Shopping at the St. Lawrence Market

A Pile of All the Foods Available at the St. Lawrence Market The smiling faces of countless shoppers. The cacophony of vendors greeting their customers like long-lost friends. The 1,001 aromas that assail you, a new one every few steps, each tantalizing some different tastebud. And off in the distance, the sweet serenade of a solo saxophone... This is the St. Lawrence Market, a shopping experience that stimulates ALL your senses.

Our website can't yet offer you all the glorious sounds and smells of the St. Lawrence shopping experience, but we can provide you with some very tempting sights and information which will, we hope, make your shopping trip an easy and enjoyable one.

What's for Sale?

To find out which merchants are in which part of the Market, select the Merchants by Location link below. South Market merchants now have their own pages where you can read about them; click on the name to access.

Merchants by Category leads to links to the 14 categories of goods and services available at the Market. The Category pages provide a brief description of product offerings or, for the South Market merchants, links to their individual pages.

A Busy Saturday Morning at the Farmers' Market
A Busy Saturday Morning at the Farmers' Market
Merchants by Category

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Merchants by Location
Shoppers at a Deli in the South Market
Shoppers at a Deli in the South Market
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Want to be a Market merchant? See Contacting the Market for application forms.

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Saturdays at the Market: As Individual as You

FREE PARCEL PICKUP SERVICE
Leave your parcels or bagged groceries in the holding area outside the Lower Level on Market Street, pull up in your car and we'll load them for you -- at no charge and with pleasure.

FREE CAR-CARRY-OUT SERVICE
Our service assistants will be glad to carry your parcels to your car if it's parked within the specified boundaries. Boundary map is displayed at the depot (outside the Operations Office on Market Street).

BRING THE KIDS!
A complimentary Children's Activity Centre is located on the South Market's West Mezzanine (accessible by elevator from the main lobby off Front Street). We watch them while you shop at the Market.

VISIT THE MARKET GALLERY
On the second floor of the South Market, the official centre for Toronto's Art and Archives offers a few quiet moments out of the hustle and bustle of the Market.

CONVENIENT PARKING
The market is surrounded by meters and parking lots, with a 2-hour stay as low as $2.00. There are hundreds of spaces within a 2-minute walk. See our parking map


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Shopping at the Market Carts