Chinatown, Toronto

Chinatown is situated is downtown Toronto running through Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue, pretty much right next to Kensington Market. From Union Station on Front Street West, Chinatown is a good half an hour walk away but it is possible to get there by streetcar which will only take about 10 minutes. I would advise walking there though as you will get a much better experience of the city and not miss any of the great things there are to see. Chinatown isn’t actually very old. It was only developed in the late nineteenth century but as of this year, it is one of the largest Chinatowns ... more

China Town in Toronto is one of the biggest in North America and is like a city within a city. If you are ever in Toronto, you must pay a visit to the area because the sights, sounds and smells are wonderful and not to be missed. The first Chinese immigrant settled in Toronto at the end of the nineteenth century and during this time the city's Chinatown grew and took shape thanks to the number of Chinese who settled here after they completed work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. The area is located around Dundas Street and Spadina Avenue, to the west of the city centre. Once you get in the ... more

Chinatown is one of those places that everyone thinks they know so well and when they get there, boy are they surprised! Even Asian travelers will find this amalgum of cultures quite interesting, if not a bit off-putting. There are many reasons to visit Chinatown in Toronto - and believe it or not, Toronto actually has three Chinatowns - but the main one is along Spadina Avenue between Queen Street on the south and College Street on the north. The second Chinatown is located at Broadview and Gerrard while the third is in the northeast of the city in a district known as Agincourt's Dragon ... more

Chinatown centres along Spadina Avenue from Queen St West to College St. There are LOADS of restaurants, shops, food markets, all fascinating in their own sense to see. For example, squid-like creature in a butcher shop, fruit I've never even seen at the market, raw spices all sitting out instead of processed and neatly presented in jars, and lots of bargains! There are various clothes shops all with general tourist trappings - Toronto T-shirts, Canada hats etc. albeit for a much cheaper price than anywhere else!! Then there are the touristy things like chinese clothing, jade jewellery etc ... more