Introducing: Osteria dei Ganzi, a new casual Italian restaurant in a historic Jarvis Street mansion
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Name: Osteria dei Ganzi
Neighbourhood: Church-Wellesley Village
Contact info: 504 Jarvis St, 647-348-6520, ganzi.ca , @ganzitoronto
Owners: Dan Gunam (Roosevelt Room, Story’s), Luca Viscardi (Toula) and Ron Yeung
Chef: Guerrino Staropoli (Cherry Hill House, Mississauga)
The Food: Casual Italian with pastas, cicchetti (small snacks typical of Venice) and simple meat and fish plates. Italian barbecue and pizzas made in an outdoor oven are added to the menu in the summer.
The Drinks: The small, accessible wine list is comprised of 40 Italian and Ontario bottles. Classic Italian cocktails are available from the bar, like an aperol spritz and martinis with blue-cheese-stuffed caper berries.
The place: The restaurant occupies the sprawling first floor of the historic Gooderham House on Jarvis Street. The dining room has been fully restored by Mennonite craftsmen, and there’s an airy solarium bar looking onto the wrap-around patio with custom-built floating wine racks made from reclaimed wood from a 170-year-old barn.
The Numbers:
• 195 seats on the outdoor patio
• 88 seats in the dining room
• $30 for a bottle of wine
• $8 for a glass of wine
• 3 paintings in the dining room dubbed the “Ladies of Ganzi”
• 2 bronze owls at the building’s entrance
• 1 Vespa hanging on the wall next to the bar
212226 Orange cheesecake mousse on Grand Marnier biscotti, classic tiramisu and biscotti (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-07/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-07 0 0
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212225 Ravioloni stuffed with ricotta and spinach and topped with fresh tomato and basil sauce ($12) (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-06/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-06 0 0
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212228 Misto wood board ($15) with various salumi (prosciutto, buffalo bresaola and salami), cheeses (parmesan, smoked mozzarella, grana padano, ‘Ganzi’ cream covered in peppercorns on a grissini), and cicchetti (eggplant parmigiana crostini, arancini and breaded taggiasche olives) (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-intro.jpg 656 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-intro/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-intro 0 0
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212227 Boulevardier: straight rye, bourbon whiskey, campari, aperol sweet vermouth, bitters, orange chip and oils (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-08.jpg 416 624 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-08/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-08 0 0
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212224 The restaurant occupies the sprawling first floor of the historic Gooderham House on Jarvis St. (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-05/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-05 0 0
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212223 Metal owl plaques adorn the walls of the spacious solarium bar. A floating wine rack made from a 170-year-old barn is on the north wall (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-04.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-04/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-04 0 0
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212222 The “Ladies of Ganzi” line the north dining room (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-03.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-03/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-03 0 0
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212221 The Mennonite restored dining room has original handcrafted wood detailing, arches and fixtures (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-02/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-02 0 0
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212220 504 Jarvis St. (Image: Renée Suen) Osteria dei Ganzi Osteria dei Ganzi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/food/osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-restaurant/slide/introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-01/ introducing-osteria-dei-ganzi-toronto-01 0 0
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