Roywoods, Muskoka Supply Co., CHANEL, Ladurée and a new Plaza Premium Lounge are among the 2026 additions designed to give travellers more local flavour and choice
Toronto Pearson is adding more than 30 new dining, retail and lounge offerings across the airport during 2026.
- Toronto Pearson is opening more than 30 new retail, dining and lounge concepts throughout 2026.
- The lineup combines Canadian and Toronto-linked brands such as Roywoods, Muskoka Supply Co. and Mary Brown's Chicken with international names including CHANEL and Ladurée.
- New hospitality options include Wait N' Rest private rooms and an additional Plaza Premium Lounge.
- The commercial expansion is unfolding alongside Pearson LIFT, the airport's multi-billion-dollar long-term infrastructure modernization program.
(NEWS) TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, 2026-Sep-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Toronto Pearson International Airport is expanding the part of the airport experience that happens between security and boarding, with more than 30 new places to eat, shop, relax and spend time opening across its terminals during 2026.
The commercial rollout brings together Toronto-founded businesses, Canadian brands and international names, giving passengers a wider mix of local food, gifts, beauty, hospitality and premium retail. According to details released by Toronto Pearson on September 9, the additions form one of the airport’s most significant recent expansions of dining, shopping and lounge options.
Among the most distinctly local arrivals is Roywoods, the Toronto Caribbean restaurant making its airport debut. Pearson is also adding Muskoka Supply Co., with apparel and gifts inspired by Ontario cottage country, and Greetings from Toronto, a souvenir concept built around the identity of Canada’s largest city.
The Canadian emphasis extends into food and personal care. Mary Brown’s Chicken is opening its first airport location at Pearson, while Aura Beauty is bringing together Canadian skincare, wellness and personal-care brands. Other homegrown names highlighted by the airport include Dillon’s, Libretto Slice Shop and KINTON RAMEN.
More choice across food, retail and passenger downtime
The wider dining lineup includes Boulevard Pizza, OEB Kitchen + Bar, Pret A Manger, Real Fruit Bubble Tea and Brasa Peruvian Kitchen. Pearson has not published a single opening schedule for every concept, instead saying the new venues are being introduced throughout 2026.
International brands are also part of the mix. CHANEL is opening a fragrance and beauty boutique, while Ladurée joins the airport’s premium food and retail offering. Together, the additions broaden the range available to passengers looking for anything from a quick pre-flight meal to gifts, beauty products or a more leisurely stop before departure.
The expansion is not limited to restaurants and shops. Pearson says travellers will also see new hospitality options, including Wait N’ Rest private rooms and an additional Plaza Premium Lounge. Those openings add more places for passengers to work, rest or wait during longer dwell times and connections.
Deborah Flint, CEO of Toronto Pearson, said the airport wants its commercial spaces to reflect the diversity and entrepreneurial character of Canada while improving the passenger experience. That local focus is particularly visible in the choice of brands that already have an established identity in Toronto or elsewhere in Ontario.
Commercial partners are positioning the changes in similar terms. Gregg Paradies, CEO of Paradies Lagardère, said Muskoka Supply Co. and Greetings from Toronto are intended to bring a stronger sense of place into the terminal environment. Steve Johnson, President and CEO, North America, at Avolta, described the new venues as part of a broader effort to improve the traveller experience through a more developed mix of food and retail.
For Roywoods, the airport opening also creates a new way to put a Toronto food brand in front of an international audience. Co-owner David Isaias said Pearson’s passenger mix reflects the diversity that has been central to the restaurant’s identity.
Commercial expansion arrives alongside Pearson LIFT
The new concessions are being introduced while Pearson undertakes a much larger physical transformation through Pearson LIFT, its Long-term Investment in Facilities and Terminals program. The multi-billion-dollar plan is designed to modernize airport infrastructure, improve passenger and employee facilities and prepare the airport for future growth.
In May 2026, Pearson launched the first major LIFT program with an initial $3-billion investment in airfield and baggage systems. Two months later, the airport announced a further $1.5-billion Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 revitalization program, extending the modernization effort into passenger-facing spaces.
The retail and dining additions are therefore arriving at a point when Toronto Pearson is not only upgrading core infrastructure but also reconsidering what passengers encounter inside the terminals. For travellers, the most immediate result is a broader choice of places to eat, shop and rest, with a noticeably stronger effort to connect the airport experience to Toronto, Ontario and Canadian brands.
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, which operates Toronto Pearson, has framed the commercial program as part of the airport’s preparation for long-term growth. Rather than relying only on familiar global airport brands, the 2026 lineup signals a parallel effort to make local businesses and regional identity more visible to the millions of domestic and international passengers moving through Canada’s largest airport.
