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The Best Of Kensington Market

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The Best Of Kensington Market

What's worth seeing in the market - clothes shopping, crafts, produce & more!

1. Kensington Market

34 St Andrew St
Toronto, ON M5T 1K6
Canada
(416) 593-0616

Categories: Farmers Market, Used, Vintage & Consignment, Local Flavour

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

9/18/2009

Nowadays I rarely visit Kensington Market if at all possible due to my recently heightened olfactory senses (I'm pretty much a Bloodhound) - I mean, let's be frank: it reeks.

However - when I was a teenager this was THE place to hang out. It was…More »

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2. House of Spice

190 Augusta Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2L6
Canada
(416) 593-9724

Category: Specialty Food

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

2/16/2009

If you're on the hunt for small quantities of obscure ingredients like asafetida, fenugreek, cardamom, arrowroot flour, kaffir lime leaves or blue mung beans (OK, I made up that last one), House Of Spice is the only place to go.

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3. Dana Lerman, ND

64 Oxford St
Toronto, ON M5T 1P1
Canada
(416) 466-3237

Category: Naturopathic/Holistic

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

9/23/2009 First to Review

Not to sound like a new agey, age of aquarius, hemp-loving hippie, but If you have any desire to optimize your health and enrich your life, book an appointment with a naturopath to complement your checkups with your family doctor. Specifically, book…More »

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4. Courage My Love

14 Kensington Ave
Toronto, ON M5T 2J7
Canada
(416) 979-1992

Categories: Used, Vintage & Consignment, Jewellery

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

4/4/2009

I remember going to Courage My Love in the 90s to buy secondhand dresses, scarves and sunglasses and to buy materials for necklace-making. I marvelled at the fact that Liz from Degrassi (who is now one of Toronto's top yoga instructors) worked there…More »

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5. Essence of Life Organics

50 Kensington Ave
Toronto, ON M5T
Canada
(416) 506-0345

Categories: Grocery, Health Food Store

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

Update - 10/28/2009

How on earth did I initially only give my favourite health food store only four stars!? This is a ten star store. The only thing that could elevate it to The Only Store I'd Ever Shop At™ status would be if they could bring back Tings (…More »

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6. Cheese Magic

182 Baldwin St
Toronto, ON M5T 1L8
Canada
(416) 593-9531

Category: Cheese Shops

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

12/6/2009

Everyone knows about the hunk** factor at Cheese Magic. Dudes that work there are super cute. However, there was a dry spell of hotness between July 2008 and April 2009, when I didn't fancy a single Cheese Magic employee. It was a rough era of my…More »

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7. Ronnie's Local 069

69 Nassau St
Toronto, ON M5T 1M6
Canada
(416) 340-1110

Category: Dive Bars

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

2/18/2009

It's absolutely impossible to go for a drink at Ronnie's and not bump into someone you know (or think you know, ahem, members of Broken Social Scene) either inside Ronnie's or stumbling down Nassau Street if you're on the patio.

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8. Urban Herbivore

64 Oxford St
Toronto, ON M5T 1P1
Canada
(416) 927-1231

Categories: Vegan, Sandwiches

Neighborhood: Kensington Market

2/16/2009

Incredibly tasty soups and sandwiches that are so massive in size you'll be able to re-enjoy the leftovers for several meals afterwards. I like to order the grilled and marinated tofu sandwich and save half of it for the next day's lunch!

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