have coffee and a pastry first thing, then walk around Old Toronto for 1.5hrs no food, THEN come back to the market and try all of the tasties! The food was so good, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and I would definitely recommend this tour!
Chef Scott was very knowledgeable about the food, history and culture of Toronto. He kept us on our feet literally, it was a walking tour with very interesting stories about the city as well as convincing us to try new foods. My boyfriend and I were STUFFED by the end. Such a great variety of foods and desserts and I wish we could have spent all day in that market. I would definitely do it again!