St. Lawrence Market Review

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St. Lawrence Market

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Built in 1844 as the first true Toronto city hall, the building now has an exhibition hall upstairs—the Market Gallery—where the council chambers once stood. It is also a food market, which began growing up around the city hall in the early 1900s. Considered by Food & Wine magazine to be one of the world's 25 best food markets, it is renowned for its local and imported foods such as fresh shellfish, sausage varieties, and cheeses. Stop and snack on Canadian bacon, also known as "peameal bacon," at the Market's Carousel Bakery. The plain brick building across Front Street, on the north side, is open on Saturday mornings for the 200-year-old farmers' market; it's a cornucopia of fine produce and homemade jams, relishes, and sauces from farms just north of Toronto. On Sunday the wares of more than 80 antiques dealers are on display in the same building.

  • Open: Tues.-Thurs. 8-6, Fri. 8-7, Sat. 5-5; farmers' market Sat. 5-2; antiques market Sun. 5-5
  • Metro: Union
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