Kristapsons

FOOD
Let me stress that I am not a fish eater. I don’t mind some Sushi, but I avoid fish. But, I do LOVE their smoked salmon. It seemed every neighbourhood dinner party had some. Their fish always tastes fresh and does not have a muddy taste like so many farmed fish do. It is not over smoked or mushy.
All due respect to a previous reviewer, but they do have more than just smoked fish. After a decade of getting smoked fish here, I learned they also sell really good caviar.
But to her point, they only have a few products. They are not a restaurant. There is no glass display of the fish products like a deli.
HISTORY
There is a beautiful obituary in 2010 on the founder, Adolfs Kristapsons, in the Toronto Star if you want to know the history.
PARKING
Meter parking on Yonge St. There is often 1 hour free parking on the side streets if you can walk a couple blocks. Paid Green P parking behind Super Pets & Amaya Indian Food across the street (off of Glenforest Rd).
LOCATION
On the west side of Yonge street between Brookdale Ave & Cranbrook Ave.
This store is worth checking out just to see the smallest store I have ever seen. It is easy to miss walking by because it is such a narrow store front. Beautiful salmon sculpture leaping out of the water in the window. Part of the reason it’s easy to miss is that the front window is angled towards pedestrians walking south.
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
I’d say barely. It’s a narrow, old fashioned door. Once inside, it is totally flat so a walker or wheelchair can turn around. No washrooms.

If you don’t like smoked salmon, or whitefish/​trout, then move on — you can’t get anything else here. But if you do… yum! Once you have smoked salmon from Kristapsons, nothing will ever measure up. We order it for every special occasion, and my parents who live up near Huntsville always request we bring it with us when we come visit.
If it’s truly a special occasion, and you have a lot of mouths to feed… get the full side — it’s served right on the skin, and so not only tastes delicious, the presentation is spot-​on also!