Italian places in Toronto

Italian-American classics on the fourth floor and rooftop of Portland Square — King West dining with a late-night room.

King West's Southern Italian standby in a converted auto-body shop — handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and a rooftop terrace.

Southern Italian institution since 1992 — fresh pasta, wood-fired pizza, and dramatic old-Bank-of-Toronto rooms.

The patriarchy of Little Italy since 1968 — terrace espresso, plates of pasta, and everybody-knows-your-name service.

Sicilian and Abruzzo family gelato on Queen West — long hours, cannoli piped to order and espresso alongside the case.

NY-style slices with fine-dining discipline — the pepperoni slice that made Little Portugal queue.

An art-deco King West address for handmade pasta and modern Italian — long lunches, late dinners and a soaring dining room.

Michelin-listed Italian from chef Rob Rossi — wood-fired cooking and impeccable pasta steps from the St. Lawrence Market.

Michelin-starred Amalfi cooking on the 38th floor of the Westin Harbour Castle — a tasting-menu occasion with a harbour view.

Old Town Sicilian from the ownership behind Buca — wood-fired plates, arancine and a warm King East room.

The Corktown sibling of Gusto 101 — a soaring glass room on King East doing Southern Italian, pizza and late nights.

Toronto's old-guard Roman ristorante since 1993 — white tablecloths, impeccable service and a deep Italian cellar.

Michelin-starred Northern Italian on Avenue Road from the team behind Giulietta — precise pasta and a polished room.

Three decades of upscale Italian cooking in the historic St. Lawrence Hall on King Street East.

Yorkville's coastal Italian dining room — crudo, house-made pasta and wood-fired plates in a polished, low-lit space behind the Four Seasons.

Roman-style pizza, pasta made fresh daily and a salumi bar on Church Street — a late-night Italian room in Old Town.

An old-Hollywood Italian bar and restaurant on Queen West — red sauce, handmade pasta and a room built for a long night.

Chef Marvin Palomo's Italian dining room on Queen West, folding Korean, Japanese and Filipino notes into handmade pasta.

A 24-seat pasta speakeasy behind an unmarked door on Church Street — a chef's tasting menu and four-course prix fixe.

Small-batch gelato from the Canis chefs on College Street — rotating flavours and brown-butter waffle cones made in house.

Catanese street food on St Clair West — arancini fried through the day, cannoli filled to order, rosticceria and Sicilian aperitivo.

The Battaglia family's Sicilian bakery on Invergordon Avenue — pane di casa, cannoli, arancini and a hot table, since 1994.

A forty-year-old family bakery on Rustic Road in North York — breads, hot table, gelato and veal sandwiches near Lawrence and Keele.

New York Italian on Roncesvalles — velvet banquettes, an open kitchen and red-sauce classics done from scratch.

Stelvio's next chapter on Dundas West — northern Italian cooking with a seasonal, quietly experimental menu.

Yorkville's Italian coffee bar on Bellair — Rufino-style espresso, cannoli and gelato from seven in the morning until late.

David Rocco's Yorkville aperitivo bar — spritzes, homemade gelato and a 3–6pm happy hour every day but Monday.

A Roman bakery in the Upper Beaches — sourdough from a 17-year-old starter, pizza al taglio, cornetti and espresso on Main Street.

Neapolitan pizza and Southern Italian plates on St Clair West — a Corso Italia dining room with a wood oven at its centre.

The original Queen West slice shop — New York-style pies, a counter for takeout and eight seats for walk-ins.

Geary Avenue's pizza-and-bar room — Greater Good Bar, 75 seats, slices until two in the morning on weekends.

Leslieville's Detroit-style pizzeria — Sicilian-style square pies, 48-hour cold-fermented dough and caramelised edges.

Maker's Kensington Market shop — long-fermented dough, thick square pies and thin round ones, by the slice.

Baldwin Village's Italian sandwich shop and market — focaccia sandwiches, imported pantry shelves and catering boxes.

Queen West sandwich counter baking focaccia al padellino — the Turin-style bread that makes its panini different.

Schiacciata sandwiches on Queen West — bread baked in the back, Italian cured meats sliced to order.

The original Elm Street counter — Italian sandwiches, cold cuts and a takeout window a block from Yonge-Dundas.

Trinity Bellwoods' takeout deli — overstuffed Italian sandwiches, salads and a small grocery, eleven to seven daily.

The Financial District counter for Toronto's signature porchetta sandwich — crackling, truffle sauce, weekdays only.

The King West counter of Toronto's cult bakery — slow-ferment bread, porchetta panini, proper espresso.

Artisans handcraft fresh mozzarella in front of your guests — weddings, private and corporate events across the GTA.

Private-chef Italian catering with 20+ years of tradition — plus IYKYK pizza nights where 30 pizzas, one night, is the whole menu.

Toronto's Italian party experience — long-weekend nights that bring the community together, unapologetically for the culture.

Eataly's cooking school — hands-on fresh pasta, pizza and tiramisu classes (and demo-and-dine sessions) across four Toronto locations.

Toronto's Italian cultural centre — festivals, arts, athletics and community traditions on Lawrence Avenue West.

Kensington Market's Neapolitan pizzeria on Augusta — wood-fired pizza, Italian plates and a sidewalk patio in the heart of the market.

Bloor West Village's Puglian gastronomia — handmade orecchiette, imported Italian pantry staples and homemade dishes for the table.

Roman-inspired enoteca and wine bar on Dundas West — Bib Gourmand pasta, salumi and 90-plus bottles.

Chef Victor Barry's original Harbord Street room — bright, loud and unapologetically delicious modern Italian.

Terroni's Queen West bakery-café — Roman pizza al taglio, pastries, espresso and a small Italian market.

The Financial District outpost of Toronto's Neapolitan pizza pioneer — blistered crusts, vegan and gluten-free options.

Rustic Italian and a deep wine list on King West — shareable plates and a room built for late nights.

Little Italy's family trattoria since 2011 — wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, handmade pasta and a packed College Street patio.

Mercatto's South Core taverna — handmade pasta, pizza and Italian plates a block from the waterfront towers.

Dundas West Italian with a sunny room — hand-made pasta, wood-oven plates and a long marble bar.

Yorkville's little yellow house — home-cooked Southern Italian in a two-storey trattoria off Bellair.

Three generations of old-school Italian hospitality in a Victorian house on Prince Arthur Avenue.

Eataly's Bloor Street restaurant — wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and fresh pasta inside the Italian market.

NODO's Liberty Village room — casual Italian with house-made pasta, pizza and a leafy patio.

Terroni's Victoria Street osteria — southern Italian and Sicilian cooking at the edge of the Financial District.

Jen Agg's Dundas West wine bar in the old Black Hoof space — Michelin-listed pasta, natural wine and a late room.

Riverside trattoria bringing the cooking of Basilicata to Queen Street East — handmade pasta and southern Italian flavours.

A Yorkville original down the stairs on Bellair Street — traditional Italian cooking with old-school hospitality.

The College Street slice counter Little Italy has queued for since 2010 — hot pizza, calzones and cheap, honest plates.

Parkdale pasta bar on Queen West — handcrafted pasta, a full bar and live music on weekends.

A family-run Italian café on Bloor at the edge of the U of T campus — espresso, pastries, sandwiches and cocktails.

Toronto's oldest gelateria, on College Street since 1959 — gelato, spumoni and cannoli in the heart of Little Italy.

Southern Italian soul food on the Danforth — family recipes, handmade comfort and a welcoming neighbourhood dining room.

Bloordale's beloved red-sauce joint for Italian-American classics — generous pastas and no-reservations neighbourhood dining.

Bloordale's Italian-American neighbourhood pizzeria — wood-fired pizza, classic red-sauce plates and group-style dining.

Leslieville's long-running Italian restaurant — generous classic dishes in the famously eclectic room known as The Nose.

Modern Italian fine dining in a restored College Street bank — a Michelin-starred tasting-menu destination.

Contemporary Italian bisteccheria near St. Lawrence Market — steakhouse tradition through an Italian lens.

A family-run Italian fine-dining room on a quiet Financial District side street — house-made pasta, veal and a deep Italian cellar.

Old-school Italian fine dining on Elm Street — white tablecloths, classic pasta and secondi, and service that has not changed its manners.

Chef Alida Solomon's Tuscan ristorante on Adelaide West — hand-made pasta, seasonal Tuscan cooking and a prix fixe lunch.

Cabbagetown's Northern Italian neighbourhood room — wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and a hidden Amelia Street patio.

Terroni's grandest room, inside the former York County Courthouse — southern Italian pasta and pizza under soaring ceilings.

Leslieville's new Italian trattoria on Queen East — handmade pasta, Italian classics and an open kitchen in the old Ascari room.

A Bib Gourmand Italian restaurant and wine bar on Gerrard East — handmade pasta, seasonal plates and natural wine.

A Leslieville osteria on Queen East — pizza, pasta and Italian plates with Sunday brunch and a relaxed bar.

Little Italy's pasta-and-chops room on College — handmade pasta, tableside touches and Italian-Canadian family cooking.

The new Little Italy osteria in the old Vivoli space — contemporary Italian, house-made pasta and mortadella-pistachio pizza.

A build-your-own fresh pasta bar on Queen West — pick a shape, a sauce and toppings, finished in a wheel of parmesan.

An Italian-leaning aperitivo bar from the Pompette team on College Street — wine, cocktails and small plates until late.

A modern Italian-Canadian room in Little Italy — handmade pasta, expressive vegetables and a Monday prix fixe.

A candlelit Little Italy wine and pasta bar on the corner of College and Clinton, pouring Italian bottles by the glass.

A red-sauce tavern on College Street — tavern-style square pizza, spritzes and Seinfeld on the screens.

Sicilian-inspired seafood and pasta in the old Trattoria Giancarlo room, with one of Little Italy's biggest patios.

The Mercatto group's room inside the MaRS Discovery District — Italian pasta, pizza and wine for the Discovery District lunch crowd.

The Mercatto group's trattoria in the Eaton Centre — Neapolitan pizza, pasta and a big patio off Yonge Street.

Contemporary Italian fine dining in the Theatre District — white tablecloths, a marble wine bar and live music at weekends.

The original Buca in a King West laneway — house charcuterie, handmade pasta and one of the city's deepest Italian cellars.

A big, lively Italian room on Blue Jays Way — wood-fired pizza, house-made pasta and a daily happy hour.

INK Entertainment's casual Italian bar at Adelaide and John — Roman pizza, Famiglia Baldassarre pasta and a long wine list.

The Ritz-Carlton's Italian dining room — hand-made pasta, a cheese cave and one of the more polished rooms in the South Core.

A Tuscan grill on King West since 1984 — wood-fired cooking, a deep Italian cellar and a room built for pre-TIFF dinners.

A big, lively Italian restobar on Front Street — pasta, pizza, gelato and cocktails built for groups before a game.

Contemporary Italian on Bay Street steps from Scotiabank Arena — pasta, pizza and a dining room built around a red tree.

A Neapolitan café and pizzeria in a red-brick Jarvis Street building — Stefano Ferrara oven, fresh pasta and espresso.

The Piano Piano group's St. Lawrence room — the familiar menu of pasta, pizza and big flavours, seven days a week.

The ARDO team's Sicilian cocktail bar on King East — small plates, bitter cocktails and a marble-and-velvet room.

Italian fine dining beside Union Station — a big, modern room doing pasta, veal and seafood for the business crowd.

A tiny Cabbagetown pizzeria doing Roman-style squares, craft beer and wine by the glass on Parliament Street.

Pizzeria Libretto's Ossington flagship, reworked into a late-running pizza bar — same Neapolitan pies, a fuller bar and a room that stays up.

The east end's Pizzeria Libretto — Neapolitan pizza, gluten-free and vegan options, and a busy family room on the Danforth.

Terroni's Summerhill room above Bar Centrale — southern Italian pasta and pizza in a midtown dining room, with breakfast downstairs.

Terroni's Junction Triangle room inside Spaccio West — restaurant, bakery and Italian market under one roof on Sterling Road.

Gruppo Terroni's two-storey Italian bakery and café at Yonge and Temperance — pastries and panini downstairs, a restaurant above.

Forno Cultura's West Queen West bakery — focaccia, biscotti, bread and coffee, and the group's pastry lab behind the counter.

The original NODO on Dundas West — casual Italian pasta and pizza in the Junction, with a patio and a neighbourhood regulars' room.

NODO's St Clair West room in Hillcrest Village — the group's pasta-and-pizza menu in a bright, family-friendly dining room.

The west end's Queen Margherita — wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and southern Italian plates on Annette Street in Baby Point.

Roncesvalles' wood-fired pizzeria — three crusts (Roma, Napoletana and gluten-free) and a busy corner room on the avenue.

The Danforth member of the Il Fornello group — wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and a casual room between Pape and Carlaw.

A cozy midtown Italian room on St. Clair West — scratch-made Roman pasta and Neapolitan pizza, dough made with Italian sparkling water.

Hands-on pasta classes from the executive chef of Stelvio — a new shape each session, $75, no experience needed.

An Italian culinary studio on Lansdowne where chefs from Naples teach pizza, pasta and regional menus — classes, dinners and private events.

A High Park cooking studio with a five-week pasta masterclass and single-session Italian classes, from orecchiette to carbonara.

Hands-on Italian classes in a Densley Avenue catering kitchen — fresh pasta, mozzarella, Neapolitan pizza, salumi and Sunday sugo.

Pizza, pasta, gelato and barista classes in Faema's private test kitchen — three-hour pizza nights with a master pizzaiolo for $150.

Italy's cultural institute in Toronto teaches Italian at every level — ten-week CEFR courses, in person on Huron Street or live online.

A family-run culinary event space beside St. Lawrence Market — hands-on pasta and pizza nights from $95, plus a monthly wine night.

Corso Italia's third-generation Italian bakery on St. Clair West — bread, cannoli, hot table and panettone since the early 1960s.

An Etobicoke Italian bakery and deli of forty-plus years — bread, cakes, cannoli and veal sandwiches on La Rose Avenue.

A Yonge Street deli counter since 1984 — house-made sausages, imported salumi and the sandwich Toronto keeps ordering.

A family-run Italian supermarket on Dufferin — deli, butcher, produce and the imported pantry North York cooks from.

Chef Klidi Lazimi's Italian restaurant, café and mercato in the Design District — wood fire, butcher counter and private dining.

The Yonge & Eglinton Italian dining room that has been part of uptown since 1996 — pasta, pizza and a long wine list.

An upscale Italian room on Bayview in Leaside — hand-made pasta, seafood and a patio, open all day.

A Bloor West Village Italian kitchen since 2021 — southern Italian pasta, veal and seafood on Bloor Street West.

The Ferraro family's southern Italian room on Eglinton — wood-oven pizza, home-made gnocchi and recipes from Altomonte.

Hand-made pasta and wood-fired pizza in the Village of Etobicoke — an intimate room on Dundas Street West.

A Humber Bay Shores bakery, hot table and pizzeria — espresso in the morning, wine and pizza classes at night.

An Etobicoke fine-dining landmark on The Queensway — contemporary Italian, a serious wine bar and a Scotch list.

A modern Italian dining room and cocktail bar on The Queensway — opened in late 2025, built for long evenings.

Bruno Martino's family pizzeria on The Queensway since 1983 — build-your-own pizza, pasta and Italian sandwiches.

Royal York Road's Italian sandwich and pizza counter — panuozzo, the Neapolitan street sandwich, made to order.

The Pocchi brothers' Sicilian wood-oven pizzeria on Old Kingston Road — in West Hill since 2005.

Scarborough's Italian bakery and pizzeria on Kingston Road — the Big Slice, arancini, lobster tails and custom cakes.

Pino Luca's family gelateria on the Danforth — the second home of a Toronto gelato name that started in Little Italy in 2006.

The Kensington Market counter of the Luca family's gelateria — gelato and sorbetto on Augusta Avenue.

Yorkville gelateria on Cumberland Street — Italian gelato, crepes and espresso a step off Bloor.

The midtown Gemma — gelato, sorbetto and coffee on Yonge Street near Davisville.

Willowdale's old-school Italian garden café — five decades of red sauce, a patio, and weekend brunch.

A family-run Italian kitchen and pizzeria on Bloor West — wood-oven pizza, pasta and a patio in Bloordale.

A neighbourhood Italian espresso bar on Dufferin Street in North York — coffee, panini and pastries, morning to late afternoon.

The Avenue Road dining room — the same New York pies, with 45 seats and a room that takes bookings.

A Greenwood Avenue shop with Better Half Bar attached — pizza by the slice, cocktails and 55 seats.

The Church Street slice window — standing room only, open until eleven on weekend nights.

A Rogers Road neighbourhood shop — takeout from four, ten seats, and weekend afternoons from noon.

The Bayview Avenue Maker — the same fermented dough and square pies, in a sit-down room in Leaside.

Maker's Carlaw Avenue shop in Leslieville — square and round pies, slices, and pickup from late morning.

The Well's Italian sandwich counter — classics made to order, catering trays, dine-in or grab-and-go.

Elm Street's Leslieville shop on Queen East — the same deli sandwiches, open from eight every morning.

The Elm Street counter inside Queen's Cross Food Hall at the Eaton Centre — sandwiches for the mall and the office towers.

A family-run panini counter and Italian market on Harbord — numbered sandwiches, imported goods and Friday game nights.

Lambo's east-side shop on Queen East — the same stacked sandwiches, with a grocery shelf for the walk home.

Porchetta & Co.'s late-night kitchen at the Castlefield food hall — porchetta and fried chicken until half past eleven.