St. Lawrence Market Toronto
If you are a foody and have a hankering for specialty foods St. Lawrence market in Toronto is the place to go. You want cheese? There are shops here that cater to your taste from the stinkiest blue cheese to the best Parmigiano Reggiano or aged cheddar or maybe you just want a soft goat cheese then this is the place to go. Need something to cure those cravings for umami flavors how about selections of the best cuts of meats, cold cuts or sausages all of which are available here. Fish from all over the world to delight you with a tantalizing taste of octupus, squid, clams, escargo, salmon and much much more this is the place to wander. Need wine from accross the globe again come over here. If your taste runs in to the more obscenely expensive foods and you have spare change burning a hole in your pocket then pop in to the caviar shop here and indulge. Maybe you just want some exotic tea then St. Market has the right kind of shop for you with hundreds of selections.
St. Lawrence is not just about food a variety of other shops are here to meet your needs but more importantly this market has history. The building was originally Toronto’s city hall when it was first built in 1845 and stayed in that role until 1899. It was vacated in 1902 and made in to a market. Changes to the design and structure were made over time and it incorporates elements of both Victorian and Georgian elements in it architecture. It exudes akind of old world charm which we miss with all the superstores and megamalls that we usually visit. In fact National Geographic named it the worlds best food market beating out New York’s Union Square Greenmarket and St. Lucia’s Castries Market in 2012!
Take a short tour with me by viewing the photo’s below:
