What is special about the St Lawrence Market?
Since 1803, the st. Lawrence market has been the community’s beating heart and culinary focal point of the city of toronto. It’s the living symbol and anchor of the neighbourhood and for the families who live here. It’s a place to connect, to share stories and of course, to taste and to discover great food. In that first city hall, city fathers voted to rename the public market as st lawrence market after one of canada’s patron saints. Upon discovering the mouth of a vast river in 1534, jacques cartier declared that the river should be named after the early christian martyr, saint lawrence.