The latest celebrity diet craze calls for pizza and more pizza. Exercise, fruits and veggies, and all that good stuff can wait until after you’ve sampled the best pizza the Beaches have to offer. Potato pizza: a potato is a vegetable, right?
With good pizza at an affordable price and numerous locations (including The Beach), finding a handy store for walk-in or delivery will never be a problem. Salads, pastas and Italian sandwiches further set this chain apart from the big fish in the pizza sea.
This classically cozy Italian restaurant serves a wide range of traditional pastas and pizzas in a family-friendly atmosphere. The full bar and extensive menu tell you that this is not just a pizza place although pies are central to their business. Choose from more than 20 different varieties made with fresh and basic ingredients. There are heaters on the patio to extend the season for al fresco dining.
This chain has many locations, east end included, to satisfy your urge for their classic panzerotti. A 30-year-old recipe that only gets better with time, it’s like a calzone, but thicker, with more goodies stuffed inside. They’ll deliver to almost any corner of the city, and if you don’t want to cook for the family reunion, they cater.
Gluten-free pizza never tasted so good. Their website even includes handy and informative charts showing the nutritional values per slice and type of pizza and potential allergens in each pie and topping. In the take-no-prisoners Toronto pizza wars, they’ve carved out a niche as the totally transparent, health-sensitive chain, also offering dairy-free cheese. The emperor has no clothes, and he is proud of it.
The specialty here is gourmet vegan pizzas, and lots of them. If you’re going meatless, get on board with Mamma’s; the Giardino Classic (is that? It is! Broccoli!), Eggplant Parmigiana, the all-veggie, Gourmet Delight and European Classic, all come piled with cheese and veggies. And for the starchy richness that might just replace your protein craving, the Potato Pizza includes roasted spuds, basil pesto, spinach and cheddar cheese.