--- title: "Top 5 food shops and markets in Toronto | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/guides/top-food-shops-toronto" last_updated: 2026-11-10 meta: description: "Five Toronto food shops named by blogTO, NOW Toronto and Daily Hive, with each outlet's own words." "og:description": "Five Toronto food shops named by blogTO, NOW Toronto and Daily Hive, with each outlet's own words." "og:title": "Top 5 food shops and markets in Toronto" "twitter:description": "Five Toronto food shops named by blogTO, NOW Toronto and Daily Hive, with each outlet's own words." "twitter:title": "Top 5 food shops and markets in Toronto" --- TORONTO · FOOD SHOPS # Top 5 food shops and markets in Toronto This guide draws on blogTO's January 2024 and December 2025 reports, NOW Toronto's January 2024, January 2026 and March 2026 articles, and Daily Hive's January 2024 and June 2025 coverage. A place appears here only when a named outlet wrote about it and confirmed its address in Toronto. This guide was checked on November 10, 2026. See the 5 places 1. ![Raise the Root, from its own website](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58d9ccd620099e0a03a48127/t/59ba7f42f57e1e8b48721204/1505394498719/raise-the-root-logo.jpg?format=1500w)Number 1 ### Raise the Root Organic market 1164 Queen St E, Leslieville, Toronto NOW Toronto's March 2026 article said Raise the Root had been going viral for its posters comparing prices to Loblaws, with some items selling for 50 per cent less. blogTO reported in January 2024 that the Leslieville store drew community attention for posting prices side by side with Loblaws. Daily Hive covered the same price comparison in January 2024, calling it a local independent grocery store. - > “Local independent grocery store, Raise the Root in Leslieville, recently drew community attention for their unique way of listing prices.” [blogTO, Thalia Gonzalez Kane](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2024/01/raise-the-root-toronto-cheaper-loblaws/) · news · January 14, 2024 (opens in a new tab) - > “Located at 1164 Queen St. E, Raise the Root is a local independent grocer.” [NOW Toronto, Breanna Marcelo](https://nowtoronto.com/news/this-local-toronto-grocery-store-is-showing-off-its-lower-prices-in-a-bid-to-convince-residents-to-ditch-loblaws-and-the-big-chains/) · news · January 18, 2024 (opens in a new tab) - > “Local independent grocery store Raise the Root in Leslieville recently drew community attention for their unique way of listing prices.” [Daily Hive](https://dailyhive.com/toronto/grocery-store-toronto-price-comparison-loblaws) · news · January 15, 2024 (opens in a new tab) - > “Organic market Raise the Root in Toronto's Leslieville has been going viral over the past couple of years for its posters comparing its prices to Loblaws, with some items selling for 50 per cent less.” [NOW Toronto, Eva Zhu](https://nowtoronto.com/news/here-are-6-cheap-grocery-stores-in-toronto-where-you-can-save-money/) · best-of list · March 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab) [Visit raisetheroot.ca (opens in a new tab)](https://www.raisetheroot.ca/) Photo: Raise the Root's website 2. Number 2 ### Cheese Boutique Cheese shop and deli 45 Ripley Ave, Etobicoke, Toronto blogTO's 2026 report on the shop's connection to Martha Stewart described maitre fromager Afrim Pristine selecting French cheeses and Canadian cheddars and goudas, along with cured meats from across Europe. Daily Hive called it a stalwart local cheese shop in a June 2025 article about its annual Canada Day festival on Ripley Avenue. - > “In the decidedly smaller, though, in my view, no less important world of Toronto cheese shops, that role is filled by Afrim Pristine of Cheese Boutique fame.” [blogTO, Phoebe Knight](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/05/martha-stewart-cheese-boutique-toronto/) · feature · May 2026 (opens in a new tab) - > “The stalwart local cheese shop.” [Daily Hive, Phoebe Knight](https://dailyhive.com/toronto/cheese-boutique-canada-day-festival) · feature · June 24, 2025 (opens in a new tab) 3. Number 3 ### T&T Supermarket Asian grocery store 26 Edward St, Downtown Toronto blogTO reported in February 2025 that the downtown location, opened at 26 Edward Street near Yonge and Dundas, carries the full T&T selection alongside a street food section with quick comfort foods from Asian cuisines. NOW Toronto's January 2026 piece on nostalgic grocery stores for newcomers named T&T as the place to find hotteok buns, dim sum platters and brown sugar boba ice bars. - > “The new location will carry the standard collection of T&T goodies as well as a street food section offering a selection of quick and easy comfort foods from an array of Asian cuisines.” [blogTO, Phoebe Knight](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/02/t-and-t-supermarket-toronto/) · news · February 9, 2025 (opens in a new tab) - > “Customers can buy the famous hotteok buns, an assorted dim sum platter, brown sugar boba ice bar, and other foods.” [NOW Toronto, Aliya Karimjee](https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/spices-snacks-and-memories-7-nostalgic-grocery-stores-for-torontos-newest-locals/) · best-of list · January 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab) 4. Number 4 ### Eataly Eaton Centre Italian marketplace 220 Yonge St, Downtown Toronto NOW Toronto covered the opening of this two-level marketplace in November 2025, describing quick-service counters with Roman-style pizza, pastries and grab-and-go panini on the ground floor, and a full marketplace with fresh and dry goods, a wine shop and a gelato bar upstairs. blogTO reported in December 2025 that the 25,000-square-foot space includes two restaurants, a grocery section and take-out counters. - > “A lineup of quick-service counters for shoppers and commuters, including Il Gran Cafe, Roman-style pizza alla pala, pastries, and grab-and-go panini.” [NOW Toronto, Patricia Dolor](https://nowtoronto.com/news/eataly-opens-beneath-simons-in-torontos-eaton-centre-to-big-crowds-and-big-excitement/) · news · November 27, 2025 (opens in a new tab) - > “The marketplace spans 25,000 square feet across two floors and features two dine-in restaurants, La Pizza & La Pasta and La Piazza, a grocery section for fresh foods, grab-and-go take-out counters, and a wine shop, Vino e Birra To-Go.” [blogTO, Sandeep Panesar](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/12/food-prices-eataly-eaton-centre-toronto/) · news · December 2025 (opens in a new tab) 5. Number 5 ### Kohinoor Foods South Asian grocery store 1438 Gerrard St E, Little India, Toronto NOW Toronto's January 2026 article on grocery stores for Toronto's newest locals described Kohinoor Foods as a South Asian grocery store inside Gerrard's India Bazaar, carrying everything from spices and specialty foods to kitchen supplies. The article confirmed its address at 1438 Gerrard St E in Little India. - > “Inside Gerrard's India Bazaar, North America's largest South Asian mainstreet marketplace, is South Asian grocery store Kohinoor Foods.” [NOW Toronto, Aliya Karimjee](https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/spices-snacks-and-memories-7-nostalgic-grocery-stores-for-torontos-newest-locals/) · best-of list · January 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab) QUESTIONS ## Questions this guide answers
What are the top 5 food shops and markets in Toronto? The five food shops in this guide are Raise the Root at 1164 Queen St E in Leslieville, Cheese Boutique at 45 Ripley Ave in Etobicoke, T&T Supermarket at 26 Edward St in downtown Toronto, Eataly Eaton Centre at 220 Yonge St, and Kohinoor Foods at 1438 Gerrard St E in Little India. Each was named by at least one of the outlets read: blogTO, NOW Toronto and Daily Hive.
How were the food shops in this guide chosen? A place appears here only when a named outlet, a newspaper or a magazine, wrote about it and confirmed its address in Toronto. The guide does not use Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor or any rating site. All mentions are from 2024 or later.
Which outlets were read for this guide? This guide draws on blogTO's January 2024 and December 2025 reports, NOW Toronto's January 2024, January 2026 and March 2026 articles, and Daily Hive's January 2024 and June 2025 coverage.
When was this guide last checked? This guide was checked on November 10, 2026. Each source article was opened and read on that date.
Where is Raise the Root in Toronto? Raise the Root is at 1164 Queen St E in Leslieville. blogTO and NOW Toronto both covered the organic market in January 2024 for posting price comparisons with Loblaws, showing organic produce at lower prices. NOW Toronto named it again in a March 2026 roundup of budget grocery stores.
What does Cheese Boutique sell in Toronto? Cheese Boutique at 45 Ripley Ave in Etobicoke is a cheese shop run by maitre fromager Afrim Pristine. blogTO reported in 2026 that Pristine selects French cheeses and Canadian cheeses, including a cheddar from Cows Creamery and Gouda from Mountain Oak Cheese, alongside cured meats from across Europe. Daily Hive covered its annual Canada Day street festival in June 2025.
Where is the T&T Supermarket in downtown Toronto? T&T Supermarket's downtown Toronto location is at 26 Edward St, near Yonge and Dundas. It opened in February 2025. blogTO reported the 31,000-square-foot store carries the full T&T grocery range plus a street food section with Asian cuisines.
What is at Eataly in the Eaton Centre? Eataly Eaton Centre is at 220 Yonge St, inside the CF Toronto Eaton Centre. It opened in November 2025. NOW Toronto reported it has quick-service counters with Roman-style pizza and grab-and-go food on the ground floor, and a marketplace with fresh and dry goods, a wine shop and a gelato bar on the upper floor.
What is Kohinoor Foods in Toronto? Kohinoor Foods is at 1438 Gerrard St E in Little India. NOW Toronto described it in January 2026 as a South Asian grocery store inside Gerrard's India Bazaar, carrying spices, specialty foods and kitchen supplies. The India Bazaar is North America's largest South Asian mainstreet marketplace.
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SOURCES ## Every page this guide draws on 1. [Martha Stewart just got a huge haul from a Toronto cheese shop](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/05/martha-stewart-cheese-boutique-toronto/)blogTO, Phoebe Knight · May 2026 · blogto.com · read November 10, 2026 2. [Customers furious over food prices at the newest Eataly in Toronto](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/12/food-prices-eataly-eaton-centre-toronto/)blogTO, Sandeep Panesar · December 2025 · blogto.com · read November 10, 2026 3. [T&T Supermarket opening new location in Toronto this week](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/02/t-and-t-supermarket-toronto/)blogTO, Phoebe Knight · February 9, 2025 · blogto.com · read November 10, 2026 4. [Local grocery store in Toronto is posting prices showing it's cheaper than Loblaws](https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2024/01/raise-the-root-toronto-cheaper-loblaws/)blogTO, Thalia Gonzalez Kane · January 14, 2024 · blogto.com · read November 10, 2026 5. [Toronto cheese shop shutting down its whole street for a huge Canada Day festival](https://dailyhive.com/toronto/cheese-boutique-canada-day-festival)Daily Hive, Phoebe Knight · June 24, 2025 · dailyhive.com · read November 10, 2026 6. [Local Toronto grocery store posts prices to prove it's cheaper than Loblaws](https://dailyhive.com/toronto/grocery-store-toronto-price-comparison-loblaws)Daily Hive · January 15, 2024 · dailyhive.com · read November 10, 2026 7. [Food prices keep rising — here are 6 cheap grocery stores in Toronto where you can save money](https://nowtoronto.com/news/here-are-6-cheap-grocery-stores-in-toronto-where-you-can-save-money/)NOW Toronto, Eva Zhu · March 22, 2026 · nowtoronto.com · read November 10, 2026 8. [Spices, snacks and memories: 7 nostalgic grocery stores for Toronto's newest locals](https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/spices-snacks-and-memories-7-nostalgic-grocery-stores-for-torontos-newest-locals/)NOW Toronto, Aliya Karimjee · January 28, 2026 · nowtoronto.com · read November 10, 2026 9. [Eataly opens beneath Simons in Toronto's Eaton Centre to big crowds and big excitement](https://nowtoronto.com/news/eataly-opens-beneath-simons-in-torontos-eaton-centre-to-big-crowds-and-big-excitement/)NOW Toronto, Patricia Dolor · November 27, 2025 · nowtoronto.com · read November 10, 2026 10. [This local Toronto grocery store is showing off its lower prices in a bid to convince residents to ditch Loblaws and the big chains](https://nowtoronto.com/news/this-local-toronto-grocery-store-is-showing-off-its-lower-prices-in-a-bid-to-convince-residents-to-ditch-loblaws-and-the-big-chains/)NOW Toronto, Breanna Marcelo · January 18, 2024 · nowtoronto.com · read November 10, 2026 **Found an error?** Tell the editors with the [corrections form](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/report). [Read our standards](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about). MORE GUIDES ## More Toronto guides [All local guides ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/guides) Toronto · 5 places ### [Top 5 bakeries in Toronto](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/guides/top-bakeries-toronto) Five Toronto bakeries named by blogTO, CP24, Toronto Life, Insauga and Gleaner News, with each outlet's own words. Toronto · 5 places ### [Top 5 brunch spots in Toronto](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/guides/top-brunch-toronto) Five Toronto brunch spots named by blogTO, Streets of Toronto, Narcity, Toronto Guardian and CP24, with each outlet's own words. Toronto · 5 places ### [Top 5 coffee shops in Toronto](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/guides/top-coffee-shops-toronto) Five Toronto coffee shops named by blogTO, Narcity and FLTR Magazine, with each outlet's own words. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.