Top Toronto Walking Tours - page 3

The food tour guide rep. William sent a text to me about 15 mins. before the tour started which was much appreciated to give directions to the meeting point, if needed. The tour started off with a Salmon Bagel. That bagel was so soft and moist. One of the best bagels I have ever had! We made our way through Kensington Market. Our next stop was a Mexican Restaurant called Jumbo Empanadas. We tried two different empanadas. One was filled with meat, beans, eggs, & onions, etc. and the other was filled with cheese (sordof like mozzarella). We also tried a drink called “Inca Kola” which reminded me of a soft drink I had in Brazil called Guaraná Antarctica! Both of them tasted like a cherry-berry soda with a hint of Ginger Ale. The next stop was at a Jamaican Restaurant called the Golden Patty where we had a taste of a fried beef patty in between coco bread. That was different. Never thought of combining the two! Always ate them separately. We got a little history of a chinese restaurant that was featured in Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s beef song. Our next stop was at a japanese restaurant called Koi:Japan. I went to use the bathroom and missed getting a photo of the dish (sushi rolls) before it was served to everyone. But one of my tour mates was looking out for me and took a pic of the dish. She air dropped it to me! She had been observing me on the tour taking pics and took the pic for me while I was in the bathroom. 🥹 I thanked her so much for that. I tried sushi for the 1st time! It was probably good to me because it was smoked and not the traditional styled roll. The little salad was good as well. The same tour mates that air dropped the pic to me suggested that I keep the chopsticks together in the wrapping and not separate them so I would be able to pick up the food to eat it. NOTED!!! Our next tasting came from an Arab restaurant called the Tibet Cafe & Bar. We tried dumplings and butter tea. I didn’t really like the butter tea too much. Anyhoo, we made our next stop at this place called the Fika Cafe where we were served Tea and a ginger biscuit in the shape of a horse. William asked if anyone wanted their tea sweetened. I gladly raised my hand cuz “I’m From Da Souf” and we like our tea sweet. LOL The environment was so serene that I could stat there all day. 😌 It was so peaceful.

Excellent experience! Our guide, Paris, was very personable and knowledgeable! It was interesting to learn the history of the neighborhoods, the market itself, and all the menu items. Delicious assortment of Canadian food classics. Paris made the tour fun and entertaining! Fair amount of walking (as advertised) but it was broken up into manageable segments. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes and you’ll have a great time!

Our tour guide named ‘Moose’ (real name something like Mousa) showed up early and was a sub due to our guide being sick. It had been a day of heavy snow but you wouldn’t know it as he was a perfect driver, so knowledgeable of the city! Took more time than the tour was scheduled for but asked us if we wanted to keep going so he gave us the option! We learned so much and he may have recruited so new people wanting to move to Toronto.