24 researched places across 7 pockets — restaurants, shops, schools and parks.
A noodle shop inside Pacific Mall famous for hand-pulled noodles, made fresh as the cook stretches the dough into strands — a Milliken food-court favourite.
Local pick: Watch the noodles pulled by hand
A well-loved northern Chinese restaurant near Pacific Mall, known for dumplings and hearty home-style dishes.
Local pick: Dumplings and northern-style plates
A popular Indian restaurant in Greensborough serving tandoori grills, curries and fresh naan — one of the area's go-to spots for a family dinner.
Local pick: Tandoori and fresh naan
A bright dessert café on Markham Road serving Hong Kong-style sweet soups, tofu pudding and shaved ice — a favourite after-dinner stop.
Local pick: Hong Kong-style desserts
The plazas around Box Grove's centre offer a growing range of casual restaurants and cafés for the southeast Markham community.
Local pick: A casual dinner near home
The Markham Road and Denison plazas through Middlefield are packed with authentic Chinese, Vietnamese and other Asian restaurants and bakeries.
Local pick: Authentic plates at every price
The Kennedy Road plazas serve Milliken Mills West with casual restaurants, cafés and bakeries for everyday dining.
Local pick: A quick bite on Kennedy
North America's largest indoor Asian shopping mall — hundreds of shops, a famous food court and Market Village next door, a destination at Steeles and Kennedy.
Local pick: A full day of food and finds
A large enclosed regional mall on Highway 7 beside Raymerville — fashion, department stores, dining and services for all of south Markham.
Local pick: The anchor mall of the south end
The walkable retail core of Greensborough near Mount Joy GO — grocery, pharmacy, cafés and services for the planned community.
Local pick: Walkable village shopping
Box Grove's retail centre brings grocery, big-box stores and services to the growing southeast — a convenient hub off Highway 407.
Local pick: Big-box and grocery near home
The plazas near Markham Road and Steeles serve the Armadale community with groceries, restaurants and everyday services.
Local pick: Everyday errands in the south
A York Region DSB public secondary school serving the Milliken Mills communities, with strong academics, arts and a richly diverse student body.
Local pick: A diverse, well-rounded high school
A York Region DSB semestered public high school in the Middlefield community of southeast Markham, between McCowan, Steeles, Markham Rd and 14th.
Local pick: Southeast Markham's home high school
A York Region DSB secondary school beside Markville mall, consistently ranked among the top public high schools in the province for academics.
Local pick: One of Ontario's top-ranked schools
A York Region DSB JK–8 public elementary serving the planned Greensborough community, popular with young families.
Local pick: A sought-after Greensborough catchment
A York Region DSB JK–8 public elementary serving the Armadale community near Steeles and Markham Road.
Local pick: A long-standing south-end school
A community recreation centre on the south edge of Raymerville — a pool, gymnasium, fitness space and community programs for the south end.
Local pick: Lane swim and the gymnasium
A community centre and library serving the Milliken Mills communities — aquatics, gymnasium, fitness and program space off Kennedy Road.
Local pick: Pool, gym and library together
One of Raymerville's wooded parks — natural trails, a river corridor and open green space among the established family streets.
Local pick: A walk in the woods close to home
A community park in Box Grove with playgrounds, sports fields and walking paths serving the southeast's newer streets.
Local pick: The playground and ball diamonds
A neighbourhood park serving the Middlefield community — sports fields, playground and green space in dense south Markham.
Local pick: Open fields and a playground
Mount Joy GO Station anchors Greensborough's commute, with the Rouge River trails and community greenways branching out into the surrounding parkland.
Local pick: GO downtown, trails on the doorstep
A community park serving Armadale with playgrounds, open fields and walking paths in the south end near Steeles.
Local pick: A neighbourhood green near Steeles