To eat your pizza “libretto style” means pinching the crust in such a way that it folds the slice shut, almost like closing a book. (Libretto, after all, means "booklet" in English.) It’s a necessary strategy when eating the floppy Neapolitan pizzas pulled from the wood-fired oven at this Danforth pizzeria. The food is textbook Neopolitan: pizzas, salads, and assaggini such as burrata, beef carpaccio, and buttermilk-fried calamari. This pizza parlor has been doing gangbuster business since opening. This was Toronto's first "authentic" Neapolitan-style pizzeria: The super-thin crusts cook in less than 2 minutes in a specially built and imported wood-burning oven that hovers around the 700-degree mark. Toppings are simple: in-house-made spicy sausage with tomato sauce, the classic Margherita, and nice veggie options. The place is the brainchild of chef Rocco Agostino and partner Max Rimaldi, and has four other locations; check the website for addresses.
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Pizzeria Libretto
550 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada
Our Rating
Neighborhood
The East End
Hours
Daily 11:30am-11pm
Transportation
Subway: Dundas, then a streetcar W to Ossington Ave
Phone
416/466-0400
Prices
Main courses C$13-C$18
Credit Cards
AE,DC,MC,V
Reservations
Reservations not accepted
Cuisine Type
Italian
Web site
Pizzeria Libretto
Map
550 Danforth Avenue Toronto ON Canada TorontoNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.