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Bloor Fruit Market
Categories: Food Grocery Food Specialty Food Fruits & Veggies Grocery, Fruits & Veggies [Edit]
Bloor St & Manning St NEToronto, ON M6G
Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Bickford Park, Seaton Village
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
14 reviews for Bloor Fruit Market
Review Highlights
14 reviews in English
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Review from Chris I.
Toronto, ON
1/15/2012
I've been buying all my produce here since I moved into the area about a year ago. I'm consistently impressed by the selection and prices. Made countless stir-fries and soups. Sure, it can get cramped and it's cash only, but those are minor issues. They even have cartons of extra large eggs for 2.69 which just saves time having it close by. Berries for all!
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Review from Camila E.
Seaton Village, Toronto, ON
5/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
This neighborhood has no shortage of fresh, local and organic produce.
Prices are great, there's high turnover of the produce here. The prices at this fruit stand are much better than Loblaws or Fiesta farms but I like to diversify as I find certain things are superfresh and crisp at those two grocery stores since they keep all produce refrigerated every step of the way.
The lady that most frequently works at the counter is a huge Fruit Nazi, she wants you to have your cash ready and she tends to bag your produce instantly if you don't tell her not to when you have your own bags/cart and she tends to ring up the next person while you bag your produce and count your money to keep the line going..she's quick but it comes off as rude, and by rude I mean Nazi.
All in all you save money by shopping here, and they have a few organic items here and there which you also save on. -
Review from Howard H.
9/8/2011
Easily the best combination of price, quality, service, and selection in the city.
If it grows, buy it here.
Seriously, whatever is in season they seem to always have the best version at the lowest price anywhere.
Was able to follow the North American blueberry crop cycle this year starting with Florida (meh - but at least they were fresh) on to North Carolina (Organic! 2 pints for $3.00 !!!) then New Jersey (no really, they grow amazing stuff - the blues were superb!) then a jog out to California, back to Maine and then onto Ontario and BC. Even the local wild berries were only $2 a pint!
Assuming that not everyone is as blueberry obsessed as I am:
Salad greens - Amazing selection - boxed, bags, celloed - they've usually got spring mix, romaine, baby spinach, and arugula. A few weeks ago they were selling boxed organic spring mix for $1.50. Their $1.99 bag-0-greens at the front counter are always fresh and an insanely good value.
Mangoes, Peppers, Fresh herbs, Melons - All fresh - All cheap
Take a BIG recyclable bag and $10 and you will FILL IT with an incredible variety of the freshest, tastiest fruits and veg that you will NOT find at your unfriendly neighborhood stupormarket.
Again, If it grows, buy it here. -
Review from Nicole H.
Toronto, ON
10/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
One of the best fruit/veg grocers along Bloor between Bathurst and Christie, for sure. They have a great range of fresh produce - especially what's in season - and you can often get great deals on pints of berries, cartons of peaches, prepackaged fruit/veg, etc. Prices are really reasonable in general, though! They have an excellent range of greens, herbs, and asian veg, too. Nom!
On the whole, quality is up there, although occasionally you might have to sift through to find flawless stuff. It's never been too bad, though. I can usually pick up everything I need here, be it fruit, vegetables or herbs, and not have to go searching elsewhere for stuff. -
Review from Amelia C.
Vancouver, BC
10/22/2011
My go-to place for fresh fruit and veg. during my juicing heyday. The produce is some of the cheapest around and fresh, probably because the stuff never sits around for long before being bought.
Also, it's open year-round without regard for any holiday. Craving chestnuts or persimmons on Christmas Day? Open! When another similar store opened a few blocks down, I remember thinking, "I feel sorry for you. You will have to work like dogs to outdo Bloor Fruit Market!"
The minuses are: A small (but steadily growing) selection of organic produce and their cash-only policy.
Final note, Do not be daunted by a long line. The workers are quick and you'll be out soon enough. -
Review from Teresa C.
5/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
PROS:
This is where to get some of the greatest prices on fresh produce in downtown Toronto. I'm talking two pints of blueberries for $1 and six limes for another $1.
What is great is that the prices are phenomenal AND the produce is FRESH! So many people go through the place that the produce is constantly being re-stocked.
Pretty great selection of fruit, including some of the nicest mandarin oranges this last winter.
Opens late! 8/9pm-ish.
For salad/greens lovers: they sell both salad in plastic boxes and bags. The bags of salad that they put together that you can find at the front counter are really decently sized and around $2.
CONS:
The space is pretty small. It can get cramped in there. You might find yourself saying "excuse me" a lot, especially if you're like me and often have to go back through the place a few times because you forgot to pick up garlic or lemons. -
Review from Eric L.
7/16/2010
Great fruit and veggie market. I wish I lived just down the street from it.
Prices are VERY good and the produce is generally fresh. You can get things a lot of stuff for little money. For 4.60$ I got 2 pints of blueberries, 2 mangoes, 2 tomatoes, and 1 red onion.
The produce is fresher than most "big" grocery stores, but not quite up to par as some of the expensive produce stores.
If you want to save money, and get some decent produce, this place is just that. -
Review from Melissa F.
Toronto, ON
8/5/2011
cheapest freshest fruit i've seen in toronto
and great customer service to boot! -
Review from Lauren M.
I LOVE this place! I try to buy all my fruit and veg here. I prefer it to all the ones in Kensington, it's cheaper.
Great variety of fruit & veg plus cheap herbs (fresh for 99 cents) and some nice flower choices.
Opens really early (8am?) and stays open until around 9pm. -
Review from Sam G.
Toronto, ON
8/8/2009 1 photo
The best fruit market I've been to out of 6 or 7 in the Kensington / Little Italy / Koreatown area in Summer 2009.
PROS:
- Good / very good prices on generally average to slightly above average produce.
- Look in the pic for what I got for $10.39!
- Example - Some types of berries for $2.00/pint... note - prices often quoted at for instance 2 for $4.00, but in my experience one is still only $2.00.
- They will properly pack your berries
CONS
- Eh, I think I'm bringing home a few more fruit flies than I'd like.
- On the first few visits the apples and pears haven't looked great
- Its clean for its peer group, but its no Loblaws.
This is the best I've found in the summer... will be interesting to see if prices are still relatively good in the fall. -
Review from Emily T.
Toronto, ON
11/17/2008
A great thing about living in the Christie Pits area is the Bloor Fruit Market.
Like many sprinkled around the streets of Toronto, this little store is jam packed of fruits and veggies that are fresh, Ontario grown and well priced! If you don't live directly in China Town you may not have access to the hordes of vendors that line the streets there.
Instead, it's great that you can walk just a few minutes down the street from the Christie subway station and have a smaller version of this. Find Bloor Fruit Market open all year long at the corner of Bloor and Manning. -
Review from Ben R.
Toronto, ON
11/26/2011
This is the cheapest and best place to buy produce in the neighbourhood. It's always busy for a good reason. They have a big organic section if that's your thing, but otherwise they have a good selection of most produce to fill up on. Not everything is always ripe, but for the convenience and the price this place cannot be beat.
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Review from kai r.
Toronto, ON
12/24/2011
Love it
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Review from Jonathan W.
Calgary, AB
7/26/2010
Best fruit in the city, hands down. Awesome fresh and cheap. You go to the regular markets and you're a fool. No better place. Just show up and fight amongst the wise ol' ladies for the choicest picks.
