Wow! What an amazing find in Toronto I run a Cookbook dinner club so when I walked into this bookstore that was all cookbooks, Cooking related memoirs and stories, I thought I died and went to heaven. A beautiful brightly colored store with kitchen and food themed items. In addition to books Staff was lovely. Very low pressure. I probably could've spent hours poking around the shelves. Definitely on our list to visit next time we are back in town read more

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Good Egg has a lot of cute decor and home ware. I'm a huge fan of baggu and there's a wide selection of products. The pricing is a bit pricey but considering there's no actual baggu store in toronto it's worth it. The staff is also pretty friendly! read more

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A good egg is an oxymoron because Eggs are actually kind of bad for you. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Unless we're talking about a human egg fertilized by one of those thingies with a tail, and, well, anyway. What a cute and adorable little funny store, with a little bit of everything. It's pretty cluttered and disorganized but that is part of its charm. I love looking around in here, and as my traveling companion said - it's the kind of place you could spend hours in, without even noticing the time flying by. Prices aren't dirt cheap, so 4 stars is more than adequate. But if you like quirky little bookstores and odds-and-ends stores full of a little of everything, you will love this place. If I'm wrong, then I guess I will end up with egg on my face. Good egg, that is. read more

Good Egg - Sounds a lot like my bedroom except for the large part and the fancy part - Bookstores Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I really smell something cooking when I walked into Good Egg!! There is a small kitchen at the back of the store and something really cooking on the stove. Good Egg is not just a cookbook store, cool kitchenware store, great gift store... It also held cooking classes... Maybe I need that more than a cookbook?! read more

Good Egg - Bookstores Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This store is quite interesting despite being on the smaller side. The focus is on food related stuff and do it well. They carry a nice variety of cookbooks (some even collector items) cookware (Staub, le creuset) and other food related gadgets. There are some cooking classes too apparently though I didn't have time to explore that part. Some food items are also on offer but do cater to high end items (Kusmi Teas etc you get the idea) though the variety is limited. Whats perplexing is the location of this store, hmm I always though Kensignton Market that is about making a statement against what is sold at this store represents. Ah well another win for capitalism :) They even had some promo prices on the cookware which hardly goes on sale. 3.5 Stars read more

A great and knowledgeable addition to the market!! They're more cookbook librarians than sales people! Thanks for your help and advice.

This is one of those stores that draws you in with the kitchiness of it all and spits you back out onto the sidewalk wondering what just happened. I found myself doing laps around the place wondering what I was going to see next that I must have and should buy, but maybe another day. Filing items away in my memory, hoping they will pop back into mind at the right moment, 'o yeah, I saw one at Good Egg'. Reminiscent of a head shop, some of the items will make you wonder what they are for, and others, like the pepper grinders, stick in my mind as a 'must have item'. The books are drool worthy, rich and delightful, even if you only dwell on the covers. Kudos to the staff for bringing a world of the extraordinary to Kensington!! read more

Good Egg - Lots to peruse. - Bookstores Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is one of those cute kitchen and cook book places that I love to wander into overtime I'm in the area. Their Le Creuset pans are actually very competitively priced, even when department store claim to be having a mega 30-40% off sale , department stores jack up the SRP, while Good Egg doesn't, they go by the Le Creuset guide book, and then they give you 20% off. If they don't have it, they order it for you and call you when it comes in. I did that last Christmas when I was looking for a new pot for my Mother In law. SHE STILL LOVES IT so it was definitely worth every penny, and I know from shopping around that Good Egg has the best deal. They also carry Falcon enamelware from the UK. We originally bought a baking dish set for $90 which I still absolutely love, and I was looking for a tea kettle $50 that I could put on the stove top (so I can get away from heating anything with plastic in it), and their 1 litre tea kettle did just that....and it doesn't whistle (which I love about it). They got another order of Falcon before the Brexit british pound crash and things were a bit more expensive.....our $90 set is now $135. I originally wanted the prep set but it's too expensive to justify now, I also wanted pie plates, but wow....$26 for a pie plate is a tad steep for me. Maybe when the this stock clears they order it again with the Brexit discount? :-P There are tons of whimsical and gorgeous cookbooks to pursue, lots of environment friendly storage and lunch boxes (Onyx Containers and ice making trays), and Wick glass jars of ALL sizes. They also have lots of alternative overseas brands that are not that common in Toronto....and but look so amazing and food Instagram worthy. read more

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I once took a class here for an introduction to cooking. I was stoked; it was supposed to teach you basics on cooking for those who are beginners, and I really needed someone to teach me. So many things went wrong, and I really learned nothing. First, the class was advertised as including food, as we would taste the food we cooked, except we didn't really eat -- it was more like a bit of asparagus here, a sample of egg there. I was starving. We also didn't really cook - we just watched her. Second, there was no seating (no stools, no chairs, no nothing) for the entire time, which was hours long, so you got restless and it was hard to see over everyone standing in a huddled mass. Classes are held in the back of the store, which had no A/C, and so we were all boiling hot. But perhaps the most inexcusable was the teacher's (who owns the shop) social life which kept trickling into the class. Clearly over half the class was already made up of her close friends, who obviously didn't pay the same expensive price tag I did, because they talked during instruction, and they talked to my instructor about things totally unrelated to cooking. People kept stopping by to socialize, and she would just shift her focus to them and not give another care to anything else. It was a total, disappointing waste of my time. This was over a year ago and I'm still bitter. read more

I read about Good Egg in Toronto Life mag and casually stopped in. I almost wet myself with the amazingness that was Good Egg! The owner was very gracious and, when I asked about a particular book I was looking for, she helpfully showed me that one, but also recommended some others that might be even better for the novice cook like me. No bookstore in Toronto has the range of cookbooks, or books about food, that Good Egg has. They also have travel books -- take a look at "How To Be An Explorer of the World", which tells you how to be a tourist in your own city. It's pretty awesome. Oddly, even though I don't cook, I have a thing for kitschy kitchen timers. Good Egg had one that I'd never seen before -- a pink blob thing wearing a chef's hat. I was told that he was the character "Barbapapa", a french cartoon with an entire family of Barba's, and now I'm hooked! I bought him and smile every time I walk into my kitchen and see him sitting there. And that's the thing about Good Egg -- you never know what amusing things you might find. I just wish I could read the books I've bought from there faster, so I can go and buy more. TIP: Sign up for the Good Egg newsletter -- it's witty, assorted, and whimsical, just like the store. read more

Warning: I'm feeling somewhat long winded and philosophical. Sorry, this is going to be one of "those" reviews. I guess the problem comes down to the proposition that book stores can not charge admission. Given how much people like to just wander in to book stores to browse, kill five minutes, escape someone on the sidewalk, and how little people go in to book stores to actually buy a book, it would make sense that people should be willing to just leave a quarter or three in a jar at the door. There is a good that is being consumed for free. This is not to say that all things should have a price attached to them, but when that service is being provided at a cost (e.g. rent) and that service is becoming increasingly rare given the prevalence of places like Amazon, shouldn't people be willing to subsidize it to keep it in business? I try to do my part. I buy cook books here every once in a while. But that's the problem: it's only once in a while. The remaining proportion of the time, I go in, browse, see what looks interesting, and then look at the price tag. Then the problem hits: how much is it worth to me to have this place. Is it worth paying $45 for a book I could get online at Amazon.com for $26? Day to day, I do go on Amazon and buy it at nearly half the cost. But once or twice a year? Sure. Because I like being able to come in and browse. The price of books in Toronto (Canada?) is just frustrating. When it is Book City, I have no problem walking by and seeing them go under. When it is the Good Egg, I really want them to stay in business but the reason I am willing to pay more is because it is a tax, plain and simple and a "public good" is being provided. So why do I feel this way? The Good Egg had a characteristic that all great book stores share that is sadly too rare (rhyme word score +2). I'm thinking particularly of Green Apple in SF. They bring things to my attention that I never would have thought of, and even more to the point, I end up wanting to buy. A North African/Moroccan cookbook? Neverwouldthoughtait, but yeah! I also have to applaud the fact that they have started stocking cocktail books. This was not the case a year ago but it is nice to see they are making an effort. The staff are wonderful too, they gave me a fresh chocolate chip cookie once. It was yummy. I'll keep coming and keep buying, I just wish I did not end up thinking of the mark-up as a tax. read more

I have a love-hate relationship with stores like Good Egg - on one hand they're cutesy and cozy but on the other they're so disorganized. I am a function-oriented person, so when I go into a store I want to see a theme. Ok, the theme here is "Food/ egg", but they have everything from cutesy wall decorations to random wrapping papers to Cath Kidston stickers to food guides to mugs to egg holders... huh? When you want to find a book, you go to a bookstore. When you need housewares, you go to Crate and Barrel or Pottery Barn. So fill in the blank for me, when you need ________________, you go to Good Egg? Cuz I really can't think of any occasion... read more

I snuck in here when it started to rain and wandered around looking at more Barbapapa stuff than I'd seen even when I was a child, adorable little baby products, cookbooks aplenty and the most beautifully unnecessary (albeit potentially useful) kitchen accoutrements and accessories. I loved this store. Couldn't help making a little list in my head of all the things I wanted. One of the folks at the cash was pleasant and even held the door open for me when I was coming in; the other one was pretty much off in her own world. Though this was fine with me, since I just wanted to browse the store in peace, and they didn't seem to care that I had been in there for a considerable amount of time. read more

I want to live inside this store. I could do it. I'll bet you two adorable aprons, a dozen pastel egg stands, and a Momofuku cookbook. read more

This is seriously one of the coolest stores ever. If I were to describe what kind of stuff this place sells I'd probably say a cross from "Kitchen" to "Coffee Table" to "Living Room". Really, this place is pretty awesome if you're looking for something in those rooms. You kinda have to shop around for some of the stuff you're looking for in particular, and the prices very from average to OMG why is this priced so low? The only thing I can say is that they have a rolling inventory of whatever they decide to bring in, so they may not have everything at any given time (which kinda sucks). Come often and see what new goodies they have in! read more

Definitely worth a look if you have any interest in Culinary School as there is a FRENCH section to browse through where I breezed through Escoffier's book and was contemplating to purchase or not. Escoffier's Le Guide Culinaire is exactly as what I've heard about it. There is some INTIMIDATION to it if you are not fluent in cooking terminology or basic cookery. I also noticed Robuchon's as well but Escoffier's was enough to blow my mind. I walked through this CUTESY place looking at what some of these EGG shaped things are intended for but unfortunately I don't need an Egg Bank which was priced way out of my budget. I looked at a Stuffed Purple Squid and wished it was a Stuffed Octopus as it looked so much like the live Octopus that Detroit Red Wings fans like myself will through onto the ice when they score. I can see there's lots of what I would call Toys that are Food themed, which isn't really the side that draws me back. The things that other stores place nearby the registers to intice you, here it is SCATTERED to let you explore as if it is an Easter Egg Hunt. I think of this as a Kitchen Stuff Plus + Chapters Hybrid that is Food themed. read more

As Yelp would say: "5 stars! Woohoo! As good as it gets!" Just go there and fall in love. And don't worry if you can't afford everything in there, just pretend it is an extension of your home and walk around pompously admiring all the fantabulous goodies you have. read more

Adorable store with cute kitchenware. A great place for the cook and baker in you (or your friends). Will be back when I need to get cute kitchen gifts read more

Great place to buy a housewarming gift, or a gift for anyone with a home or a kitchen! Some of the products are super cute and/or funny. Most are really practical and useful. Last time I was in there I was tempted to buy a few things - including but not limited to an ice pop maker for under $20. What a good idea! And good ideas are what you'll get when you pop into Good Egg. The store is small and may get cramped on a busy Saturday, but make your way to the back - that's where they had the sale items last time I was there. read more

Joining this hella enthusiastic crowd, I have to say that this was one of the cutest new (to me, don't know how old it is) stores I've entered in a long time. Quite often I find the endless stream of "lifestyle" shops a little daunting, but this one pleased me at every corner. They have everything from poetry to children's writing, to music writing to travel writing to pet writing to eating writing, all with corresponding accessories to match many of the sections' themes...but, as is not always the case with this kind of place, I felt that everything was so carefully, lovingly picked and arranged that it really was like entering one person's own personal collection, personal statement about what they liked and what they wanted to share with their friends. That is, a number of different friends with different interests, but a similar appreciation of quality and modern but cute aesthetics. No choice seemed superfluous, everything was so colourful (but not too colourful) and welcoming, I wanted to hang out there all day- and we almost did. It took awhile to share all of our feelings about the Julia Child video playing on their tv; -the girl behind the counter: dressed like her for halloween, -my friend Andrew: might be related to her, -the rest of us: likely agreeing. read more

A store with its heart firmly in the kitchen. The person manning the store (possibly an owner) was clearly very knowledgeable about all the cook books they carried, which was nice if you're looking to buy something. There is a small selection of Le Creuset cookware on sale when I was there (15% off). This store has an eclectic mix of cookware such as reusable Le Cruset silicone cupcake wrappers, Japanese cartoon-printed ceramic mugs, pretty kitchen aprons etc. Really great to browse around when you are in the Kensington Market area. read more

Good Egg is a good thing hatching in Kensington market. I swear I cannot go into this store without buying a cookbook or some other knick knack related to food and cooking. It's like I have to make a pit stop here everytime when I'm finished with my grocery shopping in the market! Their selection of cookbooks and other food related books is extensive and the layout is designed well so you can find books according to cuisine, audience etc. I have found some really great non-fiction food books here that would have taken some time to find at the big box book store. Plus they have other unique and quirky kitchen items that would be hard to find elsewhere. I am especially a fan of their printed tea cloths, where else could you find Marimekko prints downtown? The staff are very friendly here and also put extra care into gift wrapping if you are purchasing a gift for a friend. read more

When I saw the storefront, I didn't quite know what Good Egg sold. Having been through it, I'm still not sure how to classify Good Egg. It's just a great place for home chefs and foodies. It's half cookbook store, half kitchen supply, and half decorative to create a fun shop for home chefs. If you're looking for something, you probably won't find it, but if you're looking for anything, you will certainly find something you like. You can peruse the latest cookbooks from your favorite restaurant, then look at the Marimekko aprons. Definitely worth a stop while walking through Kensington Market. read more

*3.5 star review* This place is packed with a ton of cooking related items considering it's not a very large store. They have a great selection of cooking books along with other genres. I found Norman Doidge's book How the Brain Changes Itself on the shelf and liked this place even more (one of my favourite books). They have cute & kitschy items that keeps you entertained for awhile. I came here once with my nephew and nieces and walked out with a book filled with animals-made-of-fruit pictures (kids loved it) and a fruit & cutting board toy for the girls. It's a bit more on the pricey side but some of the items are hard to find elsewhere. They also offer workshops, classes and demos. Go to their site to get on their mailing list (the knife skills class seem to always fill up quickly). read more

i spent maybe two dozen or so quality minutes in this store, part of which was spent talking to the owner. its a real treat in general to be able to have that access to the creator of the business on a daily basis as opposed to sales staff that are not as knowledgeable or interested. the store has its feet stewing in a few different areas. one way or another the owner claims, if pressed, that anything she carries can relate somehow back to food. She is an avid cookbook reader, collector and proprietor. i was debating getting this huge phaidon book of Ferran Adria (touted as the best chef in the world - whatever that means), as it was a mere 40 dollars. if you saw the book youd realize its a steal. but it was damn heavy and i had other places to go before i went home. that book sat adjacent to a video of anthony bourdain exploring the work of adria. those items sat amidst many other books on food, cookbooks and others alike. for example, though the initial impulses for stock items stem from the inner workings of the kitchen they extend to include a wider breadth of creative ventures, like phaidons atlas of twenty-first century world architecture. or perhaps you are toiling away trying to finally set in stone your perfect or perhaps THE perfect recipe for chili, and you need to occupy your kid while you conjure, you might then pass off a cool little book like The Sweetest Fig or a classic like The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. for your kitchen itself you are sure to find many utensils, fun polka-dotted plates, collapsable strainers, cool shot glasses and so on. i believe that the owner of good egg is herself a good egg and strives to bring to her customers intelligent, great quality and perhaps most of all fun items to help your living experience be that much sweeter. look also on her website if you have any cool recipes as shes compiling a good egg cookbook, whose proceeds will go to oxfam. read more

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VIBE Oh, how I love it in here. It's like a food lifestyle store with books only being part of the equation. And if you're strolling the neighbourhood, they have a maps of the nabe that you can take away. Smart. Owner is a bit Dr. Jekell/Mrs. Hyde; glad I'm not the only one that thinks so. Bad egg. Otherwise, the hipster staff really are lovely and knowledgeable. THE GOODS Really interesting food memoirs, cookbooks, maps, le creuset ware, knives and other fun bespoke foodie stuff. I always have to refrain myself from buying everything in the store. It is well curated. OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK Nothing smells rotten in here (almost). read more

This store is heavenly. It's heaven for anyone who loves to cook, who wants to love to cook, who knows someone who loves to cook, or who dreams of having one of those beautiful kitchens in Martha Stewart's magazine. I believe I fit into all four of those categories in some way, so I can tell you that this store has everything food-related that you could possibly dream of. They have super expensive Le Creuset pots and pans in fun, bright colours and Marimekko printed aprons (SO CUTE, Martha would be all over them). They've got books for serious cooks who want to master their craft and funny books for gag gifts that have the possibility of being useful as well! Not only that, but they've got all sorts of cute little kitchen accessories like rubber colanders that collapse for easy storage, and Hello Kitty lunchbox containers. As well as tons of great gift ideas that will make shopping for your favourite gastronomy-obsessed friend a lot easier. Basically this store has everything to make your kitchen look amazing, and provides the reading materials so that you can fill it with delicious food. Don't make your trip here a short one -- as soon as you enter the bookshelf maze you will be in here for at least 20 minutes. read more

I promise to rate Good Egg higher if I ever purchase something here. As it stands, Good Egg is an excellent place to kill a few minutes while waiting for your table at the local tacqueria, empanada joint or jamaican Patty shack . Small in size, but huge in cuteness, Good Egg is mostly staffed by hipsters who don't mind if you browse. They're slow to approach, but ready with informed answers to your questions. Fun stuff to buy includes walls of cookbooks, a smattering of Le Creuset enamelware, and an edited selection of Wusthof knives. Foodie gimmickry abounds. It's a great place to buy your favourite culinary gearhead a stocking (or sausage) stuffer, complete with a smug sense of ironic detachment. Prices seem just north of steep, though, and true funksters will probably prefer the much larger, more indie Blue Banana across the street. I'm still heading there next time I visit Kensington Market, though. read more

I came here for some ideas for my Niece's birthday gifts. Such cool items in this store! The cookbooks and kitchen gadgets are so creative and fun! There were two ladies working and very helpful, they assisted me with kitchen twine as an idea to tie my gifts together. They were very helpful as I can't see colours very well. They really went above and beyond, helping me match the colour of the twine to my gift wrap, they were patient with me I will definitely return! read more

I think that any store that manages to combine my 3 favorite things is an obvious win. Art + Design + Food = Absolutely Fabulous. The product offerings run the gamut with Staub cookware displayed next to hand painted Vilac toys and lovely prints and tea towels with a motley crew of kitchen and office supplies. This charming little store has great character, good price points, and is tastefully well-appointed. While I only stepped out of here with a print on my first visit, I will surely be making this a necessary stop on every trip back to Toronto. read more

A great store in which you can find all the books about food you want. Their staff is extremely knowledgeable and they will go to great lengths to "go to the back" and check if there are are more of the merchandise you're looking for. This is a great store to buy gifts. If you have a book about food that you want to buy, don't bother going to big bookstores! Support this nice, friendly, independent store! They will always greet you warmly, even though you are only there to browse. I do dare you to not buy anything. read more

Overall, the store is very expensive and the staff could use a lesson customer service. You can find a better selection of cook books at The 'Cookbook Store' (Yorkville and Yonge). As for the 'knick knacks' go to Blue Banana across the Street. At least there you will be supporting local artists instead of the larger corporations behind the items sold at 'Good Egg'. They also have great customer service and the environment is welcoming and a lot of fun. read more

I stumbled upon Good Egg one Saturday afternoon strolling through Kensington market with an out of town visitor. She was tickled pink with the store's cuteness and bought several little souvenirs. I browsed the books and thought someone had left a bowl of chicken noodle soup on the book shelf for 10 minutes before I realized it was plastic! Since that fateful day, I read more Yelp reviews and have really fallen in love with cookbooks and am cooking a lot more than I used to. I decided I really needed a Le Crueset enamaled cast-iron pot. Therefore, my Christmas gift from my husband this year was the 7.4L Cerise pot from Good Egg. He claims the women were instrumental in helping in pick the perfect pot. I LOVE IT! I've used it so many times since I got it Dec 27, 09 and I am so happy that he went to Good Egg. I would happily display it in my kitchen all the time, it's so gorgeous, except for its acreage, I would. It also matches our Le Crueset Flame-coloured tea kettle we also picked up at Good Egg. Thank you Good Egg for delivering the best Christmas pot (cooking) ever. read more

I love this place! Good Egg is a go to location for foodies and knick knack enthusiasts alike. My boyfriend is a chef and practically cried tears of joy when he saw the cookbooks. I recently went in and purchased a bag of novelty Ramen noodles called "Hello Lazy" for a friend's housewarming, bacon flavoured dental floss and a book with featuring fun haikus. read more

This is my dream store. A well thought out culinary book selection that makes me swoon and is presented beside fantastic and often totally unnecessary doodads and trinkets. Their selection of le creuset cast iron makes me fantasize about braises, stews and cassoulet. Wonderful and expensive tea towels and aprons are the perfect gifts for foodies (and me!). read more

If I lived in the area, I would come here all of the time. What a place to buy gifts! It's a mix of Urban Outfitters and Etsy. Such a unique and kitschy selection of things. I personally, wanted to buy out the entire store. The highlights for me were the book section and the card/stationary selection. If you want hilarious, out of the ordinary books or like cards that are a little different-then this is the place for you. My only complaint is that I do not live close and they do not have any way to purchase things online. No website or even an etsy profile. I want your stuff! Let me buy it! read more

One of the most consistently interesting gift stores I have ever been to. It always gives me great ideas for presents, even for people who are difficult to buy for. Gorgeous gadgets, kitchenware, bags, letterpress greeting cards, calendars, posters, and so on. Incredibly tasteful selection of books ranging from classic kids' books to cookbooks and much more in between. You will discover all kinds of lovely things here you never knew about. Not cheap, but full of inspiration. The staff is not always particularly friendly or helpful, however, even when sought out; I can see why other reviewers mention a haughty attitude. They tend to act as if they're doing you a big favor by selling you their goods; I can't remember ever hearing a simple "thank you" upon making a purchase. Hard to understand why that would be so difficult for them. read more

Good gift store for someone who appreciates cooking or just little kitchen trinkets. There are plenty of recipe/cookbooks, but there are also cards, magnets, wine stoppers, etc. Prices do tend to be a little on the high end for little trinkets, but these are items/books you probably won't find in a typical Chapters or department store, so it is well worth the deal! read more

Cute little neighborhood bookstore/gift shop in the Kensington Market area. Had a nice electric selection of household items. Items seemed to be priced on the higher side, but I guess that's the cost of retail and a independent store? If I lived in the area, I would frequent this place for birthday and hostess gifts. They had cute little chicks painted outside their storefront. read more

nice little book store in Kensington with a large selection of cookbooks. You don't go in here with a something specific in mind, but more of a general idea, or just to peruse. read more