St. Lawrence Market

The St. Lawrence Market a symbol and culinary focal point and overall staple of the City of Toronto containing rich history and great locally sourced foods and goods. First built in 1803 the St. Lawrence Market has a rich history of bringing together the community and encouraging trades of goods brought to market by local farmers and artisans alike. Burning down in 1849 then being rebuilt with a St. Lawrence Hall it became the social centre of the city until being demolished in 1904 for renovations and a total redesign to the current market's look, so remember every time you visit you are visiting history! The St. Lawrence Market hosts 120 vendors, merchants and artisans who all source their ingredients from local farms, one of the oldest and first produce vendors is Ponesse Foods established in the market in 1900. The St. Lawrence Market also hosts everything from Kitchen Ware (Placewares), imported rice shops (Rube's Rice), Souvenir Market, Montreal-style bagels (St. Urbain Bagel), local dairy market (Sheldon Creek Dairy), many bakeries and cafes, a wide selection of butcheries and fish markets with experienced fishmongers and also downstairs you can find diner type restaurants and fast food picks like the famous peameal bacon sandwich at Paddington's Pump Restaurant voted one of the top 3 sandwiches in Toronto. Overall the St. Lawrence Market has stayed true to its purpose over 208 years of making locally sourced ingredients available and bringing people together it has stayed a true market with origins from a very different time to today's society. I learned from visiting the market that there is a great selection of anything you are looking for all together in one convenient place near the lake and other historic site like the Distillery District and I feel a lot of times it is overlooked due to common Supermarkets but I feel true Torontonians should not forget about this place and if you have a true passion for Culinary greatness or a quick amazing bite to eat this is your place.