• Hockey Hall of Fame - This is where we meet the guide
• 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!

• Insider tips on local attractions and dining
• Tasting traditional Pierogis and maple candy
• Enjoying a famous Canadian soft drink
• Guided tour with a local English-speaking guide
• Savoring a iconic peameal bacon sandwich
• Sampling a butter tart, Montreal-style bagel, and apple cake
• Refreshments with locally roasted coffee or tea

• Additional food and drinks
• Tips/gratuities for your guide

Accompany a gastronomy enthusiast guide to one of the city’s favorite food markets and get to know some of Canada’s greatest gastronomic inventions – ranging from poutine to the renowned peameal bacon sandwich. In the intervals of your food exploration, your guide will impart knowledge about everything you’re savoring, providing you with an insider’s perspective on how and what Canadians enjoy eating!

• 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

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.