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The Best Sneaker Shops in Toronto

Posted by Gary / April 12, 2008

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Sneakers TorontoThere's nothing like stomping around the city in a new pair of kicks, is there? When it comes to sneakers it's all about Cookstown and SoHo, but unless you're taking a trip down to New York City or heading up north to a cottage, Toronto has some amazing places to go for serious sneaker shoppers.

So, let's take a look at the best sneaker shops in Toronto, as voted by blogTO readers.

Get Outside

Get Outside

This store is the sneaker capital of Toronto. Its Queen/Spadina location is the centre of hipster shopping and everybody at least peeks their head into the place to see what the latest and greatest Chuck Taylors look like. You don't even have to go inside, as these sneaker pimps put displays right outside on the street. More »

Groovy

Groovy

Perhaps the higher prices in this little shop is the reason it ranked fourth in our poll, but Groovy boasts the most exotic selection of sneakers in town. The store is rammed from floor to ceiling with hard to find Puma, Adidas and Tiger sneakers - many of them imports from over seas. With shelves featuring lesser known brands and a small section of rare athletic apparel, Groovy is definitely worth checking out. More »

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Eli Budd / April 12, 2008 at 12:56 pm
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Nobody voted for Live Stock?
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twentythreeseven / April 12, 2008 at 01:23 pm
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Where's the love for Van-city import, <a href="http://www.deadstock.ca/";>Livestock</a>?
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Gary / April 12, 2008 at 01:46 pm
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Uh oh. Looks like Saturday readers are into Livestock. We'll look into this people. Thanks for the feedback.
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sellout / April 12, 2008 at 03:18 pm
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Okay, not for nothing, but how come a store like the sneaker shop near the northwest corner of Spadina and Dundas can get away with selling counterfeit shoes but the DVD shops get constantly raided.

You know the one...where the shoes are shrinkwrapped in plastic and all look like they come from the same sweatshop?
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Lee / April 12, 2008 at 03:31 pm
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T.O. is the only place I've been able to find Johnny Fluevogs since I left Vancouver.
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Sarah / April 12, 2008 at 05:36 pm
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Really? Get Outside? I do not agree.
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Elle Driver / April 12, 2008 at 06:01 pm
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My favorite shoe shop is The Shoe Tree, at 352 Yonge (between Dundas and College). They might not have all the latest styles in stock, but their prices are WAY cheaper than the stores mentioned above. They're best known for their dizzying array of Chuck Taylor's.
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anonymous / April 13, 2008 at 02:23 am
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queen st. = worst street for shoes

goodfoot sucks
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clothdeal.com / April 13, 2008 at 07:19 am
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How can we let stores do not sell fake shoes?
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Gianni / April 14, 2008 at 10:31 am
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Yo i know its a little north of the city, but what about - The Vault? <a href="http://www.vaultstyle.ca/";>http://www.vaultstyle.ca/<;/a>

Talk to Benny over there - he'll always hook you up. Plus one of only 3 stores in Canada to carry the new Jordan 23 Titaniums? Come on gotta give props to The Vault.
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Mark / April 15, 2008 at 12:36 am
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Athletic Stop (kind of hidden on queen west) has great deals on last years models. As the name says... mostly athletic shoes.

http://www.athletic-stop.com/
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Santos Mendoza / August 1, 2008 at 11:43 pm
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Honestly the vault should be there because its way better 123 combine
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Stive / June 7, 2009 at 02:34 am
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Go to Athletic Stop 472 Queen 2nd floor great deals on sneakers, asics nike puma etc. That's west of Spadina
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Nate / August 20, 2009 at 06:46 pm
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Hmm, for some reason I thought Da Zone closed down. I haven't been there in a while but I swear I read it on BlogTO. Maybe im just tripping balls
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Tim / August 20, 2009 at 07:27 pm
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Da Zone has closed. I have removed it from the list. We'll need to update this one as with 4 places it doesn't include some other good options in the city.
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colocolo / August 25, 2009 at 11:44 pm
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live stock should be up there
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SNKRFRKR / September 6, 2009 at 06:10 pm
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Livestock should be up there and Goodfoot should be taken down. Those guys clearly do not know how to run a shop. They deserve a lesson or two on customer service.
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samanta / September 19, 2009 at 09:59 am
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Qigoi6 http://gok9ejqnFfglrk63mdg.org
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Jay Skam / November 28, 2009 at 09:15 am
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Screw Live stock!!!
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some call me Tim / December 26, 2009 at 11:49 am
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Now now, Jay, that's called "bestiality" and it's not acceptable in Canada.
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hoopedup / December 26, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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Say whaaaat? No Live Stock?
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FoundMissing.ca / January 1, 2010 at 07:37 pm
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lol Jay Skam is a Livestock member .
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Shinobi replying to a comment from Elle Driver / March 29, 2010 at 07:48 am
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agreed. I havent found a place with a better selection of chucks.
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peek1777 / April 15, 2011 at 04:24 pm
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Does anybody know if Athletic Stop is still there? The website is gone and the phone number disconnected. Thanks.
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RASCAL / May 13, 2011 at 11:52 pm
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CAPSULE @ YORKVILLE???...
AND ALSO LIVESTOCK @ SPADINA JUST OFF RICHMOND???...

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Jane1988 / July 22, 2011 at 02:51 am
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Este es un maravilloso recurso &#250;til que usted est&#225; proporcionando y que le dan gratis ausente en el precio. Me encanta ver los sitios web, que comprenden el valor de proporcionar un recurso de calidad &#250;tiles de forma gratuita. Es la vieja lo que va, vuelve el programa.
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SNEAKERS SHOP / August 8, 2011 at 02:21 am
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Livestock should be taken down and Goodfoot. Those guys obviously do not know how to run a shop. They should get one or two customer service lessons.
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SNEAKERS SHOP / August 8, 2011 at 02:22 am
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Livestock should be taken down and Goodfoot. Those guys obviously do not know how to run a shop. They should get one or two customer service lessons.
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BEST RUNNING SHOES / August 13, 2011 at 04:51 am
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I have removed it from the list. We'll need to update this one as with 4 places it doesn't include some other good options in the city.
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ADIDAS OUTLET STORE / August 16, 2011 at 09:47 am
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Es la vieja lo que va, vuelve el programa.
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UGGS UK / August 17, 2011 at 07:03 am
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"lol Jay Skam is a Livestock member ."
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CHEAP UGGS / September 4, 2011 at 03:33 am
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We'll need to update this one as with 4 places it doesn't include some other good options in the city.
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Steven / September 18, 2011 at 07:08 pm
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Hi, I am listed on ebay :step 1)Homepage >>>> 2)Advance Search
3)Seller 4) ID: Spartansneaker
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Scott / September 27, 2011 at 12:12 pm
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I'm not trying to hate, but Toronto's sneaker store situation is terrible these days. Live Stock rarely has anything worth while or unique while Get Outside has a bland and boring selection as well (for men). Maybe it's this year's sneaks but I have gone out to buy new kicks about 6 times this summer and have gone home empty handed every single time. This is a great city, but where are all the good sneakers at!?
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Steven / September 27, 2011 at 01:32 pm
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472 Queen Street West 2nd Floor. Or try ebay: Spartansneaker
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Articles Sharing / October 21, 2011 at 05:46 am
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Da Zone closed down. I haven't been there in a while but I swear I read it on BlogTO. Maybe im just tripping balls
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Articles Sharing / October 21, 2011 at 05:47 am
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Da Zone closed down. I haven't been there in a while but I swear I read it on BlogTO. Maybe im just tripping balls
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