Express - Great Canadian Food Tour: 90 Minutes

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1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

90 minutes - You won't stand in a single line. These shops are your friends — we walk in, they feed us, and no money changes hands. Not at the counters, and not with your Culinary Storyteller: we don't accept gratuity - All included in the ticket. If you loved it, spend it here, on your friends. Seven Canadian must-eat n sip. Four iconic stops. Ninety minutes from St. Lawrence Market, a National Geographic top-ten food market, to the cobblestone lanes of the Distillery District.
You'll eat: the "Original" peameal bacon sandwich and pure Canadian maple syrup at Carousel Bakery, a Nanaimo bar at Eve's Temptations, Montreal smoked meat, poutine and an iced London Fog at Sweetie Pie, and a scotch butter tart at Tartistry. A full meal's worth of the country's greatest hits.
Bringing kids or grandparents? Built for you. Flat ground and a menu even picky eaters cheer for. Children 2–12 book at a reduced rate. Travelling with teens? Message us — we'll make you the coolest parents on the trip.

What's Included

All gratuities (we don't accept tips) - please go shopping at our friends.
Stop #1: Carousel Bakery - Peameal Bacon Sandwich, just like the way Bourdain and Emeril loved it.
7 tastings, 4 stops, no lines, no waits, no tips, just food and stories.
Stop #3 - Sweetie Pie Bakery: Poutine, topped with Montreal smoked-meat with your Iced London Fog.
90-minute guided walking tour with a Chopsticks+Forks Culinary Storyteller
Stop #2 - Eve's Temptations: Nanaimo Bar, a West Coast birth but a Canadian favourite. A Must!
Priority entry at every stop — you will not queue
Stop #4 - Tartistry: Scotch Butter Tart - A "Distillery District Only" butter tart with scotch.
Time for shopping or exploring - We do not rush, but we keep the pace where each restaurant expects

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meeting Spot: St. Lawrence Market - North Building 92 Front Street East Your host and Storyteller will be by the entrance to welcome you.

End point
Distillery District

The tour ends at the Distillery District with a sweet ending at Tartistry.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
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    Distillery District

    A national historic site and one of Toronto's proudest transformations: once the Victorian-era Gooderham & Worts distillery, today a pedestrian-only village of cobblestone lanes, galleries, and artisan kitchens — often called the largest collection of Victorian industrial architecture in North America. This is where our walk begins, at Sweetie Pie Bakery on Tank House Lane. Over our hour here, recent tastings have included two savoury bites, a signature alcohol-free cocktail, and a sweet treat worth saving room for. Between tastings, your Culinary Storyteller tells the story the buildings can't: how whisky built this corner of the city, why it fell silent, and how food brought it back to life. Cameras welcome — the lanes photograph beautifully in every season.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
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    St. Lawrence Market

    Two hundred years of feeding Toronto, 120+ vendors under one roof — and first on National Geographic's list of the world's top 10 food markets, ahead of London's Borough Market. St. Lawrence Market is not a tourist attraction that sells food; it is a working market that became an attraction by being excellent for two centuries. Our hour here moves stall to stall the way regulars shop: recent tastings have included a peameal bacon sandwich — the market's signature — fresh seafood, and a second sweet treat to finish. Your Culinary Storyteller knows the families behind the counters, which is the difference between eating at the market and being introduced to it. The tour ends here, in the middle of the market — on purpose. Guests regularly stay to shop, armed with our shortlist of what to carry home. One walk barely scratches the surface of how Toronto eats.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Private and Luxury
Walking Tours
Street Food Tours
Food & Drink

Cancellation Policy

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

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