Top 5 pizza places in Toronto

blogTO's November 2026 best pizza list described its New York-style pizzas with classic toppings, from salami and hot peppers to pepperoni with whole milk mozzarella. The Daily Hive reported in June 2025 that the pizzas are simple, high-quality and let each element, from the tomato sauce to the cheese, sing on their own, noting it placed 51st in the 2025 Best Pizza Awards in Milan. Narcity's May 2026 pizza ranking placed it first: This is the one. No debate. Badiali checks every single box for me.

• “New York-style pizzas with classic toppings, from salami and hot peppers to pepperoni with whole milk mozzarella”

  blogTO, Christine Peddie · best-of list · November 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• “the pizzas are simple, high-quality and let each element, from the tomato sauce to the cheese, sing on their own”

  Daily Hive · news · June 30, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “This is the one. No debate. Badiali checks every single box for me.”

  Narcity, Lauren DiBenedetto · best-of list · May 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

blogTO's November 2026 best pizza list called the pies at this Leslieville restaurant hefty and Detroit-style, with each being the result of a multi-day proof. Narcity's May 2026 ranking placed it third, calling it the wildcard that threw the whole list off and far the most unique, with thick, airy, caramelized edges from the pan pizza and toppings you won't find anywhere else.

• “Hefty, Detroit-style pies emerge from the kitchen at this Leslieville restaurant.”

  blogTO, Christine Peddie · best-of list · November 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• “Known for their Detroit-style pizza, thick, airy, caramelized edges from the pan pizza -- matched with toppings you won't find anywhere else (jerk chicken, roti, anything you want).”

  Narcity, Lauren DiBenedetto · best-of list · May 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

blogTO's November 2026 best pizza list highlighted poolish-based dough and electric ovens as essential to the success of this local chain. Narcity's May 2026 pizza ranking placed it second, with a score of 9.2 out of 10, calling it pretty close to perfect.

• “Poolish-based dough and electric ovens are as essential to the success of this local chain”

  blogTO, Christine Peddie · best-of list · November 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• “This is pretty close to perfect -- and if you asked Dave Portnoy, this _is_ perfect to him and a clear winner on his list.”

  Narcity, Lauren DiBenedetto · best-of list · May 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: North of Brooklyn's website

blogTO covered it in October 2024 as the first Toronto location of the Montreal-based chain, recognized for its classic and creative Neapolitan-style pizzas. Streets of Toronto reported in April 2026 that the team won the world championship for pizza making that year, cooked at high heat for 90 seconds to produce a crust with charred, puffy bits, great chew, and robust flavour.

• “Pizzeria no. 900, recognized for its classic and creative Neapolitan-style pizzas, has officially expanded to Toronto.”

  blogTO · news · October 1, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

• “Cooked at extremely high heat for 90 seconds, it produces a crust with charred, puffy bits, great chew, and robust flavour.”

  Streets of Toronto · news · April 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

blogTO described it in October 2025 as a deft team of pizzaiolos working with flavours inspired by nostalgia, the seasons, and favourite snacks. Toronto Life published a review the same month, naming it one of Toronto's best new restaurants and describing it as pairing serious culinary chops with a callback to old-school pizza joints that helped define the Harbord strip.

• “A deft team of pizzaiolos working with flavours inspired by nostalgia, the seasons, and favourite snacks”

  blogTO, Phoebe Knight · news · October 22, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “pairing serious culinary chops with a callback to old-school pizza joints like Porretta's and Pizza Gigi that helped define the Harbord strip”

  Toronto Life · review · October 21, 2025 (opens in a new tab)