Restaurants
Italian Restaurants
Restaurants
7 Numbers / Danforth
7 Numbers on the Danforth whips up Italian favourites like homemade lasagna, pasta fagioli and panfried calamari. Save room for "Tony's very small but tasty cannolis" for dessert. ...
7 Numbers (Eglinton) / Yonge & Eglinton
7 numbers has two locations in Toronto including this one near Eglinton West and Avenue Road. Go here for delicious home-cooked Italian goodness. ...
7 West / Yonge & Bloor
Client meeting or romantic evening, 4pm or 4am, I find myself returning time and again to a little Toronto hideaway known as 7 West. Located at (you might have guesed) 7...
Acqua Ristorante / Financial District
Acqua aims to reel in the tourists wide-eyed from their visit downstairs at the Hockey Hall of Fame or the nearby Hummingbird. $19 Macaroni and Cheese and $38 Australian Rack...
Acquolina / St. Clair West
Acquolina (which means "mouth watering" in Italian) is a St. Clair West restaurant offering authentic Italian cuisine and an extensive selection of wines....
Across the Road / Mount Pleasant
Across the Road is a cozy Italian bistro on Mount Pleasant. On the menu are options like pasta, calamari, striped bass and provimi calf's liver. ...
Al Dente Italian Restaurant / Markham
Al Dente Italian Restaurant boasts to be "Markham's best kept secret". Situated on the picturesque Main Street in Markham, the restaurant is open for both casual and fine dining, featuring...
Alio / Yonge & Dundas
Alio cooks up basic Italian food and pub favourities like nachos, bruschetta, greek salad and many varieties of pizza and pasta....
Amore Trattoria / Yonge & Eglinton
Amore Trattoria is not for the indecisive, offering a huge array of Italian food on their vast menu. Meanwhile picky eaters can be pleased with endless options when they create-their-own...
Amuse / Beaches
Amuse is a neighbourhood bistro found in a home just south of Queen East in the Beaches. Mains fall in the lower to mid twenties and might include fresh pasta,...
Aprile Bambina Cucina / Leslieville
Aprile Bambina Cucina serves up simple Italian food with a pizza and pasta heavy menu....
Archeo Trattoria / Distillery District
Open for lunch and dinner, Archeo Trattoria's kitchen whips up, what else, Italian! The menu includes option such as caprese salad, pasta, pizza, trout and veal osso bucco. ...
Aria Ristorante / Financial District
Aria is pure eye candy. Taking its name from the Italian meaning for air, the restaurant has a breathtakingly beautiful interior, with 35 foot high ceilings in the prime and...
Armando's / North York
Armando's is an Italian restaurant in North York offering a variety of authentic Italian pastas, thin crust pizzas, and main course dishes. ...
Baldini / Leslieville
Baldini is an understated Italian restaurant on Queen East that serves up Northern and Southern Italian cuisine including risotto, pasta and pizza. Brunch makes an appearance on weekends with eggs...
Balsam Bistro / Beaches
Balsam Bistro in the Beaches might not be the most obvious place for a meal. But set back a bit from the street, the restaurant has two spacious patios and...
Bar Italia / Little Italy
Bar Italia is an institution in Little Italy even though its glory days have long past. The split level restaurant serves a long list of Italian favourites including panini, pasta,...
Bar Mercurio / Annex
Bar Mercurio serves simple Italian bistro fare and offers a number of gluten free substitutes for its pizza and pastas....
Bar Salumi / Parkdale
Bar Salumi straddles the border of Parkdale and Roncesvalles on the gentrifying frontier of antique row. Not just a bar but not quite a bistro, Salumi offers a selection of...
Bar Vespa / Liberty Village
Bar Vespa is one of the newer additions to Liberty Village, and one of a number of restaurants in the neighbourhood to carve out a niche in Italian fare. At...
Bar Volo / Yonge & Wellesley
Bar Volo opened on the corner of Yonge and Dundonald in 1985 and, while it was initially an Italian-focused cafe, it has found a new life — and hit its...
Bellini's / Yorkville
Bellini's is a traditional Italian restaurant in Yorkville. White table clothed service is paired with hearty dishes of risotto, gnocchi and Veal Scallopini....
Black Skirt (College St.) / Little Italy
Black Skirt is a recent addition to College Street's bevy of Italian restaurants. Open since January, the eatery takes over the space formerly occupied by Pantry, just west of Dovercourt. Hearing...
Blu Ristorante / Yorkville
Blu Ristorante is a stylish Italian restaurant that's easy to miss on the south side of Yorkville Avenue between Yonge and Bay. The have both a tapas and regular...
BOCCA / Baldwin Village
BOCCA, an Italian restaurant located on a prime corner in Baldwin Village serves up pasta, grilled meats and other traditional Italian dishes....
Bocconcino Ristorante / Woodbridge
Bocconcino Ristorante is a family restaurant offering dishes only an Italian grandmother would serve, such as pasta fagiole, Calabrese style baccala (salted cod), oven roasted rabbit, oso bucco and penne...
Boccone / Yonge & St. Clair
Boccone is a standard lunch option near Yonge and Summerhill that serves a variety of salads, sandwiches, pizza and pasta....
Bologna Pastificio / Other
Bologna Pastificio on Dufferin is revered for their fresh home made pasta and other Italian comfort food. ...
Bravi Ristorante / King East
Bravi Ristorante is easily one of the city's most romantic restaurants. Nestled in a busy street of restaurants and bars (Trevor Kitchen Bar, Lucien and Pravda are neighbours), and across...
Brownstone Bistro / Yonge & Wellesley
Brownstone Bistro serves up brunch, lunch and dinner. The menu features mostly Italian fare including calamari, pizza, pasta, sandwiches and wraps. ...
Buca / King West
Buca has been something of a buzzword lately thanks to Jamie Oliver's late November tweet about his experience at the restaurant, lauding Executive Chef Rob Gentile as a "humble genius"...
Cafe Diplomatico / Little Italy
Cafe Diplomatico owns one of the most popular patios in Toronto. At the corner of Clinton and College, the restaurant serves up casual Italian fare paired with cold pints. Prepare...
Cafe La Gaffe / Baldwin Village
The eclectic Cafe La Gaffe in Baldwin Village serves fresh salads, pizza, risotto and sandwiches. ...
Cafe Nervosa / Yorkville
Cafe Nervosa has a recently updated patio that makes for a cozy spot for lunch with a friend while on a Yorkville shopping spree, or for a romantic yet casual...
Cafe Uno / Distillery District
Cafe Uno is a popular new lunch spot in the Distillery District that serves sandwiches, pizza, salads and gelato. ...
Caffino / Liberty Village
Caffino is a long-time Liberty Village lunch and dinner destination that is somewhat hidden inside the Carpet Factory. The menu is decidedly Italian with fresh pizza, pasta and antipasti. White...
Camarra Pizza / North York
Camarra Pizza has been serving its authentic Italian cuisine to hungry Torontonians for over 50 years. Its menu includes pizza and pasta, of course, as well as grilled lamb chops,...
Camerini Ristorante / Mount Pleasant
Camerini is a family-run Italian restaurant on Mt. Pleasant. Things are done by the book here. Don't expect fusion or a contemporary atmosphere. White table cloths serve as the backdrop...
Campagnolo / Dundas West
Campagnolo on Dundas West specializes in what it describes as good, honest home cooked food. The casual restaurant is currently serving dinner only. At the helm is Chef Greg Harding...
Capitol Restaurant / Little Italy
Capitol is one of those old school restaurants in Little Italy that somehow manages to stay in business year after year. Offering nothing particularly noteworthy on its menu (or ambiance),...
Capocaccia / Yonge & St. Clair
Capocaccia is a cafe by day but what they're most known for is going head to head with neighbour Terroni for bragging rights to the most popular Italian restaurant in...
Carisma / King East
Carisma is an Italian restaurant on King East from the former owner of Il Mulino. On the menu is the antipasti quartet, fish carpaccio, ricotta gnocchi, veal piccata al limone...
Casa di Giorgio (Beaches) / Beaches
The Beaches location of Casa Di Giorgio is just one of a few in the Toronto area. This is a casual, family-friendly restaurant serving a range of pizza, pasta and...
Casa di Giorgio (Danforth) / Danforth
Casa di Giorgio is a family-style Italian restaurant on the Danforth, although they have another location on Queen East in the Beaches. They are most known for their pizza but...
Centro / Yonge & Eglinton
Centro is a staple in the city's fine dining industry, founded before most hipsters were born. Recent renovations and constantly evolving menu adapted to seasonal ingredients and foodie trends keep...
Chattanooga / North York
Chattanooga is all about its pizzas, though it has been said its lamb shank can hold its own. Also offers salads, coffee, and WiFi....
Church Aperitivo Bar / West Queen West
Church Aperitivo Bar has opened in an old church at the corner of Queen and Dovercourt after an extensive (and lengthy) renovation. Was it worth the wait? The restaurant serves...
Ciao Wine Bar / Yorkville
Ciao Wine Bar is the Liberty Group's latest entry into the Yorkville dining scene. Replacing the relatively short-lived FLOW, Ciao offers a decidedly Italian menu complimented with an extensive wine...
Cinque Lire / North York
Cinque Lire is an Italian restaurant that makes its own fresh gelato. Dessert first? The dinner menu lists thin-crust pizza, homemade pasta, and stuffed panini among its offerings, as well...
Classico / Bloor West Village
Classico is a family-owned Italian restaurant serving fresh pizzas, pastas, and other authentic dishes....
Coppi / Yonge & Lawrence
Coppi is a traditional, fine Italian restaurant that serves fresh, expertly-prepared risotto, veal, lamb, fish, pasta, soup, salads and antipasti....
Corner House Restaurant / Annex
Corner House Restaurant is a local favourite tucked into a residential area on Davenport. Popular with the pre-Tarragon theatre crowd, the Corner House is open for dinner only and features...
Da Leonardo / Corso Italia
Da Leonardo is a restaurant on St. Clair West serving authentic dishes best enjoyed on its patio during the summer months....
Da Maria Pizzeria / St. Clair West
Da Maria Pizzeria and Spaghetti House has been providing locals with home-cooked Italian cuisine for over 45 years. Run by an old school Italian couple, the restaurant is best known...
Daddyo's Pasta & Salads / Annex
Daddyo's is quick, cheap, and totally mouth-watering--and no, I didn't read that off the back pages of NOW Magazine. Daddyo's on Spadina excels in the form of Spicy Italian Sausage...
Dance Mac / Queen West
Dance Mac, the purveyor of all things creamy, crunchy and delicious, is like the saving grace of the entertainment district. What better lunchtime indulgence than a piping hot plate of...
Desserts Plus / Woodbridge
Desserts Plus features a menu with 22 wood oven-cooked pizzas to choose from. If there's a type of pasta dish or sauce that you don't see, they have no issues...
Dimmi Bar & Trattori / Yorkville
Dimmi Bar & Trattori in Yorkville cooks up mussels, calamari, salads, pasta, pizza, hot sandwiches and other Italian fare. ...
Diverso by Ferraro / Annex
Diverso by Ferraro, located in the Annex just steps from the Dupont station, is a family-owned restaurant that specializes in Italian coffee and cuisine and hopes to replicate the success...
Dolce / Yonge & Eglinton
Dolce is an upscale restaurant serving authentic Italian food. The lines of menu items listed in Italian can make it seem like you're reading an Italian sonnet, but the English...
Domani Restaurant / Roncesvalles Village
Domani Restaurant is a long time resident of Roncesvalles. Their menu features homemade pasta, pizza, salad and grilled meats....
Donatello / Yonge & Dundas
Donatello is a restaurant on Elm Street that serves expertly prepared calamari, fettucine, seafood soup and other Italian favourites. ...
Dora's (Finch Avenue) / North York
Dora's is a simple Italian-Canadian eatery located in the far back of a retail plaza on Finch, just west of Dufferin. They have lunch special combos such as veal with...
Enoteca Ascari 26 / Leslieville
Enoteca Ascari 26 has now open at the corner of Queen East and Caroline. The restaurant features a short Italian menu of antipasti, salads, pasta and mains. It's from the...
Enoteca Sociale / Dundas West
Enoteca Sociale offers precious little to be critical of as everything seems to be clicking here like the beads on Nonna's rosary during a prayer service. The proprietors have managed...
Epicure Cafe / Queen West
Tempting French and Italian dishes and an enticing atmosphere. Brunch served Saturday and Sunday....
F'Amelia / Cabbagetown
F'Amelia is an Italian restaurant in Cabbagetown that serves up fresh pasta, pizza, meat, fish, and tasty desserts including a dessert pizza comprised of Nutella, carmelized bananas and icing sugar....
Fabbrica / Don Mills
Fabbrica is the latest restaurant from uber chef Mark McEwan. But unlike his other culinary hotspots - One, North 44 and Bymark among them - here he attempts to recreate...
Factory Girl / Danforth
Factory Girl is a casual Italian restaurant on the Danforth that serves up a wide variety of pizza, pasta, sandwiches and pub staples like chicken wings and nachos....
Far Niente / Financial District
Far Niente isn't a restaurant for pretenders. Their web site takes the understated route, boasting "unsurpassed style" and "stunning presentations". Someone should go over their and boost up their sagging...
Ferraro 502 / Yonge & Eglinton
A family-friendly establishment, Ferraro 502 serves the standard array of Italian dishes, but specializes in gourmet pizza baked in wood-burning oven....
Ferro Bar & Cafe / St. Clair West
Upscale and hip but friendly, Ferro is a family-operated establishment serves traditional Italian fare....
Five Doors North / Yonge & Eglinton
For a fickle commitment-phobe that eats out four nights a week, trying to pick a favourite restaurant is akin to trying to pick a favourite child: it's damn near impossible....
Florentia / Mount Pleasant
Florentia is where to go on Mount Pleasant for authentic Southern Italian food. On the menu is homemade pasta, fresh fish, pizza and steak....
Focaccia / Yonge & Bloor
Focaccia Restaurant on Hayden Street serves fresh Italian food including scrumptious risotto and calamari. ...
Fortuna Ristorante and Lounge / Yorkville
Fortuna Ristorante and Lounge is a reasonably priced, authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Yorkville. From noon until 11:00PM Fortuna Ristorante serves classic Italian dishes as well as offers...
Fragola Caffe / Corso Italia
Fragola Caffe offers a variety of coffee drinks, gelato and desserts, as well as pizza, pasta, salads, and panini. Fragola also has free WiFi....
Frank's Kitchen / Little Italy
Frank's Kitchen is found just east of The Dip on College St. Helmed by former Centro head chef Frank Parhizgar, the restaurant has been getting rave reviews from old school...
Frankie Tomatto / Markham
Frankie Tomatto can be spotted blocks aways thanks to its pseudo Leaning Tower of Pisa. The restaurant is Italian (no surprise there) and offers an "All You Can Eat Italian...
Fusaro's (Richmond East) / King East
Fusaro's has just opened a second location on Richmond St. East and it's already getting crowded. Compared to the original location on Spadina, this new spot is even smaller but...
Fusaro's Kitchen / Queen West
Neighbourhood Italian eatery serves grilled panini, pasta, fresh salads & pizza. A great lunch spot....
Gio Rana's Really Really Nice Restaurant / Leslieville
When it's Friday night and a pleasant dinner out is on the menu, optimally, it'd be a combination of great food (of course), a fun atmosphere, brisk service, and not...
Grano / Yonge & Eglinton
This year my Winterlicious run began with a $15 prix fixe lunch at Grano, an Italian eatery on Yonge, just north of Davisville. The experience, while delicious, was much like an...
Grappa Restaurant (The Queensway) / Etobicoke
Grappa Restaurant is an upscale Italian restaurant on The Queensway. Originally located in Little Italy and opened 20 years ago, this charming family-owned restaurant recently moved to its Etobicoke location...
Grazie / Yonge & Eglinton
On any given night, any time of the year you'll find a full house at Grazie Ristorante. I've always been intrigued by its popularity. After all, if the long...
Grotto Lounge / Little Italy
Grotto Lounge is a new restaurant and lounge in Little Italy that serves up a variety of pizza and pasta as well as calamari, bruschetta, veal and other grilled meats....
Gusto 101 / King West
Gusto 101 is the latest Italian eatery to open its doors in and around King West, located on Portland just south of Adelaide. As the name implies, the restaurant gets...
Hey Lucy (Annex) / Annex
Hey Lucy on Bloor Street is the second outpost of the restaurant that first drew post-theatre crowds for cheap martini nights on King Street. ...
Hey Lucy (King West) / King West
Hey Lucy on King West is the original location of this mini-chain. Like its newer Annex sibling, this Hey Lucy is known for its cheap martini nights and tasty Italian...
Hey! / Roncesvalles Village
Hey! on Roncesvalles has been open for just a week in the space that long housed the 100-seater coffee shop, Tinto. My boyfriend and I are former residents of the...
Hot House Cafe / King East
Hot House Cafe at the corner of Church and Front Streets specializes in pizza and pasta. Cajun Shrimp Fusilli, Grilled New Zealand Rack of Lamb and Jambalaya are some of...
Ice Cream Patio / Woodbridge
Ice Cream Patio does, indeed, have a patio. The name suggests an emphasis on ice cream but they also offer a modest selection of gelato, excellent wood oven-cooked pizza, focaccia,...
Il Fornaro / Avenue and Lawrence
Il Fornaro has the Avenue Rd crowd covered if they couldn't make it to their villa in Tuscany this summer. The fine dining restaurant's stuccoed walls and statued columns...
Il Fornello / Danforth
Il Fornello now has nine restaurants in the Toronto area. Of them, the Danforth is arguably the best of the bunch, and usually bustling. Weekdays, they offer a buffet lunch...
Il Gatto Nero / Little Italy
Il Gatto Nero is a long-standing Italian spot in Little Italy. Open daily until 2am, the restaurant and bar offers up a long list of pizza and pasta options and...
Il Paesano / Etobicoke
Il Paesano is an Italian restaurant and pizzeria offering homemade pastas, pizza, sandwiches and more....
Il Re Trattoria / King East
Il Re Trattoria is a new entrant on the King East lunch scene. This small restaurant offers both table service and take-out of Italian food made with organic ingredients....
Il Sogno / Yonge & Eglinton
Il Sogno is an Italian restaurant offering pizzas, pasta, mains, and its famous "spinelli" pizza dough wraps. Il Sogno also has a complete espresso bar....
Invictus / Corso Italia
Invictus is a no-frills Italian restaurant serving up quintessential North American Italian food in the heart of Corso Italia. There's nothing too fancy about the decor, but the affordable homestyle...
Joe Maggiano's / Scarborough
Joe Maggiano's is an Italian restaurant and steakhouse with a menu of antipasti, pizza, pasta, and mains....
John's / Annex
John's is the sibling restaurant of John's Italian Caffe in Baldwin Village and John's Classic Pizza in Little Italy....
John's Italian Caffe / Baldwin Village
John's Italian Caffe in Baldwin Village serves salads, panini, pasta and a good variety of pizza....
Joso's / Yorkville
Joso's, found just steps from Avenue and Davenport, has been winning over Yorkville residents and tourists for years. The Italian heavy menu includes such classics as risotto and homemade spaghetti...
Joy Bistro / Leslieville
The relaxed atmosphere at Joy Bistro, a popular Leslieville restaurant on Queen East, is immediately welcoming. Chef Bryan Burke's menu, offering French and Italian techniques with Ontario ingredients, is equally...
Kit Kat (King St.) / King West
Kit Kat is a long time fixture on King St. popular with the theatre crowd for its pasta, osso buco and other Italian eats....
KiWe Kitchen / King West
KiWe, at the corner of King and Portland, features an Italian influenced menu. A good place for lunch, dinner or late night cocktails....
L'Unita / Yorkville
L'Unita, in the space of the former Arlequin Restaurant on Avenue Road, is a bustling Italian restaurant. Toronto Life's James Chatto is a fan of their red wine risotto with...
La Bettola di Terroni / Financial District
La Bettola di Terroni, aside from the yet to open Summerhill location, is the most recent addition to the ever-expanding Terroni empire. The restaurant's website explains that in Italy, a...
La Bruschetta / Corso Italia
La Bruschetta is an upscale, family-run joint in the heart of Corso Italia (just east of Lansdowne) with a focus on traditional dishes from Central Italy. In a neighborhood brimming...
La Forchetta / Little Italy
La Forchetta Ristorante mixes traditional, regional Italian cuisine with contemporary flavours. The menu features homemade pasta, risotto, rack of lamb, venison, veal, mussels and salmon....
La Grotta Pizzeria / Pape Village
La Grotta Pizzeria is an Italian restaurant serving dishes such as veal, chicken, and surf 'n' turf alongside an extensive pasta selection, pizza, salads, and seafood-centric appetizers....
La Traviata / North York
La Traviata is a traditional Italian restaurant open for lunch and dinner, offering antipasti, soups, salads, and a variety of pasta dishes. Their entrees range from veal, to chicken to...
La Vecchia / Yonge & Eglinton
Everytime I pass by La Vecchia Ristorante at Yonge & Eglinton, it is packed with patrons. The patio is always full; sometimes there is a line up at the...
La Veranda Osteria / Etobicoke
La Veranda Osteria is an Italian restaurant with an expansive patio on Royal York Road....
Lakvino Ristorante / Annex
Lakvino is an Italian restaurant in the Annex, and on its menu can be found all of the things one would expect from such a place: pizza, pasta, antipasto, salads...
Latina Restaurant / Etobicoke
Latina Restaurant is an Etobicoke Italian restaurant known for its friendly service....
Lenny's / Etobicoke
Lenny's is famous for their lasagna and other take-home specials-- home-cooked, delicious, Italian meals without the work. They're open to customized orders, so it's perfect for tired parents looking for...
Leslie Jones / Leslieville
Leslie Jones has unique exterior signage that somehow didn't catch our eye last Friday night. So much so that we drove past it twice before spotting the oversize handwritten sticky...
Lil' Baci / Leslieville
I grew up with a Nanny and Poppa as opposed to a Nonna and Nonno but just being at Lil' Baci makes me feel like I am part of a...
Lil' Baci (Yonge St.) / Yonge & Eglinton
Lil' Baci, or Lil' Baci Taverna, is the new Yonge street sister location of the popular Leslieville restaurant Lil' Baci. Offering a smorgasbord of Italian dishes that extend beyond the...
Little Anthony's / Financial District
LA's Italian Bar is an updated version of Little Anthony's, which has occupied the corner of Richmond and York streets for 17 years. Recently taken over by the next-gen...
Lo Zingaro / Queen West
Lo Zingaro serves up Roman-style pizzas with a twist. Choose from a wide variety of specials, with plenty of options for those looking for dairy-free, gluten-free or vegetarian options. The...
Local Kitchen & Wine Bar / Parkdale
The Local Kitchen & Wine Bar is the first of what I suspect to be many interesting restaurants popping up on the western edge of Parkdale. Open for about a...
Lola's Kitchen / Church Wellesley Village
Lola's Commissary opened up earlier this year in an old Victorian on Church St. just south of Bloor. Wanting to check it out for a while, we finally stopped in...
Maialino Enoteca Italiana / Parkdale
Enoteca Maialino Italiana shines as a beacon in Parkdale with welcoming staff, astonishing food, and striking décor. Opening quietly in mid December there hasn't been much buzz devoted to the...
Mamma Martino's / Etobicoke
Mamma Martino's is an Italian restaurant offering authentic pizzas and pastas....
Mangia Mangia Italian Eatery / North York
Mangia Mangia Italian Eatery in York Lanes doesn't look like much, though it offers the best Italian you'll likely find in or around York University. While I've only had the...
Mangiacake Panini Shop / Baldwin Village
Mangiacake, on McCaul Street between the AGO and Baldwin Village, makes amazing paninis, pasta, salads and soup....
Marinella / Little Italy
Marinella, an Italian resto in the heart of Little Italy, has a large west-facing patio making it an ideal option for an outdoor lunch or a romantic dinner date. With...
Mela Italian Vegetarian Cafe / Yorkville
Mela is a new vegetarian star in the tiny space where Wanda's Pie in the Sky used to be on Yorkville (just west of Yonge). With only 5 tables,...
Mercatto / Financial District
Mercatto is an always bustling lunch spot with two locations - the best of which is at 15 Toronto St. The menu is very Terroni-esque with pizza, panini, pasta and...
Mercatto (Bay St.) / Financial District
Mercatto gets compared to Terroni quite a bit, which is probably fair given that both menus are focused on southern Italian pasta staples and Neapolitan-sytle pizza. Given the Bay Street...
Messis / Annex
Messis features a well-executed Italian influenced menu and tasty mains like basil crusted roast rack of New Zealand lamb with an herbed mushroom and brie polenta and sweet onion balsamic...
Mezza Notte / North York
Mezza Notte is Italian through and through, offering fresh pizzas, pastas, and other generously sized entrees. It also has a fairly large selection of wines, ranging from about $30 to...
Mideastro (Yorkville) / Yorkville
Mideastro is taking Yorkville by storm. If you can snag a table, go here for an interesting fusion of Middle Eastern and Italian cuisine including well prepared fish mains, ceviche...
Milano Foodworks / Markham
Milano Foodworks, on Woodbine Avenue just south of Denison, is a popular lunch time option for big plates of pasta, souvlaki, gyros, veal and chicken sandwiches....
Mimosa Cafe & Grille / Yonge & Eglinton
I am not sure how seriously I should take Mimosa Cafe & Grille. On one hand, you have a cheap, tarp-like restaurant sign outside that looks like the grill...
Mio RistoBar / Financial District
Mio RistoBar brings shared antipasto and calamari fritto to Bay Street. Their menu is decidedly Italian complete with pizza, pasta, veal piccata, Santal Italian fruit juices and Illy espresso....
Mirto Italian / Financial District
Mirto Italian is a Toronto Street haunt for diners who like a bit more formality with their bruschetta. The white table clothed restaurant serves up Italian classics Caprese salad, grilled...
Modus Ristorante / Financial District
Modus Ristorante is a formal Italian restaurant found on the fringe of the Financial District. This is a place for Bay St. bankers, tourists and other craving a menu stacked...
Much Me / St. Clair West
Much Me features a mostly Italian-inspired menu, with calamari and crostini as appetizers, sandwiches, salads, fish dishes, 10 oz. AAA strip loin steaks, and pastas. You'll notice the odd man...
Nawlins / King West
N'awlins is a New Orleans inspired Jazz bar on King West. There's live music nightly to accompany an Italian and Cajun inspired menu....
Nirvana / Little Italy
A row of greasy spoons and the legendarily loud Sneaky Dee's have, until recently, made the corner of College & Bathurst a haven for the rowdy. Not that I...
Noce / West Queen West
Noce is something of a West Queen West institution, having overlooked Trinity Bellwoods Park for years. On a block increasingly littered with bakeries, you might expect almond croissants or baklava...
Nove Trattoria / Yonge & St. Clair
Nove Trattoria (number 9 in Italian) opened its doors four months ago at the somewhat cursed location of 1406 Yonge St. where a succession of restaurants have failed in the...
O & B Canteen / King West
O & B Canteen, located at King and John, right in the entertainment district's restaurant strip, is the latest venture from the ever-expanding Oliver & Bonacini company. The airy cafe,...
Obika Mozzarella Bar / Financial District
Obika Mozzarella Bar bills itself as Canada's first mozzarella bar. Not for the lactose intolerant, this restaurant is a sushi-styled bar emphasizing fresh and organic products. Food is displayed in...
Oca Nera / Woodbridge
Oca Nera is a bit difficult to find, as it's tucked behind a gas station at the corner of Pine Grove. The atmosphere at Oca Nera is elegant and the...
Old Spaghetti Factory / Financial District
An institution on the Esplanade, the Old Spaghetti Factory still packs 'em in, doing brisk business from the tourist trade and families looking for a meal before or after a...
Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill / Financial District
Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill has a new location near Yonge and Front. Replacing the old Shopsy's deli, this corporate chain restaurant serves up lunch, brunch and dinner in the...
One of a Kind Pasta & Grill / West Queen West
A neighbourhood favourite, One of a Kind Pasta & Grill offers a huge selection of pasta, meat dishes and other items....
One Restaurant / Yorkville
One Restaurant isn't just you're typical hotel restaurant (it's located inside the Hazelton). With uber chef Mark McEwan at the helm, the food here shines and has high prices to...
Oro / Yonge & Dundas
Oro is an Italian restaurant on Elm Street that serves a range of fresh pasta, fish and steaks to the theatre going and business lunch crowds. ...
Osteria Ciceri e Tria / Financial District
Osteria Ciceria e Tria feels like a remote Southern Italian escape, far removed from the bustling financial district just blocks away. Heralding our entrance are two sculptural relief...
Paese Ristorante / King West
Paese Ristorante has two locations in the GTA including this newer one near King West and Peter St. Open for brunch, lunch, dinner and late night, the kitchen cooks up...
Paese Ristorante (Bathurst) / North York
Paese Ristorante's second location is complete with classic Italian cuisine with a Canadian take. The house-made menu includes, pizzas and pastas as well as an extensive wine list with over...
Paganelli's / King East
Paganelli's is the new name and concept from the restaurant formerly known as Romagna Mia. An enoteca and a risotteria, Paganelli's specializes in homemade risotto, pasta, pizza and salumi....
Paisano's / North York
Paisanos is an Italian restaurant in Willowdale that draws locals in for their sandwiches, salad, seafood, pizza, pasta, veal tenderloin and risotto primavera....
Pallucci / Mount Pleasant
Pallucci on Mount Pleasant serves up well-executed Italian food like risotto, pizza, pasta, salad and calamari....
Panini Trip / Danforth
Panini Trip offers Italian fare in the Broadview and Danforth area. Specializing in paninis and pizza, they also offer an array of pastas. Panini Trip is fully licensed and offers...
Parkette / West Queen West
Parkette has opened its doors just steps from Trinity Bellwoods in the old Tern Art Supplies space. Walking in, we're greeted by friendly wait staff who seat us at a...
Pastalicious (Liberty Village) / Liberty Village
Pastalicious brings quick service and take-out pasta to Liberty Village. Tucked behind the Liberty Market building, this carb destination says it's all about the sauce offering seven varieties to smother...
Pastissima / Yonge & Eglinton
Hidden among the trendy and big chain clothing stores at Y&E is Pastissima, a small Italian boutique serving up some of the best pasta, paninis and Italian sandwiches north of...
Peperoncino Trattoria / Woodbridge
Peperoncino Trattoria used to be known as The Hot Pepper. This family-run restaurant has Luigi greeting you at the door and his wife Ida cooking some delectable traditional dishes such...
Peridot / Yonge & Bloor
Peridot has those really annoying radio commercials where two people debate how to pronounce the name of the restaurant. Oh, well. The good news is that the place isn't nearly...
Peter Pan / Queen West
After a series of positive food reviews, I was in search of somewhere that couldn't live up to my standards. My standards aren't that high, really... there are just...
Piazzetta 3 Trattoria / Yonge & Eglinton
Piazzetta 3 Trattoria is part of the Piazzetta Trattoria chain. This new third location features a large assortment of Italian favourites, such as the excellently cheesy (har har) Quattro Formaggio...
Piccolo Ristorante / Rosedale
Piccolo is a neighbourhood restaurant that's easy to miss. Tucked away on Birch Avenue (just off Yonge), the casual spot serves a traditional variety of Italian dishes. ...
Piola / West Queen West
Piola has taken up residence in the monstrosity that is the Bohemian Embassy. Its opening signals the arrival of global restaurant chains to the neighbourhood and is also probably the...
Pizza e Pazzi / Corso Italia
Pizza e Pazzi recently opened near the corner of St. Clair and Dufferin. Being one of the few pizzerias in the city that can claim certification from the Associazone Verace...
Pizza e Pazzi (672 St. Clair West) / St. Clair West
Pizza e Pazzi at 672 St. Clair West is the restaurant's second location in the area. This location has a similar menu to the other, with traditional Italian dishes, pastas,...
Pizzeria Libretto (Danforth) / Danforth
Pizzeria Libretto Danforth is a lesson in nostalgia. Funkdadelic and Motown classics bounce off the walls in a room that recalls the Ossington original and it's easy to imagine that...
Politica / West Queen West
Politica is nestled in a residential stretch on Strachan Avenue between King and Queen streets. The vibe here is definitely more King St. (west of Bathurst) than West Queen West....
Portico / Financial District
Portico is an Italian restaurant located inside the Cambridge Suites Hotel. It's a good option for guests who don't want to make the effort to go outside of the hotel...
Porzia / Parkdale
Porzia is now open in Parkdale. Well-publicized as the final entry to make Parkdale's recent moratorium cut-off, Basilio Pesce (of Biff's, Bymark, and Canoe), is quick to point out that...
Posticino / Etobicoke
Posticino is an Italian restaurant known for its extensive wine list and wine events....
Pulcinella / Etobicoke
Pulcinella is an Italian restaurant serving Neapolitan pizza, pasta, and other authentic Italian fare....
Quanto Basta / Rosedale
Quanto Basta takes over the old Lakes location in Rosedale. Brought to the neighbourhood by the owners of Capoccacia, the restaurant features a similar mix of well executed Italian fare....
Queen Margherita Pizza / Leslieville
Queen Margherita Pizza recently opened in Leslieville and already it's being positioned as the east end's answer to Pizzeria Libretto. Yes, they too serve napoletana pizza baked in a prized...
Queen's Pasta Cafe / Bloor West Village
Queen's Pasta Cafe is a neighbourhood institution in Bloor West Village. Their specialty is fresh pasta and they've been making it for more than 20 years. ...
Remy's / Yorkville
Remy's is the quintessential Yorkville restaurant. Nice patio. Tasty drinks, including 14 beers on tap and a been-there, seen-that Italian heavy menu of pastas, fish and veal....
Riva Supper Lounge / Little Italy
Riva Supper Lounge is an Italian restaurant, bar and lounge in Little Italy with items on the menu such as Tuscan bruschetta, crispy polenta fries and lobster gnocci. ...
Rocco's Plum Tomato (Islington) / Etobicoke
Rocco's Plum Tomato (Islington) is an Italian restaurant serving authentic cuisine including veal tenderloin and grilled calamari....
Rocco's Plum Tomato (Queensway) / Etobicoke
Rocco's Plum Tomato (Queensway) is an Italian restaurant with lots of lunch specials and sandwiches....
Romis / Etobicoke
Romis is an Etobicoke restaurant serving authentic Italian pasta and pizza....
Rossini / Avenue and Lawrence
Rossini is has been in business for over 40 years. An Italian fine dining restaurant doesn't stay in business this long without delicious homemade pasta and pizza, along with great...
Royal Pizzeria / Etobicoke
Royal Pizzeria is an Italian restaurant offering pasta, pizzas and more. Royal Pizzeria is known for its quite generous portions....
San Gennaro / North York
San Gennaro is a casual Italian restaurant that does a brisk take-out and delivery business. On the menu is a variety of pizza, pasta and Panini....
Scaramouche / Other
Scaramouche, tucked away in a high rise at 1 Benvenuto Place off Avenue Road, is regarded as one of the top restaurants in Toronto. The last time I ate here...
Serra / Annex
A busy Italian eatery in the Annex, Serra features a variety of sandwiches, pasta and pizza....
Sidecar / Little Italy
Sidecar is the newest addition to the Little Italy strip, having just opened in the spot formerly occupied by that weird Versace bar. Inside, the place looks like the...
Sotto in the Village / Forest Hill Village
Sotto in the Village is the younger brethren to Avenue Road's famed Sotto Sotto. This version has the same great food and the same great service but caters to a...
Sotto Sotto / Yorkville
Sotto Sotto is a popular Italian restaurant on Avenue Road that makes excellent food. The kitchen creates well-executed risotto, pasta, beef and fish dishes as well as a wide variety...
Southside Louie's / Little Italy
Southside Louie's is a pub and pizza parlour that has been in Little Italy for more than a decade. Ribs, chicken wings, nachos, burgers, pasta, calzone and pizza are all...
Spacco / Yonge & Eglinton
Spacco literally means a long narrow opening, and if you venture down the long corridor just off Yonge street that's just what you'll find. Visitors are greeted by seven pool...
Spiga / Yonge & St. Clair
Spiga is a casual Southern Italian restaurant serving a range of pizzas, pastas, meat mains and salad....
Stazione Centrale / St. Clair West
Stazione Centrale is a new Italian comfort food restaurant that takes its train-station theme very seriously--from the business cards, to the vintage train lights and street light post. In terms...
Strada 241 / Chinatown
Strada 241 had its soft opening, with minimal fuss and fanfare, a week ago, and is something of an odd man out on its stretch of Spadina. What's even more...
Stratto / Avenue and Lawrence
Stratto offers a selection of Italian comfort food, each with a simple medley of quality ingredients in a casual setting....
Sugo Trattoria / Church Wellesley Village
Sugo Trattoria on Church St. is all about homemade Italian food. The extensive menu features fresh pasta, plenty of salad and antipasti, pizza and grilled meats....
Tappo / Distillery District
Tappo offers an Italian and Mediterranean-based menu with items like grilled veal chop, seafood pasta with lobster, mussels, crabs, shrimp and calamari....
Taverniti / Little Italy
Taverniti is a small, quaint restaurant that's set up shop in the heart of Little Italy at the familiar location once occupied by the now defunct John's Classic Pizza. Sandwiched...
Terroni / West Queen West
I've mentioned Terroni in other reviews on the site, but when it comes to doing a review of this authentic Italian eatery itself, I've never managed to get any co-diners...
Terroni (Adelaide) / King East
Terroni is the King of pizza and casual Italian eats in Toronto. Here at its Adelaide St. location is has plenty of room for hungry diners to indulge in one...
Terroni Bar Centrale / Rosedale
Terroni Bar Centrale, which opened this spring, is Cosimo Mammoliti's newest addition to the Terroni Empire. The Rosedale spot has been designed to pay homage to Italy's many train station...
The Annex Live / Annex
The Annex Live sees some pretty slow Mondays. Entering with a group of hungry friends, I was surprised to be the only patrons in the shiny, streamlined dining room. Forgoing...
The Big Ragu / Corso Italia
As a Toronto gal of Italian heritage, I rarely eat out at Italian restos. I could count the worthwhile ones on one hand -- and have fingers to spare....
The Local Co. / Danforth
The Local Co. is a restaurant and lounge on the Danforth that is part dinner destination, part bar and part event venue. DJs spin here on Friday and Saturday nights...
The Standard Pizza and Pasta / Little Italy
The Standard Pizza and Pasta Bar is a popular gathering spot in Little Italy to watch big soccer matches. The food? Standard (if a bit greasy) Italian staples like pizza,...
Tommaso's Trattoria / Riverside
Tommaso's Trattoria is located in a tiny strip mall on Eastern Avenue near the new Mini and BWM dealerships. I almost feel like I'm in New Jersey on a Soprano's...
Toni Bulloni / Yorkville
Toni Bulloni has two locations in Toronto including this one in the heart of Yorkville. The Italian restaurant serves lunch and dinner and features plenty of the usual faves including...
Trattoria Giancarlo / Little Italy
Trattoria Giancarlo is a favourite destination for Italian food in Little Italy. The restaurant has recently expanded with a new, contemporary look and stunning College St. entrance. ...
Trattoria Leonardo / Etobicoke
Trattoria Leonardo is known for their friendly service and warm atmosphere, serving up Italian favorites to many repeat customers at reasonable prices....
Trio Ristorante Pizzeria / Yonge & Lawrence
Trio Ristorante Pizzeria is a rather unassuming galley-style restaurant in the Yonge and Lawrence area. While unassuming can sometimes mean a hidden gem, other times it's just ho-hum--another restaurant resting...
Tutti Matti / King West
Tutti Matti just might be the best restaurant in the Club District. Located on Adelaide near Charlotte, the small trattoria serves excellent pasta and other Italian fare. ...
Tutto Pronto / Avenue and Lawrence
Tutto Pronto has plenty of offerings you'd expect from an Italian restaurant including pasta, antipasti and pizza. And two catering menus that are quite unexpected for the Jewish holidays of...
Two Doors South / Bayview and Leaside
Two Doors South is from the same team behind all the Amaya restaurants. They offer a mix of Italian and Indian fusion with dishes like chicken tikka pizza....
Vecchio Frak / Little Italy
Vecchio Frak is a family-style Italian restaurant in Little Italy that serves up typical fare like calamari, rigatoni and a variety of pizza....
Verdi Trattoria / Bayview and Leaside
Verdi Trattoria on Bayview specializes in wood-fired oven pizzas, pasta, fish and other Italian fare. ...
Vero Trattoria / Bayview and Leaside
Vero Trattoria is a newish restaurant on Bayview that replaced the suburban sounding Joey Fiasco's. The owners have earned their stripes at Bar Italia and have created a menu heavy...
Via Allegro / Etobicoke
Via Allegro is a much-lauded Italian restaurant in Etobicoke. THIS is fine Italian dining. Try their daily rissotto or and of their fresh pasta. Photo by Sifu Renka on Flickr...
Vibo / Etobicoke
Vibo is a veteran Kingsway restaurant, offering a menu of Italian dishes including Veal Milanese, Cheese Crespelle, and Pollo Rosamarino....
Villa / Bloor West Village
Villa in Bloor West Village is all about the pizzas. But don't go here looking for a cheap slice. White table cloths and quality ingredients like buffalo mozzarella and braised...
Village Trattoria / Etobicoke
Village Trattoria is cozy, casual, and distinctly Italian, Village Trattoria is certainly the Village of Islington spot for authentic Veal Rigatoni, Shrimp Linguini, and Potato Gnocci. There are a few...
Vita Sociale / Yonge & Eglinton
Vita Sociale is the new rebrand of what used to be the Yonge and Eglinton fixture, Centro. The focus here is Italian, with dishes like primis, pastas and Roman-style pizzas....
Vittorio's / Yorkville
Vittorio's serves up superbly crafted authentic Italian dishes on Dupont. On the menu is a variety of homemade pastas, fresh seafood, fish and meats....
Viva Napoli / Mount Pleasant
Viva Napoli is riding the wave of the Neapolitan pizza trend in Toronto and baking some of these delicious pies for Mount Pleasant locals. Aside from a menu of 23...
Vivoli / Little Italy
Vivioli is located near the corner of Grace and College in Little Italy. On the menu is pizza, pasta and other Italian fare. They also have a rooftop (pictured) which...
Woodlot / Little Italy
Woodlot is a charming Canadian-inspired restaurant and bakery on Palmerston on the eastern edge of Little Italy that's gotten quite a bit of buzz since it opened in 2010. The...
Zafferano Ristorante / Woodbridge
Zafferano Ristorante has pasta as its main draw, with the star being Fettuccine al Tartufo: homemade mushroom infused fettuccine tossed with a variety of mushrooms and topped with garlic, black...
Zucca / Yonge & Eglinton
Zucca distinguishes itself from many of the other Italian restaurants in Toronto by serving only homemade pasta. They also have a number of meat dishes and a good selection of...
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