Market tours · CANADA
Good canada market tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Jean-Talon Market and Little Italy through Montreal food, coffee, chocolate, and local stories on this small-group walking tour.
“Good and delicious variety of foods, very knowledgeable tour guide. You don't leave feeling stuffed - just perfect.”
Taste Toronto classics on a three-hour food walk through St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District, with six generous bites and local stories.
“Yulia was fantastic! It was snowy and cold - and a fair bit of walking. Yulia provided lots of history and fun facts about vendors.”
Review of Vancouver’s Granville Island Market Food Tour, with 20 tastings, local stories, practical tips, price advice, and booking details.
“Mark was fantastic and a great local. He selected some great stalls with original and award winning foods for us all to taste. His commentary was lively and full of excellent details about the food products, their manufacture / production. Many of the stalls/ chefs had trained overseas and been rated 5 *. Was great value for money tour with excellent selection of store to showcase Vancouver food selections. Must do again when back in Vancouver.”
Explore Toronto’s Kensington Market through global tastings, local stories, and small-group guidance on this hearty 2.5-hour food tour.
“A ton of food! Lots of variety and all tasty! Guide was very knowledgeable about the food and area. Would highly recommend this!”
Explore Montreal by bike through Plateau, Mile End, Little Italy, and Jean-Talon Market, with a warm bagel, local stories, and a small group.
“Anne Louise was an excellent Tour guide! We really enjoyed our tour! Wow! The Bagels were delicious and we escaped the showers under the gazebo!”
Taste Toronto classics on a three-hour food walk through St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District, with six generous tastings and local stories.
“Other than the rain there was nothing bad Great tour”
Explore Granville Island Public Market with a chef guide, tasting cheeses, charcuterie, seafood, sweets, bread, and more in a small group.
“The food tastings were nearly all sweets: jams, sweet chai tea, candied salmon, macron, nainamo bar, chocolate, glazed donut. We did enjoy the charcuterie and bread. The two hour tour finishes when the market closes....why not start earlier?”
Explore Toronto’s Kensington Market and Chinatown with a local guide, coffee, street food, history, murals, shops, and practical dining tips.
“Our guide Roydon shared a lot of fun and interesting history about the neighborhoods. He paced the trip well, and the length was just right. The inclusion of a Chinese pastry and coffee was a nice touch. I highly recommend this tour.”
Taste Toronto’s world of food on a 2.5-hour Kensington Market walk with generous samples, local stories, and vegetarian options.
“Great mix of history and current day knowledge. Food from many international destinations. Jessica did a great job of pointing out spots outside of the tour that we should check out. she kept the tour informal, fun and informative”
Explore Toronto’s Kensington Market and Chinatown on a three-hour small-group walk with local food, coffee, murals, and neighborhood stories.
“Vale mucho la pena tomarlo porque conoces otra parte de Toronto, alejada del Financial District. El guía me dió muchos consejos sobre qué hacer, adónde ir y dónde comer por la zona.”
Taste Montreal beyond bagels and poutine on a small-group tour of Jean-Talon Market, Little Italy, local eateries, coffee, cheese, and chocolate.
“Everything perfect. Our guide knew such a lot about the different types of food. Additionally we learned so much about the history of the various areas. Really glad I took this tour”
Taste Ottawa’s ByWard Market through six food stops, local stories, and friendly guides on a 2.5-hour tour with flexible booking.
“Our tour guide, Flavia was absolutely amazing! She knew lots of great information and was very resourceful.”
Taste local meats, cheeses, breads, seafood, and sweets while meeting Granville Island vendors on this two-hour Vancouver food tour.
“Excellent foodie tour led by Manuella. Very knowledgeable and vivacious. Delicious tastings and a valuable introduction to the food market. It is very large and would be daunting without a guide. Only one minor helpful piece of feedback. Would be good to have a coffee break and sit down earlier in the tour as it does become quite tiring for us older folk.”
Review of Toronto’s 2-hour Kensington Market and Chinatown walking tour, with food tips, landmarks, guide details, price, access, and practical advice.
“Det var fantastik lærte så mye. Guden vår var perfekt.”
Ride Montreal’s Plateau, Mile End, Little Italy, and Jean-Talon Market on a friendly three-hour Fitz bike tour with bagel samples.
“Loved that it we got to see other areas of Montreal. Market was great as was the bagel! Fairly easy riding. A little hard to get to and cost us an extra $40 to Uber there.”
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