Distillery District
The Distillery District is a popular Toronto destination featuring a variety of boutique shops and restaurants in a historic setting
The brick-lined streets of the carefully restored Distillery Historic District are limited to pedestrian traffic making it an ideal place to relax and explore on foot. Numerous outdoor patios and restaurants create a interesting vibrant experience. You wont find any franchise stores here! The film industry has used this location for filming many popular movies.
This was the original site of the Gooderham and Worts Distillery - the largest distillery in the world by the 1860s. The de-industrialization of neighbouring areas finally resulted in shutting down all remaining distillery operations by 1990. In 2001, the rundown Distillery District, was reclaimed and transformed into a historical district with a unique collection of boutiques, art galleries, coffeehouses, restaurants and more. It also became the home to two theatre companies; the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Soulpepper Theatre Company and the George Brown College School Of Performing Arts. This reclamation project has preserved the largest collection of Victorian industrial buildings in North America.
The Historic Distillery District hosts the popular Toronto Christmas Market each year from mid November through mid December. It's one of the top rated Christmas Markets in the world — definitely worth a visit if you are in Toronto during that time.
The unique atmosphere and lighting at nighttime make this an ideal place to enjoy a date or romantic evening out.
The Distillery District is easy to get to by a combination of the TTC Subway and Streetcar or Bus. See the map and directions or use our instant route-finder below.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: NoDistillery District Hours:
Opening hours may differ on holidays
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Address: 55 Mill St, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4, Canada
Phone: (416) 364-1177
Official Website: Distillery District
Distillery District Reviews
Rated out of 5
It’s a beautiful area, close to downtown Toronto and has a great vibe. We came here on a weekend during the day and there was live music playing. The place has a historic vibe with cobblestone streets. Great place to stroll around, stopping by at boutique stores and grabbing some gelato. It’s even more lively at night with lights and numerous bars around the area. Overall, a great place to chill with friends or your significant other.
Sheetal Shedbalkar - a week ago
It's a beautiful little area, lined with cobblestone streets and historic buildings. The buildings are now filled with independent boutiques and eating places. Distillery District has a beautiful vibe.
Always clean, good vibes, different things to do and have a good time.
Gengi Travel - 2 weeks ago
Love to bring to D.D. people that are visiting from other countries. Always clean, good vibes, different things to do to spend a nice evening. This occasion we were lucky to have a special festival with music and decoration. We went for a few drinks and the walk around to grab a coffee and listen the music.
Itzia Noriega - 4 weeks ago
A fantastic area with a great selection of stores, bars, cafes, restaurants and pubs. This is a nice place to meet friends and enjoy an evening. There are also a bunch of really interesting stores for gifts.
Matthew Harwood - in the last week
Live Music even in daytime Mon-Thur 1-4pm serves all the visitors and the quality of music was great. Most importantly, it's free (not like Christmas market). I used to come here pretty often and lost interest after sometime but now found it even better than ever before overall now. I'll definitely come very often for live music. Great job DD staff.
David Myungjae Lee - 3 weeks ago
Directions
| TTC Subway Line | Nearest Station | Walking Time |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-University-Spadina | King or St. Andrew Station | 1 Minute |
| Bloor-Danforth | Castle Frank Station | 3 Minutes |
How to get to Distillery District by TTC Subway
From King or St. Andrew Station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Line take the #514 Cherry streetcar east to Distillery Loop located next to the east entrance.
From Castle Frank Station on the Bloor-Danforth Line take the #65 Parliament bus south to Parliament at Front Street. The entrance is just over 1 block farther south on your left.
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