Every Italian business in Ontario

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

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

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.

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.