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Eat your way through six kitchens on four continents in under a mile and a half, then find out why a garrison town of limestone walls and 1840s shopfronts hides this much cooking behind unmarked doors. You'll try a Montreal-style bagel, hand-rolled and honey-boiled before it meets the oven, steamed Himalayan dumplings from a family kitchen on Princess Street, a fried lentil doughnut sunk in South Indian sambar, extra virgin olive oil poured side by side with small-batch balsamic, and ice cream from a counter scooping since 1986. Then there's the stop we won't name until you're standing outside it.
Your Secret Food Tours guide lives in Kingston, and knows which unassuming door hides the best cooking in town, why this city of 130,000 holds more Feast On certified restaurants than anywhere else in Ontario, and how a 19th-century market square still feeds the people who cook here.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet your guide outside the Kingston Grand Theatre
Itinerary
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1
Our meeting point. Built in 1901 and 1902 on the site of Martin's Opera House, which burned down in 1898, and home to the Kingston Symphony since 1964.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
The spine of the tour. Downtown Kingston's main retail street, lined with 19th-century limestone shopfronts, and known as Store Street until it was renamed in 1842. Three of our stops sit on or a few steps off it.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
A narrow art alley off Princess Street, hung with work by local artists around a small courtyard. We pass the entrance on the walk down toward the water.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Kingston Public Market
Behind City Hall, the oldest continuously running public market in Ontario, trading Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. We walk through the square, and on market days guests see the producers supplying kitchens on this route.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Kingston City Hall
A National Historic Site dating to 1844, and one of the most photographed buildings in the city. It faces the harbour a block from our final stop.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Confederation Park
Across from City Hall, with the visitor centre, the Engine 1095 locomotive and views over the marina. Where the tour ends.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
The working harbour at the foot of Princess Street. Shoal Tower is one of four Martello towers built by the British between 1810 and 1847, and it sits offshore from where we finish.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- 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.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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