The Best Panini in Ontario
The vodka-parm monuments, the porchetta legends, the mortadella sell-outs — Ontario's finest between two slices of good bread.
12 places · ranked by community rating · updated continuously
🤌 7/10(1)
Forno Cultura King West
The King West counter of Toronto's cult bakery — slow-ferment bread, porchetta panini, proper espresso.
La Bottega Nicastro
Ottawa's Italian grocer and café in the ByWard Market since 1995 — sandwiches, antipasti, fine foods.
❌ No rating
Nostra Cucina
Manitou Drive's hidden gem — legendary Italian panini, lasagna and a fierce veal parmigiana.
❌ No rating
Franklin Pizzeria & Restaurant
Kingsway Drive's family pizzeria — deep-fried panzerotti and old-school wings since decades back.
Pasta Genova
Handmade pasta since 1988 — a Wellington Street counter for fresh pasta, focaccia, sauces and Italian groceries.
❌ No rating
Sud Forno Temperance
Gruppo Terroni's two-storey Italian bakery and café at Yonge and Temperance — pastries and panini downstairs, a restaurant above.
One Fine Food
An Italian market, café and restaurant under one roof on Erskine Avenue — groceries, prepared food and a full dining room.
Fresh Italian Eats
A downtown Italian deli and lunch counter on Main Street East — house-made meals, sandwiches and groceries.
Tesoro Restaurant & Mercato
Italian dining and a market on School House Lane — fresh pasta, sandwiches and a full restaurant, seven days a week.
Che Roba! Focaccia Bar
Focaccia, pizza and Italian sandwiches on River Road West — a bakery-counter Italian stop near the beach.
❌ No rating
La Salumeria
A Yonge Street deli counter since 1984 — house-made sausages, imported salumi and the sandwich Toronto keeps ordering.
❌ No rating
Crudo Pizza & Panuozzo
Royal York Road's Italian sandwich and pizza counter — panuozzo, the Neapolitan street sandwich, made to order.