Great Canadian Food Tour- St. Lawrence Market + The Distillery
Toronto, Canada
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Offered in: EnglishWilliam co-created this Culinary Experience — the stops, the pacing, the order in which each story lands. He didn’t inherit a script. Nobody else could hand you this exact afternoon, except maybe his boss, Jusep, his backup.
We’re not new to these blocks. Jusep’s been guiding Toronto since 2017. William’s guided since 2019 — he led this tour’s first chapter, then rebuilt it from the ground up for its new era in St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District. Every kitchen on this route knows him by name.
Storytelling, not a checklist. Over an unhurried couple of hours, we tell you how peameal bacon became a Toronto original, why a Distillery pizza claims to be Canada’s own invention, and what finally settles a butter tart argument.
Generous, never garnish. Small groups, capped at 14, and tastings that add up to a full meal.
First on National Geographic’s list of the world’s top 10 food markets — you’re tasting Canada where National Geographic said to start.
- Wood-oven Hawaiian pizza — the Canadian original, Ontario 1962 (Old Flame Brewery)
- Nanaimo bar finale, B.C.'s no-bake legend (Eve's Temptations)
- Poutine crowned with Montreal smoked meat, plus a classic Canadian drink (Sweetie Pie)
- Scotch butter tart, the Canadian dessert debate settled by hand (Tartistry)
- Lunch
- A sea-to-sea seafood tasting — smoked salmon, gravlax, lumpfish caviar, and oyster (Mike's Seafood)
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Bottled water
Meeting point
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Unless advised and arranged differently with your host, please meet at Sweetie Pie Bakery at 11 Tank House Lane.
End point
St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, ON M5E 1C3, Canada
Main entrance - Front Street West side
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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.
Duration: 1 hour
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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.
Duration: 1 hour
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Our friends cook their family recipes as they always have, so we can't accommodate gluten, dairy, or nut allergies, and we don't offer a vegan option. Vegetarian and pescatarian versions are available — just tell us when you book.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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