Among all the foods in the world, there’s nothing quite as ubiquitous and universally loved as the pizza pie.
Nearly everyone around the world celebrates this originally-Italian dish for its amazing versatility and adaptability, customization options, and ability to cater to everybody’s taste preferences.
You can put anything you want on a pizza, regardless of anyone else’s judgment on the matter (especially you, pineapple lovers… or haters). Add any combination of herbs, spices, cheeses, and a wide array of diverse toppings until you get exactly the taste and texture you’re looking for.
Want to take a bite of the best slices of New York-style pizza in Toronto? Or perhaps you want a super cheesy pizza that will give you the best cheese pull photo for Instagram.
Here is our list of the best 15 pizza places in Toronto that will get your hands on the most satisfying pizza to please any crowd.
1. Maker Pizza
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Maker Pizza is a popular go-to pizza spot swarming with locals. Their diverse and rich menu boasts mozzarella cheese made from the milk of grass-fed cows and a rich blend of herbs, mushrooms, jalapeños, and meats to choose from! If you like pineapples on your pie, then you have to try their famous Tropic Thunder!
For days when the family doesn’t know what to have for dinner, pick up a couple of their tasty pizzas and be the hero of the night! This will become your new all-time favourite pizza spot!
2. Descendant Pizza
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Descendant Pizza is a point for Detroit-style pizza lovers because this means that the sauce is on the top! That’s why Detroit pizza is often referred to as an upside-down pizza. In addition, pies are actually square and made with a Sicilian crust and their own signature red sauce. Heaps of cheese are added all the way to the very edges of the crust so every bite is going to be cheesy. The only food in Toronto that is more cheesy than pizzas are the best poutines in the city!
3. North of Brooklyn Pizzeria
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This is the place for a 14” or 18” New York pie that might as well have been taken straight out of the north of Brooklyn. Their pizzas range from having simple go-to toppings like pepperoni and cheese to the fancier blends of smoked bacon, honey, and caramelized onions. Here’s a question for you, do you like smoked bacon and caramelized onions on your pizza or do they belong on a fully loaded burger?
4. Pizzeria Libretto
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Chef Rocco Agostino brings Toronto authentic Neapolitan pizza by bringing Italian tradition of native ingredients with the best of what Canada has to offer. Come to one of Pizzeria Libretto’s four Toronto locations for a true Southern Italian pizza experience and where the culinary culture of Naples comes together with the Canadian community.
5. Queen Margherita Pizza
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Queen Margherita Pizza is another pizzeria jewel of Toronto that brings Neapolitan pies to the capital of Ontario. The most interesting part? Every dish at each location was crafted by the Queen Margherita Pizza teams. Their tomato sauce is even made with 100% Italian tomatoes to ensure authenticity!
6. Pizzeria Via Mercanti
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Pizzeria Via Mercanti is for yet another authentic Napolitano experience, except this one was voted the number one pizza in Ontario in 2008! This award-winning restaurant/ pizzeria has won Best in Chow’s show Pizza Wars and was even featured on You Gotta Eat Here! on the Food Network! What more reason does anyone need to try the pizza here?
7. Blondies Pizza
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Want something different yet flavourful? Blondies Pizza makes their pizza pies with fermented dough from scratch! This pizzeria uses all local and fresh ingredients and even offers vegan and gluten-free options on its menu. With over six locations in Toronto, there’s bound to be a Blondie’s not too far from wherever you are in the city. Nothing beats watching sunset with friends and laughing over silly things while munching on pizza.
8. General Assembly Pizza
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Having started in 2017 at their downtown Toronto location, General Assembly cares about real ingredients like nitrate-free pepperoni or naturally-leavened dough that has never been frozen. They even put handpicked basil on their pizza! How many pizzerias do you know that do that for you? GA Pizza is setting the bar high for pizza with real and better ingredients.
9. Fresca Pizza & Pasta
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There are large slices of pizza and have you tried GIANT slices of pizza? Fresca Pizza & Pasta definitely isn’t your traditional run-of-the-mill pizzeria joint. This is fusion pizza, and you don’t see those very often! This is all about Toronto-style pizza with Vietnamese inspiration. This joint offers sandwiches, pasta, and salads on their menu in addition to their pizzas so there is always something for your palette. This is the place to be for a unique culinary experience.
10. Pizzeria Defina
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You can make your own pizza at home, but unless you have a wood oven at home, it won’t be anywhere close to the food-fired Napolitana pizzas at Defina. Their crusts alone range from Napoletana, Roma, Kamut and are gluten-free aside from all the fresh ingredients in their dough that reflect the cultural diversity of Roncesvalles Village. This pizzeria is award-winning and has received special recognition from Food and Wine, Italian authority on restaurants, and even Food Network’s You Gotta Eat Here!
11. Cafe Oro di Napoli
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Café Oro De Napoli brings to the heart of Old Town Toronto Neapolitan-style pizza. Their pasta is homemade and their exquisite pizzas are fired up in their signature Stefano Ferrara pizza oven. From antipasti to pasta to pizzas, this restaurant has a wide array of striking flavours that will leave your mouth watering even after you’ve just left!
12. The Fourth Man in the Fire
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The Fourth Man in the Fire specializes in serving classic American pizza from Tuesdays to Sundays and is a cashless establishment. That said, their pizzas are fire, prepared the same way the famous American pizzas are made— big slices and portions, chunky meaty toppings like large round pepperoni slices, and they even offer hefty sandwiches.
13. 8Mile Detroit Style Pizza
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Its name says it all. 8 Mile Detroit Style Pizza’s menu offers a Detroit Pizza section with toppings heavy on the pepperoni, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, and jalapenos. You know it’s their pizza by all the red that’s on top of it. You can even build your own pie with a recommended four toppings that already includes their signature red sauce.
14. King Slice
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A family-oriented business with recipes that have been passed down for three generations. This pizzeria takes great pride in the fact that their ingredients are in-house, fresh, all-natural, and never bought from the store! This means that both their dough and their sauce are all homemade. It should also be mentioned that their amazing crust tastes like a garlic roll!
15. Pizza e Pazzi
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Pizza e Pazzi prides itself in making authentic Italian pizzas. Their pizzas are built in a custom-built brick oven to make sure that every pizza is delectable. Even their pasta is homemade by a professional chef with twenty years of experience! They’re so confident in their food they call themselves the best pizza in Toronto and say you won’t put down your utensils until the last bite is finished.
What are your favourite pizza spots in Toronto? Let us know in the comments below!
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