T&T Waterfront Night Market

Visiting the nightmarket for the first time and it was quite the experience. The first problem is the transportation, there was only one bus that goes to that location so expect a really long lineup if you decide to bus to it there. The second is the crowd, as the evening arrives, expect more people and longer lineups to stores. Because of this, it was difficult to see which lineup was for which vendor. They should definitely address these two issues in the future.
But onto the food, they had a assortment of great asian street foods which I enjoyed. Most where between $ 5-​$ 8 which seems to be a the norm for any food festival. I recommend getting the lamb sewers, squid, chicken balls, basically any meat on a stick was really good. Corn on the cob and bubble tea were also excellent. Lastly, if you have the guts, try the stinky tofu. It’s a mainstay at the market and has an aroma that is very off-​putting if you’ve never had it before. Apparently it taste better than it smells so YMMV.
So in summary, excellent food but poorly organized. They should dedicate more space to vendors instead of the less popular carnival games, I’d go to the Ex for that.

I was visiting Toronto and thought why not check out the night market. Turned out to be something almost «unorganized».
1^st– traffic was a nightmare.
2^nd– Parking was like $ 10 are u kidding me ?
3^rd-​Way too crowded.
First and last time for this event.

This was my first time attending the T&T Waterfront Night Market, in past years I use to attend the uptown Night Market when it was located behind Metro Square but I stopped going a few years back since it was too chaotic for my liking and I heard that the T&T Waterfront Night Market was less chaotic, so I decided to give it a try.
It was quite similar to the uptown Night Market when it was located behind Metro Square. Street vendors selling the traditional Asian street food fare, basketball games going on, live music and dance performances being performed on the main stage. One of the bigger differences was the T&T Waterfront Night Market had an area of rides for children which unfortunately were not free. The T&T Waterfront Night Market had a lot more families with strollers attending and less young teenagers unlike the uptown Night It Up. Also, they were showing Asian movies at night that were part of the Reel Asian Film Festival.
It’s gets quite crowded and is shoulder to shoulder in most places which is not unusual for most Asian festivals but I think part of the reason is because there are quite a few strollers that slow down the walk through traffic. As it gets busier as it gets darker. The lineup for the food stalls move pretty quickly (10 minutes or less) with the exception of the food vendors selling stinky tofu which can be quite long.
Here is a list of food I tried:
T&T Food Stall:
BBQ lobster ($ 10 for half a grilled lobster): This was probably my food highlight of the night.
BBQ Scallops and mussels ($ 9 as a combo): Just average nothing special.
Shrimp Tornado Roll ($ 4 a roll): This is essentially shrimp tempura covered in batter that resembles a tornado, this was not bad but the batter was fried a little too much.
Thai Food Stall:
Oyster Omelette Pad Thai ($ 7): Kind of bland and nothing comparable to Sukothai’s pad thai.
Taiwan Dessert Stall:
Bao Bing ($ 4): This is a popular Taiwanese dessert which is essentially shaved ice with fresh strawberries and mango covered in condensed milk, this was delicious, it had a fair amount of fruit that was fresh and ripe.
There was a fair amount of parking with a large parking lot across the street from the T&T Waterfront Night Market that charged only $ 5, there was also free street parking but finding a spot was pretty difficult.
There was also a fair amount of portables to accommodate the crowd with water sinks and hand soap and hand sanitizer just outside the portables which was a nice touch.