CF Markville is a clean and modern mall with a nice mix of stores for shopping, dining, and…read moreeveryday errands. From fashion to tech, you'll find popular brands and local shops all in one place. It's easy to walk around, and the layout makes browsing simple and stress-free. The food court has a good variety of options, and there are cozy spots to sit and relax. Parking is usually easy, and the mall feels safe and welcoming.

Mall always busy on weekends especially. Data/wifi does not…read morework on the Best Buy side of the mall... like it takes FOREVER to load anything. Good variety of stores and a clean food court. Washrooms in the food court are 50/50... the ones near Best Buy are much much better.

Located inside Markville Mall, this Walmart is exceptionally clean and well-organized. It's smaller…read morethan a standalone Supercentre but perfect for grabbing essentials while mall shopping. The store features a modern layout and quick self-checkouts, making it a reliable, stress-free stop for groceries, household goods, and seasonal items. Lot of clearance items after Christmas and new year

Newly renovated recently, the entire store placement is like a complete 180 大執位 lol. All my…read morenecessities are at a different spot now and need to get familiarized all over again. One major thing this Walmart added was a hot food kitchen were the pharmacy area used to be. There are also more and more self-checkout kiosks for easy checkout.

I have been coming to Markham Town Square for decades. As usual, I tend to focus on stores than I…read moredidn't even notice this listing until today. It's situated on the northeast corner of Warden Avenue and Highway 7, across the street from Markham Civic Centre. My first visit here was in grade 12. I wanted to go to my first major concert. Madonna was doing a couple of shows at SkyDome. I'm dating myself and I don't care. I needed a wristband to get my place in line, well before doing anything online was a thing. My best bet was getting one at a music store at Markham Town Square. My dad drove us up here. We lived in the Beaches. My mom wrote a letter to show my teachers that I needed to be excused from their classes. Thank goodness I was a good kid and student to swing this arrangement! In short, I got my tickets. I paid for them, even though my dad insisted on paying. I was elated. I made it back to school in time for my French class. I couldn't stop smiling. Markham Town Square will always have a special place in my heart. Little did I know that I'd become a Markhamite and visit this place regularly years later. This music store is long gone. There used to be a Chinese restaurant between the No Frills, and Town Gift & Postal Service. It has changed names over the years. It's the only store that is vacant these days. No Frills is your grocery store. I never have any problems finding what I need here. The selection is decent and I've never been disappointed shopping here. Town Gift & Postal Service is a non-descript store that you wouldn't expect to be a post office. People often hit Shoppers Drug Mart and are disappointed to learn that it doesn't have a post office. Town Gift & Postal Service is your post office. The folks who run this store are nice. It does get busy thanks to the post office part of this business. There used to be a Mr. Sub. It's gone. I was sad. I'm happy to see that a Korean eatery is about to take its place. I probably frequent these businesses the most: - Shoppers Drug Mart - Felix & Norton Cookies - McDonald's This Shoppers is convenient to get to. If I need to grab something quickly, I can here. There's lots of parking that it's rarely an issue. Felix & Norton Cookies are amazing. I love their gourmet cookies, perhaps more than I should. It's the butter that makes them so decadent. It has Pusheen products, which is a bonus. I like this McDonald's. Staff are friendly and I have yet to have anyone mess up my order. I tend to hit the drive-thru. This plaza has another drive-thru, which makes it stand out. You rarely see a couple of drive-thrus in close proximity, but you do here. The other is Scotiabank. The lane is tighter than McD's, but it works. For the longest time, the store where Canada Computers & Electronics is was vacant. It used to be a Future Shop. When it shuttered for good, it was empty for years, with a brief stint as a returning office for one of the elections. I love Canada Computers. It brings out the geeky side of me. There is a lot to look at and prices are pretty good. Next to Canada Computers is Honeymoon Dessert. It was previously a Menchie's. It's a nice addition to get your dessert fix, including really good fruit teas. I have frequented Cora's, Teriyaki Experience, and Pizza Pizza over the years. All have been at this plaza for years. I still haven't visited all businesses. Wonton Hut comes to mind. One of these days, I'll cave and place an order. This plaza has everything I need. Food. Burgers. Cookies. Computer accessories. Dessert. It suits my needs nicely. (172)

So yeah, just how much do you like your Japanese toys, and how much do you really want to pay for…read moreit? And is it really Japanese that you are looking for? It'll depend on your upbringing. I grew up amongst the Sogo 崇光, Mitsukoshi (三越), Yaohan (八佰伴), AEON and Seibu (西武) and had access to some really quality Japanese toys of the Showa (昭和) period. Did I grew up in Japan? No, I grew up in Hong Kong, and all I really wanted back then was a decent diecast KMB bus, the one that ran outside my childhood home on Jordan Road. I might've looked at all the Tomicas and Gundams, but none of those things really captured my imagination. That's why my parents bought me Legos instead. Fast forward to today. See, when your $dayjob have you run IT operations for a mid-sized company, you need a hobby that would help you majorly de-stress. For me, that implies building model kits, Lego sets, or travel. Oh, even better if it helps you remember your Hong Kong roots. I might run my plarail train sets, but those are MTR Plarail sets exclusive to HK. It also helps to have a wife who are understanding of your stress shedding hobby (she also love Re-ments). On the way to Toronto we made a stop in Mitsuwa (the US successor to Yaohan) in New Jersey and picked up a few Re-ments and F-Toys trade models before heading north. Me and the missus were driving around Markham looking at the mostly mediocre Chinese malls out there (seriously, how many travel agencies, herbal shops, restaurants, cellphone stores and "Korean" clothing stores do you really need?) during the snowstorm 2 weeks ago, and we came across Langham square, which is this kinda-premium shopping mall complete with free indoor parking (my wife loved that) and a T&T Supermarket, which was in total contrast to the other malls like Splendid China Tower (totally misnamed), which didn't even bother to shovel their parking lot. Maybe the name references the large snow bank walling up their parking lot on Steeles Street East. So why are local Chinese owned malls so keen to crib names from their more famous Hong Kong equivalents? Langham square was named after Langham place, which is this kinda-stylish vertical shopping mall that was located in the heart of Kowloon (fun fact: it was built by Hong Kong's infamous Urban Renewal Authority in an attempt to kill off the nearby Portland street red light district and gentrify the area - totally didn't work). This one was slightly different in that the area features some rather nice premium condos nearby (so if you came from the transit-shopping-podium-condo tower indoor complexes of Hong Kong's upper middle class, man, is this home-like to you). The mall features some of the same we saw all over Markham, while other stuff just seem like it can only exist here at this mall. A tax attorney. An IT consultant. The Markham equivalent of BlueRibbon (pre-prepped meals aiming towards a Cantonese palate). A maid agency. A social club. This seems a little more tailored towards the Crazy Asian Rich. And then my wife pointed out an anime store - those are a dime a dozen, probably selling some fake Pokemon merch painted in garish colors straight from Shenzhen. "Babe, this one is carrying TinyHK merchandise". WAIT, WHAT? So there are only 1 other place that I am aware that would sell you TinyHK diecast cars and models. It belongs to a shop that sells Airsoft guns located on the 2nd floor of Pacific Mall's "Culture walk" (or as I call it, Stereotype Central). I already bought an F-Toys model from them, and I was a bit put off by the owner's non-existent customer service skills. "Hi, may I help you?" Whoa. Is that the TinyHK mushroom hawker center model? And the price isn't too overly ridiculous (Canadian dollars, taxes included). See, I order TinyHK merch directly from HK, but the shipping is fairly atrocious. This store will sell me Tomicas and TinyHK diecast vehicles for a few bucks. "Hey, here's our card. If you order more than 100 USD we'll ship it stateside for free". Score and paydirt. So yeah, the quick and the easy - its a small storefront that is part-time staffed, they carry Tomicas, Re-ments and are an authorized TinyHK retailer. They also sell some other figurines, plushies and toys straight from Japan (so you won't see the same BS as all the other anime stores in Markham). Decent selection, pricing isn't too bad, and if you are a Honkie nerd (like me) you'll pretty much know what you're looking at and how much you want to buy. Definitely a stopover if you collect TinyHK or want that piece of collective memory from Hong Kong in your home. Seriously, they should just call this place "Yaohan". Us old school Honkies will totally get that.

Lots of miniature cars, food, and other miscellaneous toys, purses, bags…read more Friendly staff! Wifi: Mall. Loyalty: No.

The first time I visited Skycity Shopping Centre must have been in 2018. I was a huge fan of Happy…read moreLemon and the closest one to my home was here. Since then, this bubble tea franchise has shut down in the GTA. Chung Chun Rice Dog has taken over this spot. This change explains Skycity in a nutshell. There is a high concentration of bubble tea shops at Skycity. Competition is fierce. I was recently here, thinking that I should get some bubble tea. I actually couldn't decide because the selection was insane and proceeded with my errands instead... haha! I tend to visit Chatime the most here to get my bubble tea fix. Apart from an oversaturation of bubble tea stores, this place has a ton of food. I feel like it'll take me years to eat my way through this place. I recently visited Chung Chun and had an excellent experience. I love their Korean rice dogs and I'm thrilled that this location is a lot closer to me than heading over to North York to satisfy my cravings. My local Cheese Garden is here. I like that I can order online and drop by to pick up my goods. There are benches scattered around the plaza in case you are in a food coma after stuffing yourself to rest or take a nap. There is plenty of parking, although it does getting busy at night. Many eateries and bubble tea places open till 11:30 pm or midnight. There are other businesses, such as electronic stores, nail salons, and more. I have yet to make a dent in these categories here. The catch is that when you exit onto Midland, you can only turn right. Although it's convenient for me to turn left and head home, I don't mind cycling around the block to get home. It's safer considering how weird drivers can be around this area. One of these days, I will visit every bubble tea place here. The problem is that I have my usual places in Markham that it's tough to break decent habits. (342)

This is a huge Chinese outdoor mall. There are many restaurants (Chinese and Vietnamese), desserts,…read moredrinks, travel agencies, nail salons, electronic, health, pet, fashion, spas, dental, housewares, courier service, etc. There are so many bubble tea places: Chatime, Happy Lemon, Snow Tea, Boba Boy, Chaplus, Feng Cha, Xing Fu Tang, Hey Sugar. There is lots of outdoor parking (could get crowded), and a few benches to sit outdoors. During pandemic times, all food restaurants are takeout. Recently restaurants are allowed to serve food on an outdoor patio but not all restaurants made a patio. There is no general WiFi for the mall.

The Shoppes of Unionville is a plaza south of the Union Villa that has been around for many years…read more I used to come here as a teenager with my parents for lunch at Yang's Kitchen. This restaurant is being replaced by another AYCE restaurant. As a family we later frequented the local favourite Smash Kitchen and Bar. They used to have a M&M Meat Shop in the plaza that has since closed down. There are a number of service-based businesses including York Region Community and Health services, the UPS Store, and Fabriclean Dry Cleaners. I have been eyeing the Silver Leaf Day Spa for some pampering, but have not yet tried this place. There is plenty of parking in this shopping centre, including towards the rear of the complex.

The Peachtree Mall is old. It was built somewhere in the late 1990's to early 2000's (I don't know…read morethe exact year). I recall that the Sweet Culture is one of the original stores from the beginning. The owner advertised on the Chinese TV station to promote their traditional Chinese sweet soups and desserts. People patronized Sweet Culture after seeing midnight Chinese movies at the former Market Village. The (now) new guy behind the counter looks so similar to the original owner that I swear they are related (LOL). The New City Restaurant is another original store. The store next to the current Eat With Fun Roast Restaurant was originally a gift and craft store. Enough for the nostalgia. The mall building has not been kept up with times. There has been no renovation, but some upkeeping works are done. The saving graces are the various eateries. From roast meat, to Shanghainese delights, to steamed pot rice, to Hong Kong cafes, to Hong Kong western diner - they serve unapologetically authentic comfort food from the far east. Looking through the windows, the numerous faces in each and every stores tell you the food here win their seals of approvals. According to a Chinese friend who is a construction worker, there is not a single bad HK milk tea in this mall. I love coming to Peachtree Mall for good food, good milk tea, good value and good nostalgia.

I had NO IDEA this was called Peachtree Center even though I've been coming here for a decade and a…read morehalf. THANK GOD FOR YELPERS AND YELP. Yea, we always called in mong gok because that's what it's called in Chinese. I actually just went not too long ago, and they changed the sign to "New Kennedy Square", although I still see Peachtree Mall on one of the signs. A couple stores have changed since this plaza has opened, but there have been shops that have been here for decades, like the store that sells popcorn and cotton candy. Or the store that sells sugar cane drinks. More food court booths have opened here, though the one that is directly in the middle of the food court always seems to close, probably because feng shui isnt as great in the spot, no idea tbh. The not so dollar, dollar store is here selling any item you can think of. There are fewer bootleg dvd shops as before. I remember bootleg dvds were like $20 for 3 or $10 for 3 when they were popular in the day. Parking can be difficult during peak times such as Saturday for dinner, but you shouldn't need to wait long for a spot.

Marshalls itself is okay but there's an employee here named 'Elena' who might be the 'manager', a…read moremiddle-aged, overweight, Caucasian female, who was making a dirty judgmental face while I was requesting a cashier to give me a bit of a discount on a clearly scratched up product. 'Elena', an employee who lives on minimum wage, was too miserly to offer any discount and straight out rudely denied me with silly, invalided excuses. I've never had an employee refuse a discount at winners/marshalls/homesense for a product that clearly has some form of wear or damage, but that nasty-faced woman couldn't follow store policy. I went to winners across the mall and a normal caucasian male employee with a professional attitude immediately offered me a valid discount when he saw the scratches on the product. Regardless, I returned the product entirely. P.S. I am frankly bewildered as to where these workers on pennies get attitudes from and the audacity to be openly inappropriate in front of customers. They aren't the owners of the stores, they sweep floors and stock shelves. It might be because I'm too dignified of a paying customer, perhaps I should start treating these cashiers the way other customers treat them instead of being friendly and polite, since that's not being returned. It seems there's a pattern of cashiers targeting young females in particular, rather than older women, or men of any age, regardless of the cashier's own age and gender, although most male employees in retail have been courteous. In particular, middle-aged and older caucasian females seem to have problems whether they are customers or cashiers. Odd.

This Marshalls store used to be on the southeast corner of McCowan and Bullock Drive. It was by the…read moreCIBC branch. Marshalls has since moved into CF Markville Mall, on the lower level, in the food court. Its positioning is interesting. I was there a couple of times recently to grab a quick bite to eat at the food court. Lo and behold, this bright store kept calling me to go in. Yes, Mary, there are snacks and kitchen gadgets waiting for you. Come get 'em! Naturally, my hunger had to be attended to first. I can't shop hangry. I'd be banned for life. I went in the store afterwards. It's clean and bright. There are lots of pretty shoes. The clothing section was impeccably organized. Although I am more of a Winners person, its sister store is growing on me. I spent the most time in the kitchen accessories and snack sections. Surprised? Probably not... haha! I got a bag of beet chips. I like snacks here because I have never see or had them before. I also have a weakness for kitchen gadgets. No, I don't need another spiralizer, but I do enjoy looking at what is out here in the market. I like everything from cheaper Le Creuset baking dishes, to making soft-boiled and fried eggs with creativity. I browsed the handbags section. When Marshalls was across the street, I spotted a couple of Kipling handbags. Perhaps it was the luck of the draw, but I didn't see a single one on my most recent trip here. I had a friendly woman cash me out. I paid for my beet chips with a debit card and had my TJX Rewards card scanned. Easy peasy! I left the store happy with my bag of happiness. I'd come back here again to see if there are some Kipling bags and deals. (35)