I had a great time! Maya was a wonderful tour guide, I enjoyed learning about the history of the area, and enjoyed the food even more! She found great spots to try
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Knowledgeable local guide to provide historical, architectural, contextual, and fun facts.
- Get ready to indulge in a feast for the senses as we sample a diverse array of cultural cuisines. And don’t worry, we’ll make sure you’re satisfyingly satiated, with snacks and leftovers to take home!
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Look for your guide wearing a white hat at Wells Hill Park (145 Hilton Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 3E9). The park is located on the south side of St. Clair Ave West, directly across the street from the Loblaws Supermarket, and the St. Clair West subway station (370 St. Clair W).
Return
- The experience ends with one of the best views of the Toronto skyline at the top of the Baldwin steps. From there, it's about a 15-minute walk back to the starting point, or you can choose to descend the steps and make your way to Dupont subway station.
Itinerary
The first half of the experience will have us discover the delicious and diverse food along St. Clair West. We'll visit five unique local food outlets and spend some time in each place, hearing about the vendor, and their offerings in this fascinating neighbourhood. Exact vendors may vary per experience.
Walk through the artist live-work space, which has been expertly eco-designed to meet Platinum LEED certification. Explore the buildings roots as a repair barns for the St. Clair streetcar.
View the exterior of this shimmering architectural example of Edwardian-elite. Learn about the powerful rivalary between the Austins and Pellats at Casa Loma. View the skyline of the city from atop the Baldwin Steps.
View the exterior of this magnificent Castle on the Hill in Toronto, learn about the Pellat families rise to fortune and quick demise after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. See the hidden Casa Loma stables.
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Reviews
Maya was a fantastic guide! Very personable. We went to places that we never would have found by ourselves. The food was fantastic and Maya provided information about a lot of interesting places through the neighborhood and gave us recommendations for things in other parts of the city. Looking forward to doing another tour with Maya if we come back to Toronto.
This is a great way to explore a neighborhood of Toronto, to understand its history, meet interesting people, and taste some great food. Maya is an excellent guide and was able to adapt the tour to our group. The food stops are indicative of the neighborhood and we got to talk to the owners and find out their histories in Toronto. This is definitely a tour you'll want to take to see a cool part of Toronto. Who knows, maybe you'll even get to talk to the Deputy Mayor!
Had a wonderful day with Maya. Very much enjoyed the opportunity to be in a Toronto perimeter community. Learn the history, food and architecture of the . Would very much recommend this tour to anyone.
TJ and Maya provided a great experience ... knowledgeable and passionate about both the neighborhood and food scene. Great balance of walking, history, & eating :) Thank you from Natasha & Youssef!
Amazing tour with TJ of the St. Clair West neighbourhood. Even though I have lived in Toronto for ten years, it was nice to be introduced to little hole-in-the-wall gems that I had never known were there! TJ told us some great backstory about the areas we walked through. Tour ended at Casa Loma which is always a lovely view! If you're a foodie or even just someone who likes neighbourhood walking tours, definitely check it out.
This was a great walking tour that included an overview and history of the progression of housing in the area and some nice local food tastings. Maya, our tour guide, lives in the local area and knew a lot of history as well as the best places to eat. We had Mexican (tacos), Jamaican, coffee and cupcakes, and ice cream sundaes--all delicious. We ended with an outside view of Casa Loma and the surrounding area. It was a great 3-hour tour.
Maya was a wonderful host on this tour! She is knowledgeable, kind, interesting and engaging as well as a great photographer. We walked around a few beautiful neighborhoods that are away from touristy Toronto and offer real world experiences and amazing local culture. All of the restaurant and eateries she selected were on point. I walked away full and extremely impressed.
Had a lovely and truly delicious journey with Maya. She's very open and friendly and easy to spend time with and her tour of the Casa Loma was both informative and entertaining. Very easy to recommend.
Maya was a fantastic guide! Food was diverse and delicious, and loved learning more about the history of the area. Highly recommend!
I have been on many food toirs in many countries. This tour ranks ong the best. The tour guide was exceptional. The tour itself felt like walking through the city with a friend you haven't seen in a while. The food destinations were perfectly curated; there was not a single thing I ate that was not fantastic. Next time I am in Toronto I will look into doing this tour again.
Loved this tour!! We really enjoyed our guide, Maya, and visiting these small businesses and trying their delicious food and meeting the owners. The tour was well-paced, we loved the variety and it felt like having a friend in Toronto to show us around. Highly recommended!!
I took the tour with my 18-year-old daughter and one of my best girlfriends. We had a great time. The tour was very informative and all of the food locations were delicious. We are definitely planning to go back to some of the food locations and have dinner there in the future
Maya is sooo awesome and knowledgeable! Could not have been any better. We had a wonderful experience with all that we visited and ate at.
what a wonderful tour! maya is very knowledgeable and passionate about the area and the food establishments. she mixed her knowledge of the area and love for the restaurants into the perfect package! it was an amazing experience with plenty of tastings! we had leftovers for dinner.
We had a great day in Toronto with Maya. We loved all the food we ate at local restaurants and cafes and we learned alot. You cannot get a better tour guide than Maya.
We had a wonderful time with Maya as I celebrated my daughter's 15th birthday with her friends. Maya was really warm and made my daughter's day extra special with a birthday girl crown and having the establishments make it special by adding little flair with candles 💕. All the food stops and chats we had during the walking route were really engaging and enjoyable. I would suggest anyone looking for an eclectic experience to book this tour full of food fun and walking.
One of the best walking tours I have been on. Maya coordinates with you before the tour even begins with a friendly demeanor, which was reassuring. Her friendliness is even brighter in person as she took us on an adventure off the beaten path meeting a lot of interesting and passionate food people with a variety different cuisines- all very delicious. There is something for everyone on this tour. Do yourself a favor and book this unique tour. Come with an open mind and room in your stomach!
We (my 21 year old grandson and I) just spent the loveliest day with Maya exploring the St. Clair West and the Casa Loma area. We enjoyed delicious, interesting and very substantial tastings from restaurants we would not have known to try out and learned more about the history of this charming area of the city from our very knowledgeable guide. We covered lots of ground but in a very relaxed way. Thank you Maya for a fascinating discovery tour. We look forward to taking another tour with you when you are ready to add other areas of the city to your itinerary.
This is an amazing and educational tour. I wish we had done this on our first day instead of the last one. Maya obviously loves this area and you get an opportunity to see a hidden gem under her guidance. The eateries were amazing and the food was delicious. Please take the time to enjoy this very special tour
This was our last day in Toronto and this tour made a wonderful goodbye to a great city. The food was the best we had in our week there. I would definitely recommend that you take this tour on your first day in town and then you have the best choices for meals. We were able to walk at a gradual pace and see many hidden treasures. I wish we would have had more time
Maya was unbelievable! Her energy, storytelling, and deep knowledge brought the history to life in such a fun and engaging way. She also had great insight into the local food scene—we tried some amazing bites along the way. This tour wouldn’t have been the same without her. Highly recommend!
Delightful tour guide (Maya) with off-beat tour of neighborhoods and foodie outlets. Heavy emphasis on food here: you will not go away hungry. Maya was personable, knowledgeable and a booster of the St. Clair neighborhoods. A bonus is that you get some sense of how residents of Toronto go about their everyday lives.
The tour was an incredible journey into Torontos neighborhoods and eating spots. A great variety of family owned places, serving delicious home made food made this tour a delight. Maya's narrative into the history of the various neighborhoods was most enlightening, I highly recommend this tour!
We had a great tour with our guide Maya! She was so kind and informative. She took us to very unique and genuine places, ones that would be impossible to find without a local connection! The food was amazing and the people wonderful! Highly recommended!
Delicious Descoveries's St. Clair West & Casa Loma food and Walking Experience was everything I wanted and more! Maya is a wonderful tour guide with loads of knowledge of the area and its history. I would highly recommend this tour to any foodie! All the vendors were happy and excited to greet us. They took the time to explain their cuisine/history which was so special. It was a truly unique and insightful experience.
This was such a great tour experience! As a relative newcomer to Toronto I learned a lot from Maya about the St Clair neighborhood. The stories and facts she shared were up to date and relevant and she has such a great personality for giving tours and sharing information. Everything was wonderful before even discussing the food! On the food front, it's clear Maya put a lot of thought into the vendors she partnered with. They obviously have a good rapport as each owner/vendor was genuinely happy to discuss their offerings and speak about their business with us. Even better, all the food we tried was delicious! While we did make a lot of stops and tried a bunch of different cuisines the timing was thought out and interspersed with walking so we never got too full. Truly highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in learning about a different part of Toronto and discovering some new and delicious restaurants! I'll for sure be going back to all the places we visited!
This tour organized by Maya was so beyond what I had expected. She chose such great food sources and, even better, shared the history of the diverse neighborhoods we walked through so the group learned lots about Toronto too. Take this tour - you will not be disappointed!
Absolutely loved this food tour with Maya! She is full of local knowledge and took us to some amazing spots with a great range of food! I even had leftovers for dinner.
Incredible tour experience with great food! I really enjoyed the dose of history and how well-planned everything was. Highly recommend!
We had an amazing day with Maya as our guide as we got to experience the real Toronto and its wonderful cuisine. She took us to this little coffee shop where we had the most amazing cherry pie. I normally don’t like cherry but it was absolutely delicious. And we had the most incredible falafel I’ve ever eaten. I can’t recommend this tour enough and Maya is so knowledgeable and such a warm and friendly person. Do yourself a favor and take this tour.
This was a really fun few hours, filled with delicious food and amazing discoveries of streets I did not know existed (and I have lived here for more than 30 years!). Maya is a very personable and knowledgeable tour guide, and made our time extremely pleasant!! I highly recommend this tour of a wonderful neighbourhood in Toronto.
What a great tour of the St Clair neighborhood! I’ve never really explored this area and was fun to learn about the little things that make this area special. The food picks were great and I was left so full. I’ll have to go back to some of these places for a meal sometime!
Great tour of the St Clair area! Maya was a very fun, enthusiastic and attentive guide. She prepared us well for the trip and provided lots of very interesting information about the history and the present of the area. The food, well the food was very good, very tasty and varied, and lots of it! All the restaurants were very proud of their products and history! This was my first ever food tour, but I will definitely go back! I highly recommend it!
Delicious Discoveries with Maya was a delicious discovery! The food offerings she selected were a perfect way to sample the finest foods in the West St. Claire part of Toronto without having to do trial and error on my own. We tasted fab falafels, great guacamole, awesome Jamaican food and the best apple pie we've ever had! All book-ended by wonderful bubble gum ice cream and refreshing hibiscus tea and espresso. Maya makes sure you are having fun and feeling pampered. In between stuffing your faces she enlightens you on the history of the neighborhood in a way that makes you want to come back on your own and bring friends. Strongly recommended.
I had so much fun on the tour. It was a nice mix of different types of food and all very delicious! The portion sizes were good and we were able to bring some food home to enjoy later. Maya was very attentive and it was interesting learning about the St. Clair West neighborhood, as it is not one that is usually visited. There were lots of opportunities for washroom breaks too, which I appreciated. It's a well executed tour!
A great tour for those looking to get (slightly) out of the downtown core. Meeting spot was easy to get to by Subway and finishing at Casa Loma gave us an opportunity to take some great pictures of the city. There was also a great variety of food! Thanks Maya!
Fantastic food tour in Toronto! Maya is professional to work with and very knowledgeable about the history of the St. Clair West & Casa Loma neighborhoods. The food was delicious and the portions generous. The restaurants were authentic and reflected the unique characteristics of the city. Whether you’re coming to Toronto for a visit or have lived here your whole life, put this tour on your must do list!
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