The world's largest Italian food market comes to Toronto — Eataly's 50,000 square foot complex on Manulife Place in Bloor Midtown houses multiple restaurants (La Pizza e La Pasta, Il Pesce, Il Caffè), a gelateria, a wine bar, and 10,000+ Italian products. A half-day can disappear here productively.
Neighbourhood: Bloor / Midtown · Address: 55 Bloor St W (Manulife Centre), Toronto, ON · Hours: Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Fri–Sat 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM | Sun 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Price Range: $$ · Phone: (437) 374-0250 · Editorial status: Not yet verified
Eataly Toronto is where you can eat restaurant-quality pasta, sip coffee, taste fresh gelato, browse thousands of Italian groceries, and wine shop—all in one lively spot. It's the rare place that's equally strong as both a sit-down restaurant and a food market experience.
Unlike other Toronto Italian spots, Eataly houses multiple specialty restaurants, a market, and a bakery under one massive roof. You can snack on Roman pizza slices while shopping for Sicilian olive oil, or book a fresh pasta-making class in the same visit. It's a choose-your-own-adventure for food obsessives.
Eataly Toronto occupies 50,000 square feet of the Manulife Centre on Bloor Street and operates on the premise that the best way to understand Italian food culture is to eat, shop, and browse simultaneously. The complex houses La Pizza e La Pasta (casual full-service restaurant), Il Pesce (seafood counter), Il Caffè (espresso bar), a gelateria, a wine bar, a cooking school, and 10,000+ Italian imported products — olive oils, aged vinegars, specialty pastas, regional cheeses, cured meats.
La Pizza e La Pasta at lunch is the best value proposition in midtown Toronto: proper Neapolitan-style pizza (imported Italian flour, San Marzano tomatoes, fior di latte) alongside fresh pasta dishes in a casual market setting. The quality easily surpasses what you'd pay significantly more for elsewhere on Bloor Street, and the atmosphere — browsing Italian products between courses — adds genuine pleasure to the meal.
The gelateria changes flavours seasonally and is worth a stop even without a full meal. The wine bar carries a wide range of Italian regional wines with accessible staff guidance. And the grocery market is genuinely useful for home cooks: Campania anchovies, aged Parmigiano Reggiano from specific producers, nduja from Calabria, and pasta shapes unavailable in most Toronto grocery stores.
Eataly Toronto works best as a destination afternoon rather than a quick meal — arrive, eat, browse the market, have an espresso at the bar, buy something to bring home. It's a condensed Italian food education in a building that takes the curriculum seriously.
Eataly Toronto houses La Pizza e La Pasta (full-service casual Italian), Il Pesce (seafood bar), Il Caffè (espresso), a gelateria, and a wine bar — all within the 50,000 sq ft market complex at 55 Bloor St W.
Yes — the casual market setting and multiple food options make it easy for groups with different preferences. The gelateria and pizza are reliable crowd-pleasers, and the open browsing layout keeps children engaged.
Take Line 2 to Bay Station — Eataly is directly accessible from the Bay/Bloor corner at the Manulife Centre. It's also a short walk from Bloor-Yonge Station.
Yes — the grocery market carries 10,000+ Italian products including specialty pasta shapes, regional olive oils, aged cheeses, cured meats, and imported pantry staples not available in most Toronto supermarkets.
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