What's open and closed New Year's Day in Toronto for 2019

What's open and closed in Toronto on New Year's Day 2019 is crucial information to find your way around the city on a day where seemingly everything is shut down. Like Christmas Day, it's one of the few days when most of the of the city is on pause.

Here's what's open and closed on New Year's Day in Toronto. 

General
 

Closed

• Government office and banks
• Libraries
• Mail delivery
• Banks

Open

• The TTC will run on a Sunday service schedule

Select grocery and convenience stores will be open on January 1. Photo by Jesse Milns.

Food and Drink
 

Closed

• LCBO
• The Beer Store
• Most major grocery chains will be closed on New Year's Day with a few confirmed exceptions listed below.

Open

• Galleria Supermarket (7040 Yonge St.) - 24 hours
• Galleria Supermarket (865 York Mills Rd.) - 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.
• Galleria Supermarket (558 Yonge St.) - 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.
• Galleria Supermarket (351 Bloor St. West) - 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.
• Rabba (various locations) - 24 hours
• The Food Depot (115 Dupont St.) - 24 hours
• The Kitchen Table (10 Queens Quay West) - 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• The Kitchen Table (389 Spadina Rd.) - 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• The Kitchen Table (595 Bay St.) - 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• The Kitchen Table (705 King St. West) - 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Popbox MicroMrkt (725 Dovercourt Rd.) - 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Whole Foods (87 Avenue Rd.) - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Select indie bottle shops. For a complete list of shops in Toronto, see this directory. Holiday hours are provided where applicable but we advise calling ahead to confirm.

Promenade will be open with reduced hours on New Year's Day. Photo by Hector Vasquez.

Malls
 

Closed

• Bayview Village Shops
• CF Fairview Mall
• CF Sherway Gardens
• Dufferin Mall
• Scarborough Town Centre
• Yorkdale Shopping Centre

Open

• CF Markville (5000 Hwy 7) - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• CF Toronto Eaton Centre (220 Yonge St.) - 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Hillcrest Mall (9350 Yonge St.) - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Pacific Mall (4300 Steeles Ave. E.) - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Promenade (1 Promenade Cir.) - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Square One Shopping Centre (100 City Centre Dr.) - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Toronto Premium Outlets (13850 Steeles Ave. W.) - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Vaughan Mills (1 Bass Pro Mills Dr.) - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Yorkville Village (55 Avenue Rd.) - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ripley's Aquarium is open 365 days a year. Photo by Andrew Williamson.

Attractions
 

Closed

• Canada's Wonderland
• Gardiner Museum
• Hockey Hall of Fame

Open

• Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W.) - 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Bata Shoe Museum (327 Bloor St. W.) - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• CN Tower (301 Front St. W.) - 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Movie Theatres
• Ontario Science Centre (770 Don Mills Rd.) - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Ripley's Aquarium of Canada (288 Bremner Blvd.) - 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queens Park) - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Toronto Zoo (2000 Meadowvale Rd.) - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

by Jaclyn Skrobacky via blogTO