Italian cafés

The patriarchy of Little Italy since 1968 — terrace espresso, plates of pasta, and everybody-knows-your-name service.

Ottawa's Italian grocer and café in the ByWard Market since 1995 — sandwiches, antipasti, fine foods.

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

An Italian market, café and restaurant under one roof on Erskine Avenue — groceries, prepared food and a full dining room.

Focaccia, pizza and Italian sandwiches on River Road West — a bakery-counter Italian stop near the beach.

A bakery-café by day and Italian bar by night on Hawkview Boulevard — sourdough focaccia, pizza and cocktails.

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

Sicilian and Abruzzo family gelato on Queen West — long hours, cannoli piped to order and espresso alongside the case.

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

Erie Street's coffee roaster and gelato bar — house-made gelato and espresso since 1981 in Little Italy.

Kingston's downtown gelateria since 2010 — Italian gelato, sorbetto and gelato cakes on Ontario Street.

Niagara's original gelato shop, family-run since 1978 — gelato from the family recipe on Victoria Avenue.

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

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.

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.

Authentic Florentine-style gelato on Lakeshore East — the Oakville scoop.

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

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

Facer Street's cosy espresso-and-panini bar — steak panini Saturdays, prosciutto stacks and coffee flights.

Pizza meets tech in a 19th-century factory — smart tables, microbrewery, roastery, bakery.

Italian café & bistro beside Toogood Pond — Calabrese pizza, handmade cavatelli and aperitivo on the village boardwalk.

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

The Comella brothers' authentic Italian caffè — locally roasted coffee, gelato, cannoli and sandwiches on Markham Rd.

An Edward Street espresso bar pouring the Italian canon — espresso, macchiato, cappuccino and cortado.

Downtown Milton's frozen-dessert shop since 1997 — all-natural gelato and sorbet alongside 50-plus ice cream flavours.

A neighbourhood Italian eatery and deli on Thompson Road — veal sandwiches, hot food, sweets and espresso.

A Mill Pond Italian market and café — fresh pasta, stone-baked pizza, pastries and espresso, open seven days.

The independent pizzeria and coffee counter in the Giant Tiger plaza — hand-built pizzas, takeout and a warm cup on Main Street North.

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

Stoney Creek's Italian caffe since 1988 — espresso and pastries by day, family-style dinners by night.

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

A family-run Italian café on Bloor at the edge of the U of T campus — espresso, pastries, sandwiches and cocktails.

Toronto's oldest gelateria, on College Street since 1959 — gelato, spumoni and cannoli in the heart of Little Italy.

A Neapolitan café and pizzeria in a red-brick Jarvis Street building — Stefano Ferrara oven, fresh pasta and espresso.

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.

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 small Italian café and hot table on Mosley Street — handmade pasta, sauces and gelato a short walk from the beach.

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.

Pino Luca's family gelateria on the Danforth — the second home of a Toronto gelato name that started in Little Italy in 2006.

The Kensington Market counter of the Luca family's gelateria — gelato and sorbetto on Augusta Avenue.

Yorkville gelateria on Cumberland Street — Italian gelato, crepes and espresso a step off Bloor.

The midtown Gemma — gelato, sorbetto and coffee on Yonge Street near Davisville.

Handcrafted Italian gelato and desserts on Queen Street West in downtown Brampton, with dairy-free options.

Handcrafted gelato in the heart of downtown Barrie, open from eight in the morning until eleven at night.

Mio's second Kingston counter, on King Street East — gelato, sorbetto and coffee a short walk from Market Square.

The Carlotta family's lakeside shop on Lock Street in Port Dalhousie — gelato, sorbetto and espresso by the harbour.

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.

A neighbourhood Italian espresso bar on Dufferin Street in North York — coffee, panini and pastries, morning to late afternoon.

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