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The best Kensington Market food tours
What Kensington Market is, its food shops, three food tours, Pedestrian Sundays and how to get there; here is how to choose, with honest advice on whether a tour is worth the money, how much food you really get, and where each tour meets.
See our 3 picks
You can walk Kensington Market for free: it is a historic neighbourhood of small food shops just west of Spadina Avenue. To taste the best of it in one go, the 2.5-hour Taste the World food tour starts at €70 per person.
Our picks: Kensington Market food tours
The best-rated tour first, then a shorter one and a new private tour. None picks you up at your hotel. Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide.
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from €70 per person Our top pick 2 h 30 min 4.9 (11) reviews on GetYourGuide
Kensington Market "Taste the World" food tour
Two and a half hours of food at each stop, with enough for lunch. The guide shares the history of the stores and the neighbourhood. It can be made vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. You meet at 30 St Andrew Street.
Best for A first visit and special diets
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from €58 per person 2 hours 3.9 (6) reviews on GetYourGuide
Kensington Market express tour, 5 tastings
Two hours and five dishes, from Korean rice cakes to a Caribbean patty with coco bread and Himalayan butter tea. Your guide holds an orange umbrella at 20 Kensington Avenue. Arrive 15 minutes early. Tell the operator about diets in advance. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Best for Short on time
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from €62 per person 3 hours New, no reviews yet
Private Kensington Market food tour
A 3-hour private walk that you can tailor to what you like. The tastings add up to about a lunch. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free needs can be met if you say so when booking. The operator serves alcohol only to guests 21 and over. You meet at 357 College Street.
Best for Couples or friends who want it private
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Kensington Market food tours compared
| Tour | From | Duration | What you taste | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
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| Kensington Market "Taste the World" food tour | €70 per person | 2 h 30 min | Enough for lunch | A first visit and special diets | The best-rated tour here; 4.9, from 11 reviews. |
| Kensington Market express tour, 5 tastings | €58 per person | 2 hours | 5 dishes | Short on time | Rated 3.9 from only 6 reviews, lower than our other picks. |
| Private Kensington Market food tour | €62 per person | 3 hours | Tastings equal to a lunch | Couples or friends who want it private | New on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. |
Kensington Market "Taste the World" food tour
€70 per person2 h 30 min 4.9 (11)
Details
- What you taste
- Enough for lunch
- Who it suits
- A first visit and special diets
- Why we picked it
- The best-rated tour here; 4.9, from 11 reviews.
Kensington Market express tour, 5 tastings
€58 per person2 hours 3.9 (6)
Details
- What you taste
- 5 dishes
- Who it suits
- Short on time
- Why we picked it
- Rated 3.9 from only 6 reviews, lower than our other picks.
Private Kensington Market food tour
€62 per person3 hoursNew, no reviews yet
Details
- What you taste
- Tastings equal to a lunch
- Who it suits
- Couples or friends who want it private
- Why we picked it
- New on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet.
- None of the 3 includes hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point.
- All 3 offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
What is Kensington Market?
- 27 ha
- the historic site
Kensington Market is a small neighbourhood of narrow streets and small shops in downtown Toronto. It lies just west of Spadina Avenue.
It is a National Historic Site of Canada. The whole neighbourhood is covered, about 27 hectares. Waves of immigrants have shaped it since the early 1900s, Parks Canada says.
Kensington Market shops and food
Its small shops sell food, spices and clothing from many cultures. Destination Toronto also points to its supermarkets, street food, boutiques and vintage shops.
On the tours you taste Korean rice cakes, Caribbean patties and Himalayan butter tea. The Taste the World tour visits multicultural food stores.
If you would rather explore Toronto food and restaurants on your own, Kensington is a good place to wander.
A food tour or on your own?
Walking the streets costs nothing, and you can eat as you go. A tour adds a guide's stories and lunch-sized tastings in one go.
The Taste the World tour calls itself Kensington Market's first and oldest food tour. It serves enough for lunch.
Want to compare areas first? See every Toronto food tour we picked.
Getting there and Pedestrian Sundays
Pedestrian Sundays close the streets to cars on the last Sunday of the month in summer. A local news site reports they run about noon to 7 p.m. Destination Toronto says they happen from May through October.
The 2026 season is over, and the 2027 dates are not out yet. The City of Toronto plans a trial pedestrian zone here after street construction. It gives no dates for the trial yet.
Our guide to getting around Toronto covers streetcars and fares.
Tips for a Kensington Market food tour
Come hungry
The Taste the World tour serves enough for lunch.
Say your diet early
Two of the three tours ask you to tell them about diets in advance.
Check the cancellation rule
All three listings show free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Look for the umbrella
On the express tour, your guide holds an orange umbrella.
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