Downstream from York University: Naija and Vietnamese eats (8.25 km)

Hesitant to explore the Jane and Finch neighbourhood on your own? Now's your chance to discover the culinary highlights of the area. It's a hub of Nigerian and Vietnamese food businesses. Prices for the latter are cheap and some still accept cash only.

Find out what to eat at York University. See the new HQ of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. with several innovative sustainability features (from the outside; we're not entering the building). Go through the heart of Black Creek Parkland. Visit a slice of Nigeria on Eddystone Ave.

We'll finish, depending on appetite, either with a 7-course beef feast, central Vietnamese snacks, or Grenadian food like oildown.

Arrive early to check out the modern buildings around York University on your own.

Highlights

1. York University Subway Station north entrance (depart 11 am)
2. York Lanes Mall
3. Allan Carswell Astronomical Observatory / Lassonde School of Engineering
4. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (depart 11:25 am)
5. Black Creek Park / Finch Hydro Corridor
6. Rudy's Garden
7. Jane Finch Mall FreshCo (depart 12:20 pm)
8. Pho Mi Viet Hoa / Debe’s Roti and Doubles / Banh Mi Tay Do
9. Nigerian markets at Eddystone Ave
10. Van Sandwiches
11. Eddystone Meats
12. Oakdale Community Centre
13. Da Nang Restaurant / Grenada Rose Cuisine / Pho Cuu Long Mien Tay (arrive 2:00 pm)

Neighbourhoods
York University > Black Creek > Jane and Finch

Map
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1AtueJDBWO8iJ-oCNjB1dpZhsXPyXv4k&usp=sharing

How it works
Hike starts punctually. Late or can't do the whole route? Meet us at scheduled checkpoints.

We'll browse many food places but won't linger long. See the route in advance, organize takeout, then pickup along the way.

Limited cutlery provided. Highly recommended to bring cutlery and containers for omakase and bringing back leftovers.

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