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No visit to Chinatown is complete without a stop at this jam-packed store, where shoppers load up on everything from rice cookers and cocktail shakers to Yanagiba knives and silicone baking molds. For professionals, and those who merely like to dabble in the culinary arts, it’s hard to beat the variety you'll find at this family-run spot.

Multiple locations of this chain (at Yonge & Eglinton, in Liberty Village and more) cater to burgeoning cooks and hosts with seasonal trinkets and bundles of kitchen must-haves. Pop in for an ice tray and you’re likely to leave with a jaunty new throw cushion and closet caddy, a squeeze toy for Fido and a shiny set of steak knives to boot.

Foodies find their flock at this well-appointed Roncesvalles Village shop, where shelves are lined with high-end products from Riedel and Wusthoff, Le Creuset and other top culinary brands. Not sure what to do with your loot? Sign up for one of the team's cooking classes, and perfect every technique — from braising to brunoise.

In Scarborough, Corktown and North York, this reliable spot serves culinary professionals with a range of grade-A goods. Whatever your kitchen or restaurant needs — be it a meat slicer or dishwasher, set of chafing dishes or electric combi oven — you'll find it here.

Family-run since 1975, this sprawling Etobicoke warehouse houses a giddy array of kitchen tools for the home cook and professional. One could spend hours browsing the stock, which ranges from lustrous espresso machines to hand-made ravioli rolling pins imported from Italy.

Visitors to this chain (with locations at Yonge & Dundas, in Etobicoke and more) furnish their entire homes in minutes, thanks to a variety of goods that jumps from candlesticks to cotton jars. When it comes to the kitchen, the house brand will have you stylishly whisking and zesting, piping, peeling, and everything in between.

Whether you want a kitchen that looks good, performs well, or neatly does both, this massive store in the Castelfield Design District is a solid bet. Friendly prices and stylish set-ups make it easy to load up on kitchen and home essentials — plus stuff you probably don't need but feel compelled to buy.

At this locally-owned Danforth spot, shoppers replace worn-out kitchenwares with bright, fresh upgrades. From appliances and cookware sets to quirky finds — like striped baguette bags — that you can't live without, the store is a mecca of kitchen must-haves.

Store your olive oil! Make silky ice cream! Caramelize your crème brûlée! In short, find the best tool for any job at this commercial kitchen store on Queen West. A favourite among home cooks and professionals, this store takes some time to navigate but never disappoints.