You know those restaurants that make you forget that you're in Toronto? Well this is one of them.
It's always interesting what you can find when you wander the streets. Sometimes it's a super-cool clothing store, sometimes it's a cute cafe, but in our case, it was Pizza Libretto.
If you didn't know what you were looking for, you could easily walk past it. But through its narrow entrance, you can see the buzz inside. With a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, it almost looks like it belongs in Manhattan.
After a 30 minute wait, I open the menu and see the plethora of options. I thought this was going to be easy. Pizza Libretto claims to be “the only real Neapolitan pizza in Toronto", so I knew I had to get it. What I didn't know, was that there were 12 different options for Neapolitan pizza on the menu. And as you read their descriptions, each one sounds better than the first. After some deliberation, I settle on one. My girlfriend and I also share the Bruschetta appetizer recommended by the waiter.
We weren't disappointed.
The first thing we noticed when our pizzas arrived was the fact that it was cut. This seems like a small and minor detail, but if you've dined at Terroni, you'll understand why it brought a smile to our face. The pizzas were fairly large. My girlfriend and I could have easily shared one. After the first bite, you understand why people are willing to wait 30 minutes for a seat.
After resisting the urge to order dessert because I ate most of what I consider an outrageously large pizza for one person, I realize that Pizza Libretto really is a gem in the Ossington strip.
