College Street between Bathurst and Ossington. Grant van Gameren's Bar Isabel and Bar Raval anchor the natural-wine and pintxo line; Cafe Diplomatico and Bitondo's Pizzeria carry the older Italian-Canadian story.
Order The wood-fired sharing plates and a flight of mezcal at the counter.
Quetzal on College at Bathurst earned Toronto's first Mexican Michelin star in 2024, a wood-fire kitchen under chef Steven Molnar with an agave-driven bar.
Order A round of pintxos at the counter with a glass of vermouth.
Bar Raval on College Street opened 2015 as Grant van Gameren's pintxos counter, Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2022 with mahogany-carved Partisans interior.
Order The whole grilled octopus and a bottle from the Iberian wine list.
Bar Isabel on College Street has been Grant van Gameren's Spanish-influenced tavern since 2013, Michelin Plate the last three guides and an Iberian wine list.
Order The truffle fried rice and the Hakka tasting menu.
DaiLo on College is chef Nick Liu's modern Chinese kitchen since 2014, big-flavour Cantonese-meets-Sichuan plates with a strong cocktail bar program.
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Order The veal sandwich and an espresso at the patio bar.
Cafe Diplomatico on College Street is Little Italy's reference patio room since 1968, wood-fired pizza and veal sandwiches with the city's longest-running.
Order The panzerotti, folded over and fried with mozzarella and tomato.
Bitondo Pizzeria on Clinton Street has run a Little Italy storefront since 1960, panzerotti and meatball sandwiches with hot sauce and sweet peppers.
Order A cannoli filled to order with the espresso at the back counter.
Tre Mari on Corso Italia has been the Deleo family's Italian bakery since 1960, cannoli filled to order, sfogliatelle and panettone at Christmas.
Order A glass of natural Loire white plus the cheese plate.
Midfield Wine Bar on Dundas West is one of the city's first natural wine bars since 2012, a tiny back room with a deep Loire and Burgundy list.
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Order The King's Crown Nachos with a pitcher of Stella.
Sneaky Dee's at College and Bathurst runs the city's reference late-night Tex-Mex kitchen until 04:30 on Friday and Saturday nights since 1987.
Order The signature Pompette Spritz or whatever the bar is pouring on draft.
Bar Pompette on College Street is the aperitif bar above Pompette since 2018, North America's 50 Best Bars ranked #8 in 2026 with a low-ABV cocktail program.
Order A round on the bocce court with a tapped cocktail.
Track & Field on College Street is the lawn-games cocktail bar that returned in October 2021, two floors with bocce, shuffleboard and a photo booth.
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Taste of Little Italy closes College Street between Bathurst and Shaw for an Italian-Canadian food and music festival, the BIA's three-day celebration each June.
Dish Cooking Studio on College Street runs hands-on classes since 2007, 3-4 hour Own the Kitchen and Fundamentals classes building a 3-4 course menu.
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Order A mojito with the ropa vieja and stay for the salsa lessons.
Lula Lounge on Dundas West has run a Latin and world-music venue since 2002, salsa, Afro-Cuban and live samba nights with a Cuban-Caribbean kitchen menu.
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