Tarts come in individual or family size, glazed and irresistibly fresh. There's a selection of imported French jams, jellies and candies, and the fabled buttery croissants...

Though small, this foodie boîte is stocked with treasures for the discerning palate. In addition to the delicious prepared foods - from cheesy lasagne to fragrant Asian salads...

Dominion's motto proclaims they're fresh obsessed, but the store is neither as pretty nor as big as its yuppie competitor, Loblaws. At some locations you'll queue for a cashier...

Toronto's favourite ice-cream parlour attracts queues in the summer. The draw is the evocative and unusual handmade flavours. The palate-pleasing roasted marshmallow is famous...

This Jewish bakery has been here since the mid 1900s, when Eastern Europeans began arriving in the neighbourhood. You can still find some of the city's freshest chollah, rye...

A 1970s eyesore on the outside, a quaint web of courtyards within, Hazelton Lanes was once fashion central for the rich and glamorous, but in recent years it has declined:...

In this age of diversification, it's hard to find a shop that specialises in just one thing. Andris Grinbergs continues Adolph Kristapson's tradition, selling cold-smoked...

With 200 flavours of authentic Italian ice-cream in its repertoire, and about 50 on hand at any given time, this classic gelateria is the choice of local Italians. Though the...

This small, sunny café and gourmet food shop bustles midday with a trim menu of grilled sandwiches, a selection of baked butter-rich goods and a wide array of coffees. Service...

It's been around since 1919, but until recently Loblaws was just your average grocer. Then the stores began a clean-up process and expanded into veritable mini malls: well lit,...

A favourite pit stop for Annex dwellers on their way home from yoga, Noah's is Toronto's longest-running health-food store. The growing obsession with organic and all-natural...

A sea-blue monstrosity in an industrial area on Toronto's northern fringes, the Pacific Mall is North America's largest shopping centre selling Asian goods. Indeed, it could...

Uptown society matrons send their nannies here for groceries, or pop by themselves for gourmet takeaways. It's a pricey one-stop for folk who value time over money, but the...

It keeps a veritable library of Japanese mags and weird-looking videos, but you're more likely to leave Sanko with a jar of miso soup or a wad of seaweed. Kids are kept...