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Proximity and size make it one of the most well-known of Toronto’s neighbourhoods. Restaurants and grocery stores abound. For locals/self-caterers, Chinatown is probably the cheapest place to buy food in the developed world. They give food away pretty much. Meat is ridiculously cheap. I bought a green pepper for thirty cents last weekend. Among all the Chinese restaurants, I admit a little bit of heresy because my favourite place to eat here is Pho Hung, a Vietnamese beef soup specialist. Still, the main highlight of Chinatown is just to walk the streets. The bustle, swarms of people and indecipherable signage may not be authentic China, but it’s a reasonable enough facsimile and you’d be forgiven for wondering if you were still in Canada. I especially enjoy crowd-walking here. This is the art of getting through crowds as quickly as possible with a minimum of commotion. In other words, you don’t just blast your way through, shoving people to the ground. No, dexterity is key and you’re not supposed to bump into anybody. Form is important to – you shouldn’t be forever jumping out of the way, slamming on the brakes, etc. Rather, you should glide smoothly and easily through the crowds by choosing the best paths through the ever-shifting human maze, and use subtle shifts in momentum and body movements to maximize your progress while avoiding the disturbance of others. I might be the only person in the world who gets a kick out of this, but it’s one of the reasons I go to Chinatown so I figured I’d mention it. It’s not like you don’t have silly-sounding reasons to go places sometimes. Leave a Comment Address: Spadina Avenue, from Queen to College
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Suddenly I was just there! Looking around and "wow, I'm in Chinatown!!" It reminded me so much of KL so I had to call a friend of mine in KL :o) It amazing, the shops, the food market, the atmosphere! Leave a Comment Address: Spadina Ave
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The Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, has at least seven Chinatowns — four are located within the city's boundaries, while the other three are located in adjacent suburbs. They have expanded significantly, parallelling Toronto's economic growth, and also because language laws in Quebec persuaded many Chinese to move from Montreal to Toronto. Leave a Comment Address: Downtown
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This ever-expanding area is home to ethnic Chinese from Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, and elsewhere. A wealth of oriental shops and fruit markets spills out onto the street, and a vast selection of authentic Chinese restaurants feature such delicacies as dim sum. Toronto's second Chinatown is located in the Broadview/Gerrard area, and three other distinctive Chinatowns are located in the suburbs. Leave a Comment
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