Italian bakeries

Market, restaurant, bakery and deli under one Park Place roof — veal parm and pastries daily.

Hamilton's iconic slab pizza — over half a century of Italian baking, deli and porchetta on Barton Street.

The original Erie Street Italian bakery, reopened under Gina Aiello — breads, pastries, sweets and a hot table in the heart of Little Italy.

A Sicilian bakery on Innovation Drive — cannoli, cassata, Sicilian pizza and celebration cakes, in the family for decades.

The GTA's gelato institution since 1967 — 60-plus flavours, Sicilian granita and cafe crema at Piazza Del Sole in Woodbridge.

Handcrafted gelato, espresso and pastries on King Street West in downtown Dundas, opened in 2026.

The Carlotta family's Queen Street gelateria — Italian gelato and coffee from eight in the morning until late.

London's Italian bakery and market on Wonderland Road North — fresh bread, hot table and house-made gelato.

A lievito madre bakery in Etobicoke — 36-hour sourdough, focaccia, cornettini and espresso on Royal York Road.

Catanese street food on St Clair West — arancini fried through the day, cannoli filled to order, rosticceria and Sicilian aperitivo.

The Battaglia family's Sicilian bakery on Invergordon Avenue — pane di casa, cannoli, arancini and a hot table, since 1994.

A forty-year-old family bakery on Rustic Road in North York — breads, hot table, gelato and veal sandwiches near Lawrence and Keele.

The Rutherford Road original of the 1968 patisserie — handmade cakes, pane, salumeria and espresso, open from seven every day.

The Facer Street bakery and deli that has fed St. Catharines for over 55 years — bread, meats, sweets and hot meals.

Thunder Bay's Italian bakery and deli since 1983 — breads, pastries, Persians, custom cakes and imported groceries on Red River Road.

Yorkville's Italian coffee bar on Bellair — Rufino-style espresso, cannoli and gelato from seven in the morning until late.

A Roman bakery in the Upper Beaches — sourdough from a 17-year-old starter, pizza al taglio, cornetti and espresso on Main Street.

The King West counter of Toronto's cult bakery — slow-ferment bread, porchetta panini, proper espresso.

Oakville's Italian bakery-deli landmark — breads, cold cuts, hot table, espresso bar.

Iconic family-run Italian bakery since 1969 — scratch-baked, hot table, best-in-city sandwiches.

Marine Parade's pizzeria-deli-bakery — coffee, pastries and pasta classes by the lake.

Fine Italian bakery and specialty foods store on La Rose Avenue, open seven days.

One stubborn brick oven since 1982 — Italian breads, pastries, deli and a beloved hot table.

Over 30 years of Molise tradition — Italian breads, hot table and espresso on Philosophers Trail.

Family-owned Italian & Portuguese bakery — morning espresso, fresh bread, tradition in every tray.

East Credit's Italian bakery & deli — pastries, cakes and hospitality worth the detour.

Mississauga's Italian bakery-deli landmark — fresh bread, deli, catering, desserts and coffee.

Home cooking and woodburning pizza — with the dessert case Woodbridge grew up on.

Little Italy's newest pastry shop — cannoli, babà and espresso on the edges of Preston.

A Little Italy pastry-and-gelato landmark at 200 Preston since the early days of the corso.

Guelph's Italian-Canadian family bakery — authentic cookies, cakes and sweet treats.

The Russo family's Italian bakery since 1983 — fresh bread, cakes and gelato on Keele Street.

Family-owned since 1984 — fresh bread, hot table, espresso bar and the Calabrian pastries worth the detour.

An Oak Ridges Italian bakery and market — fresh bread, a big hot table, deli, pastries and an espresso bar.

Bloor Street Italian bakery and deli — bread, pastries, cannoli, cakes and a hot table.

Wellington Street institution — scratch breads, hot table, sandwiches and pastries since day one.

Family-owned bakery-café on Mapleview West — pastries, meals and catering from Park Place south.

Milton's fine Italian bakery and specialty market since 1982 — fresh bread, cakes, a deli, a hot table and imported grocery.

Bolton's Italian bakery and deli — handmade pasta, ravioli and Neapolitan-style pizza beside a proper deli counter, seven days a week.

Downtown Bolton's Italian bakery and eatery — pastries, espresso, a hot table and pasta, lasagna and arancini, plus catering for every occasion.

A St David Street counter keeping Calabrian family recipes alive — hot Italian sandwiches, bolognese lasagna, Pasta of the Day, cannoli and gelato.

Ottawa Street's first authentic Italian bakery — Roma-style pizza by the slice, breads and pastries.

Locke Street's pasta shop and bakery — handmade pasta, fresh bread and focaccia sandwiches.

Terroni's Queen West bakery-café — Roman pizza al taglio, pastries, espresso and a small Italian market.

Gruppo Terroni's two-storey Italian bakery and café at Yonge and Temperance — pastries and panini downstairs, a restaurant above.

Forno Cultura's West Queen West bakery — focaccia, biscotti, bread and coffee, and the group's pastry lab behind the counter.

An old-school Italian bakery and deli on Gladstone Avenue — fresh bread, cold cuts, pastries and a hot table for lunch.

A neighbourhood Italian bakery on Drummond Road — fresh breads and rolls, tray pizza, deli meats and desserts.

A Lundy's Lane bakery baking Italian bread daily since 2000, with a hot table, cakes and a family dinner special.

The west-end branch of a Brantford pizza family that has been at it since 1968 — pizza, pasta and pastry on Colborne Street West.

Corso Italia's third-generation Italian bakery on St. Clair West — bread, cannoli, hot table and panettone since the early 1960s.

An Etobicoke Italian bakery and deli of forty-plus years — bread, cakes, cannoli and veal sandwiches on La Rose Avenue.

A Humber Bay Shores bakery, hot table and pizzeria — espresso in the morning, wine and pizza classes at night.

Scarborough's Italian bakery and pizzeria on Kingston Road — the Big Slice, arancini, lobster tails and custom cakes.

An Italian bakery on Main Street West — bread, pastries, cannoli and cakes, baked from scratch Wednesday to Saturday.

A traditional Italian bakery on Chancellor Drive since 1986 — bread, veal sandwiches, pastries and award-winning cakes.

A cannoli bakery and espresso bar on Roytec Road — Sicilian pastries, cakes and coffee, made to order.

Fifty years of family Italian baking on Rowntree Dairy Road — pastries, bread and desserts, open early and closed Mondays.

St. Phillips' Major Mackenzie Drive store in Maple — patisserie, fresh bread, salumeria and espresso, open eight to eight.

A Clarkson bakery and deli on Truscott Drive — pastries, custom cakes, dessert tables and Italian groceries, open seven days.

Baking on Barton Street in Stoney Creek since 1989 — bread, a large hot table, pizza, deli and cakes.

Carmelo Greco's Sicilian bakery on Fennell Avenue East, baking cannoli and tortes since 1980.

An Italian bakery, deli and café on Lavington Drive in Etobicoke — bread, pastries, hot table and zeppole.