Kulcha, cookies & baklava
Diamond-cut baklava, walnut cookies and kulcha Badakhshi — the tray that disappears every weekend. Built for tea time, Eid tables and shaadi season.
Great with chaiNorth York · Toronto · baharak.ca
Afghan grocery, halal meat & fresh tandoori bakery in North York.
“Taste it and never forget it.” Naan baked hot in the tandoor all day, samosas out at 11, bolani made to order, quality halal veal, goat, lamb & chicken, and the dry fruit Toronto talks about. One stop — Fresh · Halal · Everyday.
به مارکیت بهارک خوش آمدید
★★★★★ “Best Afghan bread in town” · “Best service in all Afghan stores” — see our Google reviews
- 🫓 Bread baked every hour
- 🥩 100% halal counter
- 🕗 Open daily till 11 p.m.
★★★★★
“The Badakhshi bread is the best!” — Hekmat S.
The counters · Grocery — Halal Meat — Fresh Bakery
What’s fresh today
🫓
Badakhshi Naan
The signature round — thick, soft, patterned, pressed with sesame. People drive across the city for this one.
Customer favourite🥖
Tandoori Naan
Soft inside, crisp at the edges, out of the clay oven all day long.
Baked hourly⏰
Timing tip
Come right after a bake and the bread is still too hot to stack. Ask when the next round lands.
Insider note🎉
Party trays
Sweets boxes packed to order for Ramadan, Eid and celebrations.
Order ahead
Tandoori Samosa
Flaky, laminated, packed with seasoned beef. First tray lands at 11 a.m. — the line already knows. Order boxes for parties before they’re gone.
Best seller · out at 11🥟
Bolani
Made to order, stuffed with leek & spinach or potato, cut hot into quarters.
Made to order🍲
Mantu
Beef dumplings with the full treatment — part of the daily kitchen menu.
Daily menu🍖
Dopiazeh
Braised lamb with onion, best mopped up with fresh Badakhshi bread.
Lunch special🍵
Afghani Chai
The real salty milk tea, plus pomegranate juice when you need something cold.
Traditional
The halal counter
Quality veal, goat, lamb and chicken, prepared in store and cut the way your recipe wants it. Halal, always — no exceptions.
100% halal🥩
Veal & Lamb
Fresh cuts for qorma, karahi and kabob nights. Ask for it cubed to order.
Cut to order🐐
Goat
Fresh goat for the slow-cooked dishes that need it.
Fresh daily🍗
Chicken
Halal chicken, whole or portioned, every day of the week.
Halal🧊
Big orders
Catering a wedding or a masjid dinner? Call ahead — weighed and waiting.
Call ahead
Dry fruit & nuts
Almonds, pistachios, golden raisins, dried apricots and mulberries — the bowls reviewers keep raving about. Scoop your own mix.
Reviewer favourite🥛
Dairy & cream
Fresh milk products and homemade cream — plus mumyahi from Afghanistan, if you know, you know.
Like back home🍚
Pantry staples
Afghan and Iranian food stuff: rice, pulses, spices — everything for qabuli night.
Full aisle🧃
Drinks & treats
Pomegranate juice, candies for the kids, snacks you didn’t plan to buy but will.
Grab & go🌰
Seasonal boxes
Gift-ready dry fruit boxes for Ramadan, Eid and shaadi season.
Gift readyRhythm of the shop
A day at Baharak
First naan lands
The tandoor is lit before the doors open. Badakhshi comes out hot, every hour, all day.
Samosas out
First tray of tandoori samosas hits the counter. Regulars already know — the line forms fast.
Lunch plates
Dopiazeh, mantu and the daily kitchen menu, until the pots are empty.
Evening bake
Second wind of bread for the after-work crowd. Bolani sizzles to order.
Last call
Last bread of the day, candies for the kids, chai for the road. Doors close at 11.
Word of mouth · five stars only
What Toronto says about us
★★★★★
“This store has the best tandoori samosas and naan flat bread.”
— Sayed Yusuf F.
★★★★★
“They deserve more than 5 stars. Feels like you’re at Afghanistan. Best price and service.”
— Atiq S.
★★★★★
“Best Afghan bread in town — authentic taste.”
— Arsalan K.
★★★★★
“MashaAllah! The Afghani bread is absolutely wonderful — it truly deserves 5 stars!”
— Mohammad H.
★★★★★
“Amazing staff with a welcoming attitude, and the dry fruit quality… WOW. So far the best service in all Afghan stores.”
— Shehab
★★★★★
“Great customer service and great staff. GREAT BAKERY — the best in the city!”
— Alain A. R.
★★★★★
“Very good Afghan store with many delicious dinner dishes and fresh tandoori bread. The staff are respectful and friendly.”
— Abdulrahman H.
★★★★★
“Samosas were amazing — great thing to order for a party.”
— Fayaz R.
★★★★★
“The Badakhshi bread is the best!”
— Hekmat S.
Five-star quotes from public Google reviews. Read all reviews on Google →
Good to know
Questions we get every day
What time does fresh naan come out?
Our tandoor runs all day long. The first bread lands around 8 a.m., and tandoori samosas come out of the oven from around 11 a.m. Come right after a bake for bread that’s still hot.
Is all the meat halal?
Yes. Our butcher counter is 100% halal — quality veal, goat, lamb and chicken, prepared in store and cut to order.
Can I pre-order samosas, bolani or bread for pickup?
Absolutely. Call (416) 445-0022 with your order and pickup time, or use the order form on this site and we’ll call you back to confirm. Party trays of samosas and sweets should be ordered a day ahead.
Where is Baharak Market located?
1252 Lawrence Ave E, North York, ON M3A 1C3 — at Lawrence & Victoria Park, minutes from the 401 and the DVP, serving North York, Scarborough and all of Toronto.
What are your opening hours?
We’re open every day of the week, from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Do you deliver?
Yes — order delivery through Uber Eats, or call ahead and pick up at the store. Free parking is available at the plaza.
Find us · baharak.ca
On Lawrence Ave E, at Victoria Park
1252 Lawrence Ave E,
North York, ON M3A 1C3
- Monday – Sunday8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
- Phone(416) 445-0022
- Webbaharak.ca
Minutes from the 401 & DVP, with free plaza parking — an easy run for Victoria Village, Don Mills, Scarborough, Markham, Vaughan and everywhere in between.
OPENSkip the line
Party on Friday? Order the samosa count ahead.
Send the order below and we’ll call you back to confirm — or phone the counter directly, or get it delivered on Uber Eats.
(416) 445-0022