There were two places that stuck out to me right away when I started researching top things to do in Toronto – the St. Lawrence Market and the Distillery District. Both revolving around food and shopping. Weird.
Unlike our Toronto Islands escapade, we obeyed online reviews about spending a good chunk of time at both the market and district, leaving a whole day open to explore both. St. Lawrence Market was a quick walk from our hotel, so we started off the morning with coffee at a Canada staple, Tim Horton’s, and headed out. Upon walking in, we were immediately met with the smells, sounds and sights of a unique Toronto landmark. A building filled with merchants selling anything from local produce to hot breakfast to libations. Being Saturday morning, the isles were crowded, but we found joy in sampling cheese, having dessert for breakfast and simply watching the locals shop for their fresh groceries. I highly recommend a stop at this market if you’re ever in Toronto.
From the market, we took another quick walk to the Distillery District. Crossing the street into the district is like taking a step back thru time as you’re greeted with cobblestone streets and charming brick buildings allowing the modern skyline to disappear. We were most excited about this area of town as we were looking forward to relaxing, eating and drinking. Our personal tour began with a few novelty shops followed by a stop at Mill Street Brewery to test the local flights. Just walking around the Distillery District is relaxing and a wonderful way to spend a beautiful fall afternoon.
Sweater: Urban Outfitters (similar here) | Denim: Express (similar here) | Boots: Guess (similar here) | Backpack: Sole Society | Hat: Target
A lot of reviews mentioned spending about a half day at both locations, and we ended up spending a little less than that at both. Depending on your level of interest and how much shopping you want to do, I’d say that was adequate time.
Our vacation to Toronto was simply amazing. We left in awe of the city and the desire to recommend it to any travel bug itching for a city adventure.
Have you ever been to Toronto? What was your favorite part?
xoxo. a
This looks so amazing, especially the market! x
Oh Toronto, thats definitely on the top 3 places I want to visit in Canada. Food and shopping two of my favorite things you cannot go wrong with either of those! I had to go back and read the two other posts on Toronto; if you dont mind me asking, where are you from originally? Did you guys fly or drive out there? Your pictures are perfection makes me that much more tempted to go visit sooner than later!
xo, JJ
Thank you so much! We are from Iowa, so we flew up. Connected in Chicago and the flights are short! I’m glad you enjoyed these posts 🙂 We had so much fun in Toronto and really fell in love with the city and Canada. We’re excited to try other Canada destinations. Do you have any suggestions?
I’ve only ever been to Quobec and Niagara Falls but I was about 10 so it’s fairly minimal what I remember. Although, aside from Toronto, I do want to visit Montreal and Vancouver!
I’ve heard great things about Vancouver and Quebec as well! We’ll definitely be going back north 🙂
I’ve never been to Canada! I’m from Sweden so its pretty far off but these pictures definitely make me want to put Toronto on the list of places I should visit! 🍁
Well, Sweden is on my list! 🙂 Toronto is definitely worth the time… especially if you make it to the east coast, it’s not terribly far from there!