Pizzeria Badiali is the original Dovercourt slice shop from chef Ryan Baddeley and partners, known for long-fermented dough, crisp-edged New York-style pies, and a menu that makes Vodka Pie, Burrata Marinara, and Cacio e Pepe feel like the core order rather than one-off specials.
Descendant Detroit Style Pizza is a Leslieville square-pan specialist built around crisp-edged Detroit-style pies, Toronto-minded topping combinations and the award-winning Daddy's Favourite. Order for the dough, stay for the crossover builds.
Giulietta is a polished College Street Italian restaurant from Rob Rossi and David Minicucci, built around a wood-fired pizza program, Roman pasta, seafood-leaning spuntini, and a chef counter that gives the room its pulse. La Giulietta, Polpo e Fagioli, Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe, and Tiramisu Classico are the cleanest way into the menu; the group menu gives larger tables a family-style route.
Kensington Socials is a Kensington Market sports bar and social lounge built around burgers, wings, poutine, pizza, cocktails, draft beer, live music, patio seating, and game-night groups. The current menu has enough range for a full casual dinner, with weekday happy hour giving the bar program a clear entry point.
NODO Liberty is a full-service Italian restaurant in Liberty Village built around pizza, housemade pasta, Aperitivo Hour, Seashells & Vino, all-Italian wine and beer, cocktails, weekend brunch, patio service, and private dining.
Waterfront craft brewery and big-group pub restaurant on Queens Quay, strongest for beer flights, barbecue, patios, and pre-event dining.
Left Field Brewery Liberty Village is the west-end, game-night version of the Toronto brewery: 16 draught lines, 29 TVs, Toast reservations, a dog-friendly patio, and a Winter 2026 kitchen built around Brewer's Burger, Eephus BBQ Chicken, Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese, and Chicago-ish Dog.
Bar Libretto turns the original Ossington Libretto address into a later-night Italian pizza bar: Neapolitan pies, tight small plates, martinis, amaro, happy hour, Wine Wednesday, and a room built for pizza in one hand and a cocktail in the other.
The Playbook Commons is a full-service Hotel X restaurant built around sports-theatre energy, American-Italian steakhouse cooking, cocktails, and game-night planning. Chef Jia Zou's menu gives the room real food weight, from Corn Arancini and Branzino Crudo to spicy vodka rigatoni and steaks.
