Main Street Markham — Local services in Markham

I was walking down this street one night and suddenly this twenty-something guy with two dogs looks at me, smiles, approaches me, and starts to say something. At first, I was confused as his words seemed like gibberish. After a while, I realized that he was trying to string together a bunch of meaningless Chinese words in a terrible accent. Because I look Chinese. Odd to have this kind of experience in a place like Markham, but this just goes to show the type of place this is. Unlike Main Street Unionville, which a friend of mine so aptly described as having a self-aware faux old Canadian town, Main Street Markham is the most real old-town Canadian street you might find in Markham. But with its curses comes its charms - you can even experience a Victorian-style tea room here, which I am sure you cannot do in many other places in the GTA. So as much as this street has its negatives, it also has its positives. Comes with the...

nice calm, quaint olde town markham with lots of foodie options. Came by for slice of fire and then a nice walk to love gelato for some dessert on a warm spring night..... picture perfect areas with nice instagrammable backdrops. Love this area more than unionville as it's less crowded, love the food options here with a few new ones opening like Cafe Kkinn and Roll It Up Ice...

Luv walking around Main Street Markham. It has a nice mixture of retail stores, restaurants, bars and filled with nice historic Victorian style buildings. It's peaceful and people are courteous. Lots of free parking spaces along the streets.

In particular, I really enjoy the small Joseph Street Parkette, the structure with...