6 Best Shopping in Toronto, Ontario

Curios, from glass fishing floats to hand-beaded animal sculptures, are sold at this fascinating interiors shop. You'll also find an array of vintage jewelry, antique boxes made of materials ranging from marble to abalone, English campaign furniture, French architects' drafting tables, and all manner of furniture, light fixtures, and even handbags.

These French-made walking shoes have been around since the 1960s and are constructed entirely from natural materials. Passionate walkers swear by them and claim they never, ever wear out—even on cross-Europe treks. Styles, which include options for men and women, run the gamut from smart ankle boots to minimalist slides.

This home decor shop is very romantic, and very turn-of-the-century. Everywhere you look, you'll see antiques, mid-century furniture, and home accessories piled so high that they scrape the chandeliers. There's an impressive array of French toiletries, as well as frilly frocks and fairy wings for children's flights of fancy.

Once a stately railway station, this unique, clock-tower-fronted location of Ontario's provincially owned chain of liquor stores is where oenophiles, scotch lovers, and other locals with a taste for the finer things go hunting for rare bottles. The store also frequently hosts tastings. Keep customs limits on alcohol purchases, as well as whether you'll be checking a bag, in mind before you stock up.

A neighborhood grocer that goes back more than a half century, Summerhill Market is now one of the bougiest shopping experiences you can have in the city. Not so much the "pop in for a couple of things" market unless your grocery budget is very high, it's the spot to get fancy culinary condiments, fish, meat, produce, and prepared foods. 

"Refined Canadiana" is the motto at this shop, which pairs cute, cheery clothing for men and women with home goods worthy of a hip Muskoka cottage. Tees, patterned swim trunks, and statement earrings sit alongside luxe scented candles and embroidered woven baskets. If any of Toronto's neighborhoods have particularly captured your heart, grab one of the winter hats (or, as the locals call 'em, toques) from their house-made City of Neighbourhoods line.