Take a look at Toronto’s local pizza scene, and you’ll see true artists from around the country who are covering all the bases. From old-school classics to fancy artisanal pies, here is our list of the 90 essential pizzas in Toronto you need to try at least once.
90 best pizzas in Toronto: From classic slices to gourmet pies
Although Hogtown has undoubtedly been gripped by pizza madness, gourmet slices to go are something that we haven’t quite mastered yet. North of Brooklyn is here to change that.
Celebrity chef Matty Matheson’s pizza joint set out to revolutionize delivery pizza in Toronto by using better ingredients and creative toppings. By all accounts, it has succeeded.
This midtown pizza joint is doling out 18-inch pizzas ranging from $20 for a plain old cheese pizza to $28 for the brisket pizza.
When you need a serious dose of dough, Descendant Pizza is here for you with its Detroit-style pizza.
Founded by good friends Cosimo Mammoliti and Paolo Scoppio after a summer spent in Puglia, Italy, in the early '90s, Terroni now boasts locations throughout Toronto as well as Los Angeles.
To know ’em is to love ’em with Pizzeria Libretto. The chain of Neapolitan pizzerias is one of the city’s best known because it is so many people's favourite.
We don’t know what we love more, the pizza or the branding. Part of the Food Dudes empire, chef Matt Blondin is cranking out pies with a lot of personality.
If you studied in Quebec, you’ve been invited out for a slice of pizza or two. There, “superpoint” is slang for the tip of a slice of pizza.
A couple blocks south of the Little Italy main drag on College Street lies this tiny, old-school, bare-bones pizzeria. It's unlikely to remind you of dinners at your nonna's house.
Eataly Toronto does not disappoint with its three-storey, 50,000-square-foot space dedicated to Italian cuisine.
Burger's Priest founder, Shant Mardirosian, enters the world of pizza with Fourth Man in the Fire Pizzeria, an American-style pizza place on Dundas West.
On St Clair just west of Dufferin, this OG pizza house is making classic Neapolitan-style pizzas with an assortment of traditional and not-so traditional toppings.
Over the last 20 years, brothers Robert and Gus Savonarota, have built a large and loyal following of diners, thanks to their menu of classic Italian fare, including pizza.
Inspired by his mother’s homemade pizzas, Luke Pollard perfected a recipe to share with a group of friends every Friday night.
With its late-night hours and prime corner spot location on Harbord Street, Pizza Gigi makes for a convenient middle-of-the-night pit stop to pick up a box or a slice during a walk home after a Saturday night out.
Homemade ingredients are the key to the greasy, cheesy delights crafted at this west end corner shop.
If your world revolves around pizza, then Revolver Pizza is the place for you. Located in the heart of Etobicoke, at Revolver Pizza, you can find wood-fired pies that combine the best ingredients from across the world.
The menu checks all the boxes you would expect from a traditional Italian restaurant, covering antipasti, Neapolitan pizzas and standard pastas like spaghetti carbonara and potato gnocchi.
Known for its incredible pizzas made by a real Napolese pizzaiolo, Trattoria Nervosa's menu is made up of traditional southern Italian fare.
With a passion for Neapolitan pizza and a tomato sauce recipe that came from the old country, Queen Margherita Pizza is serious about a good pie.
Pi Co. has developed a dough recipe that, along with the double fermentation, helps create a very thin, fine layer of crispiness at the bottom, so it doesn’t become a messy soup when you walk out with it.
The pizza room here is part of the whole “assembly theatre” aspect of dining here, which puts food onstage. It also reinforces the artisan and handmade aspects.
Restaurant 7 West serves all around the clock, 365 days a year, so you never have to miss out on good grub in our city.
Etobicoke's own special little spot, 850 Degrees Pizzeria serves up homemade pizzas, featuring local ingredients, cooked in an authentic wood oven.
This pizza joint is home to good old-fashioned Detroit-style pan pies. With affordable classics like pepperoni and veggie, pizza lovers can’t go wrong at Aces Pizza.
Have you ever sat at Union Station waiting for your GO train just wishing that you could sip a glass of wine or have a cold beer? Thanks to Amano Trattoria, that dream is almost a reality.
Annex Commons is a food hall connected to the Annex Hotel, open to both locals and hotel guests. The menu is created and executed by Chinatown pizza spot Big Trouble Pizza.
Serving up traditional Sicilian cuisine, Ardo is the place to go and feel like you're part of the family.
When you think calzone, Italian pizza might be the first thing that comes to mind. But Baba Calzone does it a little bit differently. This Woodbridge restaurant is home to the Mediterranean calzone.
This hot spot should be named Experience Aperitivo because it’s more than just a bar. David Rocco Bar Aperitivo will
l transport you from Yorkdale to Italy.
Located at Yonge and Wellesly, Bar Volo emulates a true southern Italian snack bar as well as being a great spot to learn about some of Canada’s more unique craft beers.
Pizzas come thin-crusted and crispy. The dough is brought in fresh daily and is seasoned with herbs and flax seed, giving it an earthy flavour.
The man behind the menu, industry veteran Anthony Walsh, is the corporate executive chef of Oliver & Bonacini. He’s added a few twists to the classic southern-style BBQ menu.
Sister restaurant to the popular beer hall Bar Volo, this Little Italy hideout is the perfect place to have a beer and a bite.
The concept for the menu is still very much rooted in the Italian tradition but made with Canadian ingredients, thus the menu changes somewhat often depending on the seasonality of ingredients.
Chances are, those who have been to Israel (birthright, anyone?) are familiar with Cafe Landwer. The popular Israeli café got its start back in 1919.
Mercatto offers classics, such as the margherita pizza, fried calamari, roast diavola chicken and antipasti boards with meat and salumi.
"Our roots are Italian, but we can go outside that box," says executive chef Julian D'Ippolito "We have fun with it. If it's tasty and it makes sense, we go for it."
Chef Robert Rubino is taking his skills from Italy to Etobicoke at Cellar Door Restaurant. Classically trained at Il San Domenico restaurant in Italy, Rubino learned to make handmade pasta and pizza dough like a true Napolese pizzaiolo.
Cheesecake Factory's pizza is a cross between rustic and Neapolitan styles with a puffy crust and thin centre.
When in Rome… eat pizza. When in Toronto… eat Ciao Roma! This Woodbridge pizza joint follows authentic Roman styles.
The menu features classic Italian dishes, like wood-fired pizza and handmade pasta, like the fan favourite orecchiette with sausage and rapini.
Cici's has been a staple in the community since the early '90s. This Parkdale pizza joint is a family business committed to making fresh pizza every day.
This North York Italian spot is dedicated to the storied legend of Fausto Coppi. The Italian tradition has been carried out by this restaurant for over 25 years.
The Toronto slice might seem fictitious, as there are so many more notable styles of 'za, but the original owner of Danforth Pizza House and his family swore that Toronto pies were just as distinct as the rest.
Order one of Dante’s signature pizzas or build your own by picking and choosing from an extensive list of toppings.
The pasta, pizzas and seafood served here celebrate and take inspiration from the Maritime Alpines, the mountain range formed at the border of Italy and France.
Although the emphasis is on Sicilian food at Dova Restaurant in Cabbagetown, the menu is uniquely dedicated to showcasing fresh and sustainable seafood from around the world.
In addition to its not-so-small menu of meats, seafood and northern Italian–inspired pastas — literally everything is made the hard way, in-house — F’Amelia is also doing authentic Neapolitan pizzas.
The Ferraro family’s restaurant features a wood-burning oven, which provides a variety of thin crust pizzas made to order.
Right in the heart of Toronto's downtown Entertainment District, Figo offers Italian-inspired cuisine in a sleek, elegant and modern setting.
Named for what it is, GhostPizza offers 16-inch, originally named pies that come in a range of toppings, including the classics like pepperoni and the more innovative like the shrimp rose.
Their pizza made in a wood-fired oven. To create that perfectly chewy-crispy pizza crust, the dough is cold fermented for 72 hours. They follow a very traditional method, using a sourdough starter and double zero flour.
The goal was to create approachable, casual food. One of the dishes that they are most proud of is their pizza.
La Fenice Tucsan Chophouse has been a source for authentic Italian cuisine since 1984. The menu at this Entertainment District diner features an extensive list of Italian dishes made with fresh local ingredients including pizza!
La Vecchia combines the authentic flavours of Old World Italy with New World sensibilities and has won numerous awards and accolades over its 25 years in Toronto.
Romana pizzas and homemade pasta dishes are under $20, meaning you'll still have enough space on the credit card to pair your meal with a fruity fresh glass of Italian wine.
Italian and Lebanese food meet in a wonderful blend at Mas E Mo Pizza by Paramount. The restaurant name is an abbreviation of pizza chef Massimo Capra and the founder of the Middle Eastern restaurant chain, Paramount Foods, Mohamad Fakih.
Perfectly blistered pizza crust, fresh tomato sauce and gooey mozza flagged with fresh basil? For only $10, three days a week? Somehow the Junction triangle has been gifted the dreamiest bodega there ever was.
But the main attraction is the pide (a.k.a. Turkish pizza), crisp-bottomed oval flatbreads presented with a variety of topping combinations: ground beef and onions, lamb and mozzarella, sausage and eggs, spinach and feta, pastrami.
Napoli Centrale knows good Italian food. With classic Neapolitan-style cuisine, this southern Italian restaurant takes it cues from the trattorias of Italy and serves only the freshest and best quality fare.
Nodo offers casual Italian with a menu featuring a wide range of classic and regional dishes prepared by traditional standards, alongside new and creative interpretations.
The multi-functional restaurant has a quick-service counter and café that is accessed through a separate side entrance from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. that offers pizzas, paninis, frittatas and an assortment of pastries created by their in-house pastry chef.
The fare here is more on the traditional and classic end of the spectrum, which also means sticking to time-honoured tradition of making pastas, sauces and pizza dough from scratch, in-house.
Pètros82 is the latest offering from Peter and Paul's, serving up an authentic Greek experience in the middle of the city.
Pizza e Pazzi's menu is daunting with its 25-plus pizzas, calzones, lasagnas and a selection of pastas that can be custom paired with different sauces.
Pizza Shab is Toronto's go-to spot for Halal pizza. Their deep-dish style pies are made from fresh dough and can be found in four locations across the GTA.
This place is serving up exactly what its name promises: pizza, wine, disco. While the menu features Italian-style shareables like garlic knots and pizzas, this place is more about the experience and the party.
The family that runs this restaurant knows a thing or two about authentic Northern Italian pizza. Combined, they share more than 20 years of experience in working in pizzerias across Italy.
The restaurant offers a select menu of appetizers and entrees, such as Italian cured meats and fish spigola.
The focus is, of course, pizza, done according to strict Neapolitan standards. The menu also offers a selection of appetizers, pastas, meats and fish.
Find the finest cuts of meat, luxurious burgers, lobster rolls and Terroni’s iconic pizza and pasta all under the umbrellas at Stock Bar.
Sud Forno, from the team behind iconic Italian stalwart Terroni’s, is a bakery, pizza joint and sandwich shop all rolled into one.
Nothing about Three Kingdom Pizza's is like anything you've ever seen before. With over 1,000 locations in China, the eatery selected Toronto as the setting for their western expansion.
Italian is Italian, right? Absolutely not. This restaurant is here to share authentic and proud Italian cuisine with Toronto through their scratch-made pastas and Romano pizzas.
The menu here is made up of Mediterranean-inspired Italian dishes, including Italian classics like the margharita pizza, made here with huge chunks of buffalo mozzarella, and their inspired tomato sauce
In 1957 the Pugliese family opened the Junction's finest Italian restaurant. The Pugliese brothers learned the art of making pizza in New York City, at a small bakery called Vesuvio.
Via Cibo’s first, executive chef Steven Rego has put together a menu of Italian classics, including panini sandwiches, piadina, salads, pastas, pizzas and more.
