Kensington Market & Chinatown
Vintage-clothing stores have been around Kensington Market for decades, but Courage My Love amazes fashion mavens with its secondhand slip dresses, retro…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
Vintage-clothing stores have been around Kensington Market for decades, but Courage My Love amazes fashion mavens with its secondhand slip dresses, retro…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
The largest indie record store in Canada, Sonic Boom has rows upon rows of new and used vinyl, CDs and even cassettes. Longtime staffers are deeply…
Toronto
Fulfill your one-of-a-kind dreams at this perfectly curated vintage boutique in Parkdale. Known as one of Toronto's hottest spots for men's and women's…
East Toronto & Rosedale
A collective of local artists displays and sells work at this eclectic shop. High quality and unique, there's everything from handcrafted cards and…
Toronto
It's the oldest still-running gay bookstore in the world, making Glad Day an LGBTIQ+ landmark. The store has transformed from a place to defy censorship…
Toronto
Craft Ontario has been promoting the work of artisans in its gallery boutique for over 40 years. Ceramics, jewelry, glasswork, prints and carvings make up…
Ottawa
The best place in town for one-stop shopping. Outdoor vendors cluster around the grand maroon-brick ByWard Market Square building, which dates from 1926…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
Located in a tent-style building at the southern end of the St Lawrence Market Complex, this weekly antique market brings more than 90 vendors to the…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
MEC is your mecca if you have a fetish for outdoor and adventure equipment. Multiple brands of backpacking, camping, hiking and travel gear line the walls…
Ottawa
With extremely helpful and knowledgeable staff, this dispensary is a great resource for novices as well as experienced smokers. Anyone over the age of 19…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
Refined clothing and accessories, all handmade by an in-house crew and using natural materials such as organic wool, bamboo and Ontario beeswax. Items…
Toronto
A small used-record store with a good, well-organized selection of vinyls, CDs and even cassette tapes. Check out the merch from long-past concerts and…
Toronto
The biggest (and most popular) used bookstore in Toronto, with a spectacular selection of titles. Vinyls and DVDs sold, too. It has a smaller second…
Bruce Peninsula
This shop offers high quality aboriginal items, from quill boxes and wood carvings to handcrafted jewelry and moccasins. There's also a decent First…
Toronto
Located between two subway stations and opposite Yonge & Dundas Sq, downtown Toronto's largest shopping mall has branches of almost every large retailer…
Northern Ontario
Now located 1km off Hwy 69 down Hwy 522, the renovated Grundy Lake Supply Post has everything one would need for a camping adventure, including boat and…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
Specializing in indigenous Canadian art, this Distillery District shop sells original works by Inuit and other Aboriginal artists, along with some mass…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
The works of Norval Morrisseau – the first indigenous artist to have a solo exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada – are proudly on display in this…
Toronto
Often compared to NYC's Fifth Ave, Toronto's Mink Mile is home to well-known luxury stores such as Tiffany & Co., Prada, Hermès, Louis Vuitton and more…
East Toronto & Rosedale
A bright and airy boutique, BRIKA aims to inspire and create good mojo with its well-curated products, mostly home goods and beautiful accessories. What…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
A little shop jam-packed with high-quality souvenirs at decent prices: cute bottles of maple syrup, Raptors onesies, snow globes with the Toronto skyline,…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
Spacing is a magazine with a thing for Canadian cities. Its store is a celebration of urban living, with T-shirts, vintage TTC posters and other gifts by…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
Need a comic-book fix? The Beguiling is the kind of crowded, mixed-up place that Robert Crumb would drop by (in fact, he once did – though at the old…
Toronto
A lovely independent bookstore with stenciled walls and chandeliers, Type has a little of everything for everyone. The laid-back vibe makes it easy to…
Toronto
Meaning 'little castle' in French, Châtelet sells shabby-chic home goods with a country feel. You'll see everything from refurbished flea-market finds and…
Toronto
'All Vegan Everything' is the motto of this two-level boutique, selling clothes, shoes and accessories made sans animal products or exploitation. Many of…
Toronto
One of Toronto's most popular vintage stores, with everything from clothes to home decor. It's a little overwhelming when you walk in – so much stuff…
Toronto
On the quiet westernmost end of Queen St, more than 30 small designers have set up mini studio-storefronts within a cavernous space. It's a mixed bag, but…
Northern Ontario
Stock up for the long drive ahead at this delightfully old-fashioned store, established in 1971. Piled to the rafters and hanging from the ceiling are…
The Beaches
Though it might remind you of an episode of Hoarders, this jam-packed shop has a remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century vintage clothing, jewelry…
Pacha Indigenous Art Collection
Toronto
Specializing in indigenous art from the Americas, Pacha carries one-of-a-kind creations from several Indigenous artists. Expect handmade jewelry,…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
A vintage store selling well-curated home goods, furniture and clothing. Items change regularly, but expect mid-Century Modern tableware, teak bowls and…
Kensington Market & Chinatown
Body art is almost mainstream in Toronto – you'd run out of body parts before you ran through all the city's tattoo and piercing shops. This one, in the…
Toronto
Though it's sandwiched between a tanning salon and a construction site, this fluorescent-lit shop is one of the most popular secondhand bookstores in…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
Jewelry is the focus at this Distillery District shop, with case upon glass case of it. Find unique work by locally based artisans and some international…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
An independent bookshop owned and run by friendly bookworms, Ben McNally has a wide, interesting selection of titles often not found elsewhere. Book talks…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
DIY souvenir T-shirt: bring your own text and graphics or have the cool cats behind the desk do it. Ready in five minutes (really!). High-quality cotton T…
Toronto
What started as a pop-up for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) has become a permanent comics hub. It's a well-curated store, with excellent picks of…
Toronto
Chic Pink Tartan boutique sells designer clothing and accessories with a preppy bent. It's housed in a gorgeous historic building, built for Yorkville's…
Entertainment & Financial Districts
A little gift shop selling whimsical and laugh-out-loud knickknacks, accessories and greeting cards, many with a Torontonian or Canadian spin. It's…