Plaza Latina

As soon as you step in, you feel like you are in South America. People are extremely friendly, lots of places to eat and shops have authentic South American Cuisines. Me and my wife love the Burger in the food court made with home made buns and salsa. Only downside is finding a parking sometimes but overall its a really nice hidden place in Toronto.

The prices can be a little up there for some but the portions and quality are well worth it! I will certainly be coming back with more friends and family to show them! Will be trying the Ecuadorian restaurant next! If you love Latin food this is the place to go! Has something for everyone!

For a non-Latino, probably the most intriguing value proposition of Plaza Latina is its vaunted food court, a slightly chaotic, ramshackle, kind of dirty but also kind of great mishmash of different Latin American cuisines at the back of the building. Prices are inexplicably not listed for the most part but assume that each thing will set you back at least $15-25. It's not a cheap food court that's for sure, so don't go in expecting cheap eats. Luckily, most restaurants have pictures, so that makes things easier there. Options range from Peruvian the standards: lomo saltado, various ceviches to Colombian bandeja paisa, sancocho etc to multiple Mexican places including birria! But that's 5 for $25 vs 3 for $15 for pollo/carnitas/bistec and some others, no you can't order individual you have to get it in sets, and also no pescado or cochinita pibil or nopales as far as I could tell. There's also what looks to be an Argentinian sandwich/bakery stand alone store alfajores! and a Cuban, El Salvadorian, Ecuadorian so much pechuga de pollo and a general refreshments stand in the food court as well, plus a Jamaican and Mexican taco place outside of the food court facing the street entrance. Communication is a bit of a challenge as most of the stall staff don't speak English so you'll have to break out your Google translate or get to practising your Duolingo like me. They'll give you a little table number stand thing which you take to whatever table you decide to sit at and they'll bring your food to you. Hygiene and general maintenance wise, yes I can see some of the feedback by others definitely having merit. Having said that, both cleaning staff at the food court seemed to do a very thorough job with the surfaces that they did clean, they just might not necessarily notice the random salsa that's fallen on your chair, and there's certainly nothing they can do about the half finished construction throughout the plaza or the cracked concrete/asphalt outside. Mask adherence was also low/non existent this Easter 2022 weekend including by the workers there. The plaza also has a general foods/convenience store where the proprietor speaks English different types of dried chilis, achiote, frozen tortillas etc and there's some other random stuff for the local community barbershop/cell phone/electronics/jewelry etc. Photos below taken around 2pm on Easter Saturday. All in all, kind of a fun experience. It's different.

This is one of Toronto’s hidden gems and is a must visit for anybody who wants to sample the many flavours of Latin America. It features cuisine from various Latino countries and has a wide array of flavours. In addition to the large food selection, there are barber shops, salons, movie stores, and lawyers available. Yes, it exists. Go now and experience something completely unique!

I just discovered this pace and it was absolutely phenomenal has almost all Latin countries being represented in this plaza with each countries best dishes! I had Mexican and it was perfect! The prices can be a little up there for some but the portions and quality are well worth it! I will certainly be coming back with more friends and family to show them! Will be trying the Ecuadorian restaurant next! If you love Latin food this is the place to go! Has something for everyone!

I love this place. I spent time teaching English in South and Central America. Really missed the mom and pop style restaurants. Had some dorados tacos and cheese and jalapeno papusas. Tasted authentic. The encebollado I had on my previous visit was also great.

Always come here for fresh juice and Latin groceries!! LOVE the little restaurant outside in the front called “GORDITAS” soooooo good!!! It’s my go-to food spot when I visit the plaza!

Great place everything Latina, was a bit crowded on the weekend... There are numerous restaurants hair stylists barbers stores inckudimg IT amd cell phone stores... The plaza is well located and easy to find.... Parking is available but could be difficult to get at time...

I visited the Colombian restaurant in the food court. The food was fresh, high quality and the portions were large. I ordered seafood rice mussels, squid, octopus, scallops, shrimp. The seafood was cooked perfectly none of it was chewy, and was fresh. My side salad was crisp. The cashier was very nice and patient with me. The market is rustic and needs repairs. The floors were dirty and there were cracks in the walls. The bathroom was dirty as well.

Super South American feel when you go inside. Everyone was friendly and food was amazing. Will definitely be returning.