Kensington Market Neighbourhood Guide — Toronto

Kensington Market is the most Toronto neighbourhood in Toronto — chaotic, multicultural, delicious, and unlike anywhere else in North America. It started as a Jewish market in the 1920s, became Portuguese, then Caribbean, then a global melting pot. Today it's a pedestrian neighbourhood of vintage shops, global food stalls, cheese vendors, juice bars, and murals. It resists every attempt at gentrification that has consumed every neighbourhood around it. If you only have time for one neighbourhood, make it Kensington.

Top Picks in Kensington Market

• Chef Anar — Brunch — 180 Baldwin St, Toronto, ON
• North of Brooklyn — Pizza — 693 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON
• Bang Bang Ice Cream — Desserts — 93 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON
• Via Mercanti — Pizza — 188 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON
• Wanda's Pie in the Sky — Desserts — 287 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON
• Jumbo Empanadas — Late Night — 245 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2L7
• Gia — Vegan — 321 Harbord St, Toronto, ON M5S 1G8
• Taqueria Vegana — Vegan — 259 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2L8
• Grey Gardens — Brunch — 199 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2L4
• La Palette — Date Night — 492 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B3
• Aunties & Uncles — Brunch — 74 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON
• Urban Herbivore — Vegan — 64 Oxford St, Toronto, ON