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Best Places To Buy Perfectly Ripe Avocados

Anyone who knows me is aware of my obsession with avocados and guacamole. I'm about to uncover my secret - where to buy perfectly ripe avocados at all times! These places have the most top quality specimens ripe for guacamole!

1. Meating on Queen

1160 Queen St E
Toronto, ON M4M 1L4
Canada
(416) 461-7500

Categories: Grocery, Meat Shops

Neighbourhood: Leslieville

Update - 7/12/2010

UPDATE: So, via the fruit sticker, I emailed the farmer in Mexico ("Gonzalez") who grows the avocados sold at Meating On Queen and he totally emailed me back within a day! He was so thrilled that I was loving and raving about his Persea gratissima…More »

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5/3/2010
I don't eat meat.

However, I do eat avocados in the neighbourhood of one per day, and in order to… Read more »

2. Olympia Fruit Market

522 Queen St W
Toronto, ON M5V 2B3
Canada
(416) 703-5942

Categories: Grocery, Fruits & Veggies

Neighbourhoods: Alexandra Park, Queen Street West

2/9/2009

Olympia Fruit Market has the NUMBER ONE selection of avocados in the entire city. I defy you to find better, more perfectly ripe and buttery avocados anywhere. No more waiting around for days on end for your avocados to ripen so you can have a bowl…More »

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3. John's Fruit Village

259 Armadale Ave
Toronto, ON M6S 3X5
Canada
(416) 766-7376

Categories: Grocery, Fruits & Veggies

Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village

4/3/2009

It may officially be called "John's Food Village" on paper, but to locals to BWV (that's Bloor West Village!) it's simply referred to as "John's" or "that fruit market on Armadale". Yes, there are many fruit markets in the ten blocks that span BWV -…More »

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4. Vic Fruit Market

1582 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6P 1A7
Canada
(416) 588-8188

Categories: Grocery, Fruits & Veggies

Neighbourhood: High Park

4/3/2009 First to Review

This is one of my top five fruit markets in the city and I only discovered it because the TTC failed at Dundas West one day and I had to get out and walk the extra stop to my home (thanks TTC!). Yes, the cashier will never make eye contact with you…More »

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5. Green Thumb Fruit Market

2268 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6S 1N9
Canada
(416) 767-6229

Category: Fruits & Veggies

Neighbourhood: Bloor-West Village

4/22/2010

Along with Carload and John's Fruit Village on Armadale, Green Thumb rounds out the triple threat of produce markets in Bloor West Village. You can comparison shop between the three of them, and I highly recommend it for these three hot ticket items:…More »

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6. Ponesse Foods

93 Front St E
Toronto, ON M5E 1C3
Canada
(416) 364-4032

Category: Fruits & Veggies

Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core

1/17/2010 First to Review

The avocados I picked up here ($1.69) were great, but still not on par with the best in the city - Olympia (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) or John's (http://www.yelp.ca/biz...). For St. Lawrence Market you'd expect something unbeatable, especially since…More »

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