Landmark
CN Tower
The 553-meter tower with a glass floor and views across Lake Ontario.
16 min drive from the center · 8.4 km · 5.2 mi
Canada
Toronto
57 shuls (10 Chabad) · 66 kosher · 97 hotels on our map
Photo: Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Niagara FallsRoyal Ontario MuseumToronto IslandsRipley's Aquarium of CanadaCasa LomaDistillery DistrictHolocaust Education Centre
About
Canada's biggest city, with one of North America's largest Jewish communities around Bathurst Street from the city up to Thornhill. Shuls, kosher restaurants and supermarkets are everywhere in that corridor.
Good to know: only 57 shuls and 66 kosher places are on our map here so far, and the real number is likely higher. Before you book, check with the local Chabad (search Chabad Toronto) and look up kosher on Google Maps.
Shabbos food: Ely’s Fine Foods. What each one offers, how to order and the hechsher to ask about are in Travel Info ›
Best time to goMay–Oct; winters are cold and snowy.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Toronto
Nature & outdoors
Niagara Falls
The famous falls are about 90 minutes away; the boat ride right into the mist is the highlight.
110 min drive from the center · 141 km · 88 mi
Photo: Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada's biggest museum: dinosaurs, world cultures and a striking crystal-shaped entrance.
100 Queen's ParkToronto, Ontario M5S 2C6 · 10 min drive from the center · 5.2 km · 3.2 mi
Photo: Maksim Sokolov (Maxergon) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Toronto Islands
A short ferry ride to quiet islands with no cars, beaches, bike paths and the best skyline view.
19 min drive from the center · 8.4 km · 5.2 mi
Photo: JK Liu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Family & fun
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
A big aquarium with a moving walkway through a shark tunnel.
16 min drive from the center · 8.4 km · 5.2 mi
Photo: EuroCarGT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark
Casa Loma
A castle-like mansion from 1914 with towers, secret passages and gardens.
1 Austin Terrace · 6 min drive from the center · 2.7 km · 1.7 mi
Photo: Priscilla Jordão from São Paulo, Brasil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stroll & shop
Distillery District
Pedestrian streets of restored Victorian brick industrial buildings with shops and galleries.
18 min drive from the center · 9.2 km · 5.7 mi
Photo: Geo Swan stitched by Marku1988 This image was created with · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jewish heritage
Holocaust Education Centre
The city's Holocaust museum, with survivor testimonies and education programs.
Photo: DieFussasUmarman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
Search kosher on Google Maps for places not on our map yet.
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