Is this sort-of-secret four-table Italian spot Toronto’s smallest restaurant?

On Davenport, just west of Ossington and next to a pizza place, is Archi Disegno, a hospitality concept that that wears many hats: it’s a design studio with a retail gallery, a wine club, private residences, a daytime café, a nighttime crudo bar and 1147 Ristorante—what may be the city’s smallest, most exclusive Italian restaurant.

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While the front-facing café and bar is pretty spacious with room for walk-ins, the restaurant’s dining room has but four tables. Despite this, there are still two chefs in its cucina. Lunch here is made by Roman and Sicilian chef Flavio Catania, whose aim is to showcase and celebrate the purity of regional Italian fare. Lunchtime guests can enjoy classics like burrata with heirloom tomatoes and basil, eggplant parmigiana, or house-made rigatoni with guanciale and fava beans. Dinner, meanwhile, is a slightly different experience, made up of more experimental dishes by Tuscan chef Michele Rabazzi—creations like trout and dragon fruit ceviche, spaghetti alla chitarra with sea urchin, and pickerel with kiwi and zucchini flowers.

The dining room is stark and monochromatic, with undulating walls and a skylight that floods the space with natural light. Even the custom-made dishes are works of art, meant to showcase the food in all its glory. It’s equal parts restaurant and art gallery, with guests playing the role of living installations.

1147 Davenport Rd., adgroup.to/1147-ristorante, @1147ristorante