Hunt out some real treasures in Kensington Market's vintage shops, and look out for unusual imported goods on Bloor West. Or spend your shopping trip to Toronto buying up designer fashions in Yorkdale Mall. Chock-full of art markets, shopping malls and original boutiques, shopping in Toronto promises everything from ethnic jewellery to hand-blown glass.
Shop your heart out on glamorous Bloor Street, Toronto's home of international designer flagship stores. Shopping fanatics will trip on their designer heels when they see the deals in Toronto's Yorkdale Mall, an extensive shopping complex north of the city. If you're looking for Toronto's independent fashion designers on your shopping trip, the best place to look is Queen Street, where countless boutiques line the road.
Take a shopping trip to Toronto's St Lawrence Market for antiques and fresh local snacks such as tasty vegetable-stuffed Indian naan bread sold by local Toronto chefs. For vintage clothes and ethnic art shopping trips to Toronto, head to Kensington Market, where you'll find everything from used jeans and jewellery to carved African masks. And they won't break the bank. A shopping trip to Toronto's Dufferin Mall can send you home with discount electronics and designer clothes for next to nothing.
Enjoy a shopping trip to Toronto's designer studios on King East for items for the home such as hand-blown glass vases and decorative teak wood pieces. In Toronto's historic Distillery District you'll find a wide range of galleries and artists' studios, many of which sell their work to the public. Try to plan a shopping trip to Toronto when the Toronto Clothing Show is on. Several times a year, hundreds of retailers and designers flock to the city, offering great bargains and original creations.
