Pars Food Canada

Shop in Toronto for traditional Persian New Year items

Although there’s a Pars Food on Yonge Street, I prefer this more spacious location on John Street, between Bayview and Leslie. They’re known for their variety of freshly baked breads that are enjoyed with Persian dishes and breakfast meals, like lavash, barbari, and sweet breads. A week or two before Nowruz, they begin to bring in haft-seen table items like hyacinth flowers and grown sprouts (symbols of spring and rebirth) and goldfishes (symbol of life). They also have sweets like Danish pastries, zoolbia bamieh, traditional Persian cookies, and more.