was given a new sign for exterior footage of Kim's Convenience. Vince Talotta / Toronto Star ) Order this photo Set designers have reproduced the interior of Mimi Variety at Queen and Sherbourne Sts., pictured, inside Showline Studios, where Kim's Convenience is shot. So, almost 30 years later, Mimi Variety remained a thriving business, even though there was no one named Mimi. So it wasn’t a big deal either when a CBC location manager chose their store for the exterior shots, or that the store would be renamed Kim’s Convenience. If things go well for the show, you can be sure some time in the future there will be Seinfeld-like bus tours in Toronto to find the actual store that Kim’s Convenience is modelled after.

Source: thestar October 09, 2016 12:22 UTC