St Lawrence Market
Toronto’s St Lawrence market reminds me of Ottawa’s Byward market: an oasis of fresh products right in the heart of the city.
Most of the market is nested inside a two-storey brick building, between King Street East and the Esplanade. We went there on Saturday morning, and boy it was busy! About half of Toronto seemed to have gathered around the baker, and the other half was queuing for meat, fish or appetizers, such as fresh olives, red pepper and feta cheese or artichokes. People were on top of each other — but of course in a very Canadian way: politely queuing, apologizing if they stepped on your feet and saying “please” and “thank you”.
However, like at the Byward Market, food isn’t cheap. Fresh products are still okay, but eating from one of the tasty food stall can set you back a few dollars more than you would have expected. Yet, the food is pretty good!
You can see the full set of the pictures taken in Toronto here.
 Market Street |
 Cinnammon Buns |
 Grabbing Cheese |
 Olives |
 Cheese |
 Grapes |
 Meat Shop |
 Red Pepper and Feta |
 Fish |
 Sundry Tomatoes and Artichoke |
Related posts:
- The Byward Market
- Montréal’s Jean Talon Market
- Sydney Fish Market
- French Cuisine
- Kensington Market In The Spring
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@Beth — Especially when the weather is nice… you don’t really want at the usual shops, right?
@Agnes — Sorry
@Ryan — You are right! Plus, it’s very central. And let’s face it: once you start browsing the food, you get hungry and just want to buy everything!
@Gledwood — That’s too bad it got closed. Markets are a great alternative to large supermarkets. Products are so much fresher!
@Graham — It’s goo to see you back blogging, and I love your new blog idea. I’ll be watching you and doing the count down with you! Hell, I may even suggest some items to add on your list
@Khatia Caroline — I always like taking pictures of signs!
@micki — I know, it did make me think of it, especially I had just read your post about it. I really like Toronto’s skyline.
@Sidney — Yes, it’s a fun way to shop.
@Seraphine — I know! I don’t eat much meat either and I find it unfair veggie options are almost the same price. Seriously, how expensive can eggplants and peppers be???
If only I could bring back stuff like that across the border! I love the cheese, and the selections here in Buffalo are rather limited!
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Is that cod?
I don’t usually see it like that in Britain.
Normally freshly packed in plastic containers, which is very odd.
Because it’s the most popular choice of fish used in fish and chips.
Cod, tuna, etc are being overfished these days…
People here still eat cod fish and chips; Japan still consumes lots of tuna.
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It’s so interesting to see everything you see in these markets. I think something like what you see here is very hard to come by and way too much money.. Food here on the Island is also more expensive..
By the way, have you seen prices go up recently? I sure have. With our new HST going into affect, I think it will be scary loose more money…
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What a great and interesting marked and you’ve shot some good photos to (checked the one at Flickr too you know).
A lot of nice food there too and of course, I’ll go for the fish — crazy Norwegian you know
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