Introducing: A3 Napoli, the Pizzeria Libretto and Porchetta & Co. project in Little Italy
(Image: Renée Suen)
Name: A3 Napoli Pizzeria e Friggitoria
Neighbourhood: Little Italy
Contact: 589 College St. , a3napoli.com , @A3Napoli
Owners: Libretto Restaurant Group and Nick auf der Mauer
Chefs: Rocco Agostino (Pizzeria Libretto) and Nick auf der Mauer (Porchetta & Co.)
The Food: Quick-service Neapolitan snacks split up into three categories: VPN-certified, wood-fired pies (à la Libretto); pizza fritta (stuffed and fried panzerotti-like pizzas); and seasonal fritti misti (fried bites including arancini, meatballs, zucchini sticks, and frittatina—fried cubes of pasta held together by provola cheese and ham). Just like at Libretto, there’s a Stefano Ferraro oven pumping out the pizza, but it’s kept company by a friggitrice (that’s a fryer, folks) for everything else. Eat in, or get your fried dough to go.
The Drinks: There’s Peroni beer on tap, as well as Capo, the restaurant’s signature brew, made by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery. Wine-drinkers have the choice between Fielding Estate’s unoaked chardonnay and its fireside red.
The Place: Named after the unfinished Italian highway that leads into the centre of Naples, the 32-seat room has an Autostrada rest-stop feel, with its exposed bricks, black and white subway tiles and strings of incandescent lightbulbs. Additional seating is available on the small backyard and street-side patios.
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(Image: Renée Suen)
317796 Display cases are filled with freshly fried fritti misti ($1.25 each). https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-display-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-display.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-display.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-display/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-display 0 0
317799 The Grand Fritto Misto is a platter of fritti misti, including frittantini (fried cubes of pasta, provola cheese and ham), and three sauces (marinara, salsa verde and garlic aioli) ($19). toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-2 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-2-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-2.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-2/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-2 0 0
317800 A bird's eye view of the same platter. toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fritti-misti 0 0
317797 A paper cone filled with various fritti misti ($6-$11). toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fried-food-cone https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fried-food-cone-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fried-food-cone.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fried-food-cone.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fried-food-cone/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-fried-food-cone 0 0
317804 The Bat (short for batter d'occhio, which means a blink of the eye) is a panzerotti-like pocket. The half-pizza is folded over (resembling a closed eye) and filled with bufala ricotta, provola cheese and ciccioli (pressed cakes of fatty pork) ($8). toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-fritta https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-fritta-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-fritta.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-fritta.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-fritta/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-fritta 0 0
317803 And of course, there's pizza. This one's the margherita ($11). toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-margherita-pizza-2 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-margherita-pizza-2-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-margherita-pizza-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-margherita-pizza-2.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-margherita-pizza-2/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-margherita-pizza-2 0 0
317806 Montanara: Danish-sized rounds of fried pizza dough, topped with marinara sauce, mozzarella and basil ($4). toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-montanara https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-montanara-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-montanara.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-montanara.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-montanara/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-montanara 0 0
317805 toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-menu https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-menu-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-menu.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-menu.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-menu/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-menu 0 0
317807 The Stefano Ferrara pizza oven is covered in copper penny tiles. toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-oven https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-oven-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-oven.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-oven.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-oven/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-pizza-oven 0 0
317808 The friggitrice (fryer), also by Stefano Ferraro, can hold 20 litres of oil. A high frying temperature ensures that anything that goes in comes out crispy—not greasy. toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-fryer https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-fryer-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-fryer.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-fryer.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-fryer/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-fryer 0 0
317809 Nick auf der Mauer (left) and Rocco Agostino (right). toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-nick-auf-der-mauer https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-nick-auf-der-mauer-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-nick-auf-der-mauer.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-nick-auf-der-mauer.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/food/introducing-a3-napoli-pizzeria-libretto-porchetta-and-co-little-italy-max-rimaldi/slide/toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-nick-auf-der-mauer/ toronto-restaurants-a3-napoli-rocco-agostino-nick-auf-der-mauer 0 0
West: 106
East: 7
Darren and His Army of Cretins and Ghost Accounts: 0
Still doing what you claim to hate.
Bolo Bunch: Zero
go bother someone else, u fraud.
Says the guy who claims he hates the posts about Est vs. West but then does the same exact post himself… all for attention that he then pretends he never wanted. What was that you were saying about ‘fraud’? And learn how to punctuate already. I get that you spell “you’re” because you want to seem young and hip, but what’s with the unnecessary commas and then missing them where they’re supposed to be? But I applaud your message board police work. You’re doing important work and the world needs the Rosa Parks of the internet.
how many falsified, ghost accounts do u use? i’ve got u pegged for at least 7. more or less? ur literally the most pathetic specimen. here’s the thing: rip me all u want. i’ll own up to it. worth it if i can get u or one of ur dozen fake aliases to do the same… but ur incapable of it. it’s utterly lamentable and so r (all of) u.
Wrong again.
Shouldn’t cut and paste, Bozo Bunch. Pretty sure this item makes it West 107, East 6 — not surprisingly — but nice try, u fraud.
Worth noting that Bozo Bunch actually fudged his numbers, though, so he’s not really doing what he purports to hate, just pathetically trying to mock it in the hopes he can falsely swing the numbers in the other direction.
Let’s not be so quick to judge. It likely wasn’t copy and paste as much as it’s him not being very good at math. We’re not exactly dealing with MENSA in Bolo Bunch. But then again Rex, you and I are probably the same person… according to Bolo Bunch (if that IS his real name).
It’s kind of shocking how Darren’s posts have attracted the trolls. Or at least one troll, whose current account is really nasty/childish. It’s puzzling, because it’s unclear what offends them about what Darren is doing. Except perhaps for the fact that he is doing something interesting – they must be incapable of doing anything interesting themselves, and so lash out at those who can.