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What’s on the menu at Arianna, a lavish Italian restaurant and lounge above Harbour 60

What’s on the menu at Arianna, a lavish Italian restaurant and lounge above Harbour 60

Including lasagna for two and sky-high pistachio gelato

Toronto’s top 10 new pasta dishes

Toronto’s top 10 new pasta dishes

Perfectly pillowy gnocchi, whole-lobster spaghetti, dual-personality agnolotti and more

What's on the menu at Raffaella, a New York–style pizzeria inside the Annex Hotel

What’s on the menu at Raffaella, a New York–style pizzeria inside the Annex Hotel

Including chicken parm and pizza sauce made using recipes from the chef’s own nonna

Where olive oil expert Fil Bucchino eats Italian food in Vaughan

Where olive oil expert Fil Bucchino eats Italian food in Vaughan

His favourite spots for porchetta, fried seafood and amaretti

What's on the menu at Lano, the Ritz-Carlton's new Italian-inspired lobby bar

What’s on the menu at Lano, the Ritz-Carlton’s new Italian-inspired lobby bar

That’s short for Milano

What's on the menu at Occhiolino, a new Italian restaurant in a converted auto-body shop

What’s on the menu at Occhiolino, a new Italian restaurant in a converted auto-body shop

Including oodles of house-made noodles and fancy pork and beans

Sort-of Secret: That Nonna Life, an event series celebrating Italian-Canadian culture

Sort-of Secret: That Nonna Life, an event series celebrating Italian-Canadian culture

It’s a love letter to Italian grandmothers

What's on the menu at Lardo, an Italian alimentari turned sit-down restaurant

What’s on the menu at Lardo, an Italian alimentari turned sit-down restaurant

Including a very impressive porchetta plate

What's on the menu at Vinoteca Pompette, the Italian(ish) transformation of the previously French Pompette

What’s on the menu at Vinoteca Pompette, the Italian(ish) transformation of the previously French Pompette

Including house-made pasta, a steak au poivre burger and a pistachio negroni

What's on the menu at Pizzeria No. 900, Toronto's first location of the Montreal-based chain

What’s on the menu at Pizzeria No. 900, Toronto’s first location of the Montreal-based chain

Including a pizza topped with smoked meat, naturally

What’s on the menu at Lyla, a sleek new Mediterranean restaurant on Queen West

What’s on the menu at Lyla, a sleek new Mediterranean restaurant on Queen West

Including black truffle tortellini and a fresh fish counter

Inside the new 10,000-square-foot Eataly at the Shops at Don Mills

Inside the new 10,000-square-foot Eataly at the Shops at Don Mills

Toronto’s third location of the Italian emporium is now open

Sort-of Secret: Pia, a monthly Mediterranean and Indian fusion pop-up

Sort-of Secret: Pia, a monthly Mediterranean and Indian fusion pop-up

Think arancini stuffed with spiced chicken biryani

What's on the menu at Edna and Vita, a splashy new Italian restaurant in the old Reds Wine Tavern space

What’s on the menu at Edna and Vita, a splashy new Italian restaurant in the old Reds Wine Tavern space

Including made-to-order lasagna and an Italian take on nachos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024

This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence

Sort-of Secret: Panificio Bruno, an Italian home bakery turning out just 20 loaves of focaccia a week

Sort-of Secret: Panificio Bruno, an Italian home bakery turning out just 20 loaves of focaccia a week

Part of our series spotlighting the city’s edible hidden gems

Sort-of Secret: Casa Verde, an old-school Italian restaurant housed in an 1890s Ajax farmhouse

Sort-of Secret: Casa Verde, an old-school Italian restaurant housed in an 1890s Ajax farmhouse

The building was a rum runner’s den and a makeshift maternity ward in its checkered past

What's on the menu at Café Renée, chef Nick Liu's Italian-inspired French restaurant

What’s on the menu at Café Renée, chef Nick Liu’s Italian-inspired French restaurant

Including a sheet of ravioli and a crème brûlée espresso martini that are blowing up on Instagram

What's on the menu at Bar Ardo, a new Sicilian-inspired cocktail bar

What’s on the menu at Bar Ardo, a new Sicilian-inspired cocktail bar

It’s from the team behind Italian restaurants Ardo and Dova

Where Cibo executive chef Laura Petracca eats Italian food in Richmond Hill

Where Cibo executive chef Laura Petracca eats Italian food in Richmond Hill

A tour of her go-to spots for lasagna, panzerotti, veal parm and cannoli

What's on the menu at La Bella Sangweech, a new place for stacked Italian sandwiches in Little Italy

What’s on the menu at La Bella Sangweech, a new place for stacked Italian sandwiches in Little Italy

Mortadella for president!

What's on the menu at Bar Notte, a St. Lawrence cocktail lounge serving Italian drinks and snacks until 2 a.m.

What’s on the menu at Bar Notte, a St. Lawrence cocktail lounge serving Italian drinks and snacks until 2 a.m.

Including tartare-stuffed cannoli

What's on the menu at Contrada, Little Italy's unconventional new Italian kitchen

What’s on the menu at Contrada, Little Italy’s unconventional new Italian kitchen

Including a sweet-and-savoury roasted parsnip panna cotta

Inside the new 25,000-square-foot Eataly at Sherway Gardens

Inside the new 25,000-square-foot Eataly at Sherway Gardens

Toronto’s second location of the Italian emporium opens November 2

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Trump's Loss, Toronto's Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

The Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”

How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports

Buy Canadian

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions