Chinatown (Toronto, Canada) Reviews

Chinatown (Toronto, Canada) Sightseeing International

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Newest Review: ... is not hard to find at all. Once you hit Chinatown, you know about it. The first thing to notice about Chinatown is the variety of smells. Lining the streets of Chinatown are many restaurants and shops but the smell of cooking food is the first thing I remember about this area. You could be unlucky though and hit Chinatown at the wrong spot and not get to experience this first. I loved ... more

 ... knowing exactly where I was when I got there and it sent my senses into overload. As you may expect, this area is very colourful. Many of the shops and restaurants have traditional Chinese decorations in their windows so the bright red colours instantly c...more

Customer Chinatown (Toronto, Canada) Reviews (2)

linzeelou
Chinatown (Toronto, Canada): Interesting Chinatown! (663 words)
by - written on 17/03/12 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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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 in North America. However, in Greater Toronto, there are multiple ...  Read the complete review

ScotShelle
" Down in Chinatown!" (733 words)
by - written on 11/02/10 (Very useful, 98 readings)
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CHINATOWN (TORONTO) When in Canada a couple of years ago we actually bumbled into Chinatown accidentally when visiting an Art Gallery on Dundas Street. Chinatowns main two streets are Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue and are an amazing site of colorful shops, amazing foods and smells and a diverse ethnic population. Cantonese is the main language spoken in this area and all the street signs are also in Cantoneese, however many of them also have the English translation written alongside it. When bumbling into this area we would be forgiven for thinking we had somehow wondered into China. The shops, people, cafes and even ...  Read the complete review

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