Toronto's First Food Tour: Taste the World in Kensington Market
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Welcome to Tasty Tours, Toronto's first food tour company and your passport to the flavours and stories of Kensington Market! Nestled in the heart of Toronto, this eclectic neighborhood and National Historic Site is home to a diverse community hailing from every corner of the world. What makes Kensington so special? As the first and oldest food tour in Kensington Market, no one else can show you Kensington like we can. In one lunch, we will travel: 1. Around the world, locally - we'll sample a variety of cuisine from various cultures in the multi-cultural enclave of Kensington Market. 2. Through time - we'll trace the history of the market weaved through the stories of the stores we visit. 3. Through perspectives - we've got the insider's edge, from special foods made just for our group, to secret photo spots in the market. IMPORTANT! Please send a message if you have any questions!
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As a Toronto-born small business rooted in the local community, Tasty Tours was the first to offer food tours in Kensington Market. With over 15 years of experience in this neighbourhood, we know it inside and out - no one shows you Kensington like we do. This vibrant, multicultural district captures the true spirit of Toronto (find out why on the tour), and your booking helps support the independent businesses that make it so special!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- IMPORTANT!! Please include any dietary restrictions in 'special requirements' box at time of booking. We are proud to be the most accommodating Toronto food tour for dietary restrictions and try to accommodate most dietary requirements, but please note that the alternate items may not always match the original samples in quality or quantity. If you have questions about the specific substitutions, contact us.
- Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
- Tasty Tours is locally-owned and passion-driven - your support helps to keep Toronto unique!
Reviews(637)
Great sampling of Toronto cuisine. Damien did a great job showing us around Kensington, where we got to try some wonderful food: Borekas, coffee, Jamaican beef patties, Bao bun, taco, and churro. All was delicious except the Bao, which was a little cold.
The guide gave a great history of the market area along with background of all the food we sampled.
Stories and food, what a perfect pairing. Glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for joining us and leaving a review!
Kensington Market is a fascinating part of Toronto, and Odile was a lovely guide as we explored its nooks and crannies. The cuisines we sampled included Israeli, Jamaican, Japanese, Mexican, and Tibetan, and everything was very good. As a bonus, we got to enjoy several patios you wouldn’t know were there from the street. Odile came equipped with a lot of history and insight, and all in all it was an excellent time.
Thank you for the wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed discovering Kensington Market's hidden corners with Odile and that both the food and the neighbourhood made such a great impression. We'll be sure to pass along your kind words to Odile too, thanks again!
Our tour guide, Damian, was super knowledgeable about the area. He walked us through Kensington Market. The tour started at one of the first coffee shops in Kensington that served a savory and flaky Jewish meat patty (can’t remember the name) and then stopped us into several mom and pop restaurants to enjoy local street food throughout Kensington. The pacing was great and kept us entertained. Altogether, we had 5 treats — Jamaican meat patty from a tiny carribean market, two kinds of takoyaki from an even tinier restaurant run by one woman but with a steady flow of customers, vegetarian and pork momos from a Tibetan restaurant, barbacoa tacos from one of the first tacos places on Kensington (my son had the fish tacos which was just as good as the barbacoa, and then the finale at a Churro stands. Overall, a great way to spend the morning.
Sounds like you had a full lunch experience in Kensington. We're happy to hear you enjoyed tasting Kensington Market with Damian, thanks for joining us!
Our tour with Odile was excellent! She shared interesting information about the restaurants we visited and the history of Kensington Market. Be ready to eat!
We're happy to hear you had an excellent time discovering Kensington with Odile, thanks for taking the time to leave her the 5 stars!
Our tour guide was fantastic and the food was first rate!
Glad to hear you had a fantastic time, thanks for joining us!
Delicious, fun and informative! This is a great way to experience Kensington😉
Thank you for the recommendation, we hope to host you again!
Damien was an excellent guide who not only chose wonderful places to try new dishes, but was also very professional and courteous. He really made my daughter and I feel welcomed on the tour.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, we're happy to hear that you had a good time with Damian while discovering all sorts of tasty treats. Hope to see you again!
Damien was a great host. Very knowledgeable and had great stories. He was also good at pacing and started and ended on time. Would definitely recommend.
Thanks for the recommendation, we're happy to hear you had a great time tasting the Kensington Market!
Great food tour. Lots of ethnic foods to try. Our guide (Odile) was very knowledgeable about the history of the market. I would highly recommend this tour.
Thrilled to hear you had an awesome time trying foods from around the world all in one neighbourhood, thank you for leaving the recommendation!
