St. Clair West's latest pizzeria hasn’t opened yet, but co-owner Danilo Scimo has a pretty good idea what won’t be on the menu. “You’re not going to find pineapple on your pizza here,” he says. Instead, expect sauce from DOP tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, porcini mushrooms or basil. Authentic Neapolitan pizza in Toronto has just found a new advocate in Pizza e Pazzi, set to open mid-April.

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. DJs take the stage every night, straying from typical Top 40 tracks to spin the ones everyone loves (like ABBA, duh).

Pizzeria Du is the ultimate place for classic Italian pizzas that are vegan and vegetarian. Sure there’s a pepperoni pizza on the menu, but it is plant-based house made seitan pepperoni which sits on a bed of San Marzano tomato sauce and cashew mozzarella. Add some chili oil to kick it up a notch. Another

The Italian chain Scaddabush is the place to go for hand-pulled mozzarella that is spread atop many of its tasty and affordable dishes. With a crowd composed of many professionals on a break from work or coming from a day at the office, there is definitely a celebratory feeling here. The interior feels like a

One of the oldest watering holes in the city, dating back to 1833 or 1838 (depending on whom you ask), the Black Bull has watched Queen Street grow up around it. Nowadays, its patio remains one the best places in the city to have a few beers and people watch on a summer day. The

Billed as offering premium comfort food in a sophisticated and warm setting, the Octagon has been serving Thornhill locals as well as visitors since 1974. The Octagon has all of the traditional steak house features, such as caesar salad, which is prepared at your table, and seafood for when you might not be in the

Parkdale burger institution Harry’s Charbroiled has reopened as the Original’s Dining Lounge. After Harry’s was bought and then closed by Grant van Gameren, who still owns the name, former Harry’s server and now Original’s owner Penny Andru is bringing the grease-filled tradition back to the neighbourhood. Many of the old staff have returned, as have

As its name implies, hockey and wings are the name of the game at this Yonge and Eglinton sports bar. Cooked-to-order wings are flavoured with the bar’s signature seasoning and come with classic sides of carrot and celery sticks plus a choice of dip. There are 38 different wing types, including the ultra-spicy Exorcist, which

The Vatican Gift Shop is part speakeasy, beer hall and live music venue rolled into one in Toronto. The new space comes from the team behind Leslieville’s beloved Pinkerton’s Snack Bar and Poor Romeo. As you might’ve guessed from the name, the bar’s owners have adopted all the classic Catholic motifs to create a unique

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. Tosto means “determined” and “no nonsense,” and when it comes to homemade, there’s no nonsense here. The pasta noodles are mixed and extruded daily to complement the fresh toppings,

Extreme Brandz — the company responsible for Extreme Pita, Mucho Burrito and Purblendz — has opened a new Italian street food restaurant in North York called Via Cibo. It’s a middle ground between sit-down dining and fast-food, which means casual service (orders are placed at a counter) and fare that goes beyond typical fast food.

What other restaurants do you know of where a maple charcoal grill is the culinary staple? From the surf to the turf, mostly everything served up at Wildfire Steakhouse & Bar hits the grill and gets infused with that special smoke flavour. The perfect steak starts with in-house 40-day aged certified Angus beef and, like

Windfields is one of the friendliest, family-focused eateries in the York Mills and Leslie area. It features a massive menu with all the comfort food classics done up right. Standouts include a classic triple-decker clubhouse sandwich with genuine turkey breast as well as an authentic open-faced hot sandwich of the beef or turkey variety. Windfields