Hawaiian pizza is the contentious pineapple-and-ham pizza invented in Chatham, Ontario in 1962. Toronto chains like Pizzaiolo and the city's pizzerias claim it as a Canadian original.
Hawaiian pizza was invented in 1962 by Sam Panopoulos at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, two hours west of Toronto. Panopoulos, a Greek immigrant who emigrated to Canada in 1954, added canned Dole pineapple to a ham-and-cheese pizza on a whim and named it Hawaiian after the brand on the can. The combination remains divisive; Toronto's reference Italian-Canadian pizzerias still carry it as a hat tip to the Canadian original.
3 editor picks for Hawaiian pizza in Toronto, ranked by editorial score. All Toronto signature dishes · Hawaiian pizza across every city.
Pizzeria Libretto ★ 4.3
the-danforth · 550 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 1P7
Pizzeria Libretto on the Danforth is the AVPN-certified Neapolitan pie chain since 2009, the Margherita with San Marzano DOP and fior di latte.
Pizzeria Libretto University ★ 4.2
financial-district · 155 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5H 3B7
Pizzeria Libretto University on University Avenue is the downtown business-lunch branch of the AVPN-certified Neapolitan chain, vegan and gluten-free pizzas.
Bitondo Pizzeria ★ 4.2
little-italy · 11 Clinton Street, Toronto, ON M6J 2N7
Bitondo Pizzeria on Clinton Street has run a Little Italy storefront since 1960, panzerotti and meatball sandwiches with hot sauce and sweet peppers.