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Handcrafted gelato and possibly the best Italian sandwich in Markham — housemade ricotta, bread sliced to order.

Downtown Oshawa's Italian hot table on Bond Street — pasta, veal and pizza cooked from scratch, lunchtime only.

A modern Italian eatery on Elgin Mills — 50-year-old recipes for pizza, pasta and sandwiches, and a town favourite.

A downtown Italian deli and lunch counter on Main Street East — house-made meals, sandwiches and groceries.

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

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

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

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

Kerr Village institution for traditional Italian — panuozzo, pizza and catering.

The legendary veal sandwich, Etobicoke edition — since 1967, no shortcuts.

Brampton's award-winning pizzeria since 2003 — pizza, panini and pasta on McLaughlin.

A Woodbridge legend since 1965 — old-school pizza, sandwiches and Italian nostalgia.

The Preston Street icon since 1994 — an Italian abbey of beer, birra and pub comfort.

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

Manitou Drive's hidden gem — legendary Italian panini, lasagna and a fierce veal parmigiana.

Pickering's Italian café-counter and gelateria — veal sandwiches, panini, pasta and real gelato.

A family-owned eatery and market in Aurora's old downtown — Mamma's lasagna, wood-fired pizza and a pantry to take home.

Aurora's veal-panini counter — famous hot sandwiches, homemade lasagna and frozen family dinners to go.

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

Authentic homemade Italian on Highway 50 — pizza, pasta and panini, and a veal sandwich that ranks among Ontario's best.

A family-run focaccia counter in a Healey Road industrial unit — house-made bread, Italian deli meats and the sandwiches the GTA now drives out for.

A Thompson Crescent takeout window doing Italian and Greek side by side — pizza and pasta next to souvlaki and shawarma.

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

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

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

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

A Yonge Street deli counter since 1984 — house-made sausages, imported salumi and the sandwich Toronto keeps ordering.

Royal York Road's Italian sandwich and pizza counter — panuozzo, the Neapolitan street sandwich, made to order.

A downtown Welland Italian market and sandwich counter on Division Street — subs, paninis, hot table and catering.

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

Roman-style pizza by the slice, focaccia sandwiches and takeaway Italian on Whitmore Road.

Vaughan's hoagie and panino counter on Edgeley Boulevard — cutlet sandwiches, NY strip steak paninos and seed-oil-free cooking.