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Opinion | This popular Niagara-on-the-Lake roadside market serves up some of Ontarioâs best handmade pies
Walkerâs Country Market in Niagara-on-the-Lake is just outside the historic Old Town, which is a big tourist draw in summer.
July 8, 2026
Walkerâs Country Marketâs pies let the fruit be the star of the show.
Dominik Kurek/Metroland
By Dominik KurekOnline EditorInsidehaltoncom
Dominik Kurek is an online editor with Metroland.
The Niagara region will attract millions of visitors this summer. While most of them will flock to that big waterfall and the tourist traps around it that make Niagara Falls such a huge tourist draw, at least a few visitors will trickle north of there to Niagara-on-the-Lake. The community is steeped in Canadian history as the first capital of Upper Canada and epicentre of the War of 1812.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is steeped in history
The historic Old Town attracts crowds who come to see the meticulously preserved 19th-century village full of 200-year-old homes and buildings (most dated after 1813 for obvious reasons), a main street full of shops, restaurants and ice cream parlours, or to catch a play at the Shaw Festival.
The wider Niagara-on-the-Lake community has plenty more to draw tourists too. It has numerous wineries and winery tour operators, Fort George National Historic Site, Laura Secordâs homestead and more.
Known as Canadaâs most haunted town
I donât know who first referred to Niagara-on-the-Lake as âCanadaâs most haunted town,â but itâs one of those descriptors that stuck. Two centuries of violent history probably give that claim some merit.
If you happen to be in Niagara-on-the-Lake this summer, whether to catch a play, ghost or a horse-drawn carriage ride, I recommend you make one more stop.
Walkerâs Country Market is home to delicious pies.
Just south of Old Town, on the Niagara River Parkway, is my favourite pie shop: Walkerâs Country Market. Itâs been in business in Niagara-on-the-Lake since the 1930s and is still family owned and operated today. You canât miss the shop. It usually attracts a crowd on a sunny Saturday or Sunday afternoon, with visitors flocking there for a treat or to check out the Living Water Wayside Chapel, which is on the same property.
The chapel is described as the smallest church in the world, and youâll often find a lineup of people waiting for their turn to go in.
Walkerâs Country Market in Niagara-on-the-Lake has various flavours and sizes of pies, as well as other baked goods.
The pie is what you want
Walkerâs Country Market has more than pie, of course. Thereâs a large selection of preserves, a cafĂŠ with baked goods, ice cream, local in-season produce and more.
But itâs the pie that draws me hither on a fine afternoon.
What makes the pie special?
Now youâre probably waiting for a description of the pie. Keep in mind, if youâre looking for an eloquently worded review, I may not be the best person for the job. Iâm no food reviewer â I wouldnât even call myself a foodie, maybe a bit of a gourmand because of my healthy appetite.
But I am a pie lover, and Iâll gladly tell you what makes this handmade pie so special.
First off, if you like a sweet pie, this isnât for you. The bakers at this establishment let the harvest do the talking. The natural flavours of the fruit are the star of the show in these pies.
The strawberry rhubarb pie from Walkerâs Country Market is loaded with fruit.
As you see in the image of the strawberry rhubarb pie â thatâs my favourite â thereâs a healthy helping of fruit inside, and itâs just oozing with flavour.
The crust is not overly sweet â it almost has an Italian bread stick type of taste to it.
The pie crust crumbles, but it doesnât fall apart. When you cut your pie into slices, the pieces stay in neat triangles, almost defying physics really.
Walkerâs Country Market is on Niagara River Parkway just south of Old Town.
How much are the pies?
These fruity delights arenât cheap, mind you, but theyâre not beyond what youâd expect. A nine-inch pie costs $23.95.
The shop also has five-inch pies, priced at $8.95. These come in handy if youâre unsure of what flavour to get and want to try several. Thereâs a price premium for certain flavours (raspberry and raspberry rhubarb), which add $3 to the price of the nine-inch pie, or $1 to the five-inch pie.
More information is available at walkerscountrymarket.com.
