Toronto's best Tuscan restaurant — Tutti Matti focuses on the honest, earthy cooking of Tuscany: pappardelle with wild boar ragù, ribollita, bistecca, and a wine list that goes deep into Chianti, Brunello, and Morellino. The wine program alone is worth the visit.
Neighbourhood: Entertainment District · Address: 364 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1R7 · Hours: Mon–Fri 11:30am–10pm | Sat 5–10pm | Closed Sunday · Price Range: $$ · Phone: (416) 597-8839 · Editorial status: Not yet verified
Tutti Matti serves some of the most authentic Tuscan food in Toronto, where dishes like wild boar ragù and ribollita rarely show up elsewhere. The deep, curated Italian wine list easily turns dinner into a Chianti-fueled adventure.
No other Italian spot downtown goes this hard on classic Tuscan cuisine, from the housemade pappardelle to the uncompromising, region-specific wine pairings. The sommelier-driven list features bottles you simply won’t find poured by the glass in most Toronto restaurants, making it a real draw for oenophiles.
Tutti Matti, which translates from Italian as 'all crazy,' has been making the case for Tuscan cooking on Adelaide West since 2003 — long enough that the restaurant's consistency has become part of its reputation. Chef Alida Solomon built the restaurant around a specific regional identity rather than the generic Italian template: Tuscany, the central Italian region whose cooking is defined by honesty, simplicity, and a deep respect for the ingredient before the technique. Tuscan food is bread and beans and wine and meat, cooked with the care that simplicity demands.
The pappardelle with wild boar ragù is the dish that most clearly expresses what Tutti Matti is doing. Proper wild boar ragù requires days — the meat braised slowly with wine and aromatics until it becomes something richer and more complex than its components, then reduced to a sauce that coats the pasta without overwhelming it. The pappardelle, made in-house, is wide enough to carry the ragù without the sauce pooling in the plate. This is Tuscan home cooking executed at the restaurant level, and it has remained on the menu for years because removing it would cause a small riot.
The wine list is the other reason Tutti Matti occupies a specific position in Toronto's Italian restaurant landscape. The Tuscan section — Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano, Vernaccia di San Gimignano — goes deeper than any comparable Italian restaurant in the city, with producers and vintages that reward the kind of guest who has opinions about Sangiovese. The lunch service, aimed at the Financial District crowd that needs a proper meal in an hour, is one of the city's best restaurant deals: three courses of Tuscan cooking at a price that makes the neighbouring hotel restaurants look absurd.
Tutti Matti specializes in Tuscan cooking — the central Italian regional cuisine defined by honest, earthy flavours: wild boar, ribollita (Tuscan bread soup), bistecca alla Fiorentina, pappardelle with rich ragù, and a deep focus on Tuscan wines including Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, and Morellino di Scansano. It is the clearest example of specifically Tuscan cooking in Toronto.
The pappardelle with wild boar ragù is the essential order — it is the dish that defines the restaurant. In winter, ribollita (Tuscan bread and bean soup) is excellent. For a larger group, bistecca alla Fiorentina (for two) is the Tuscan showpiece. The Chianti Classico by the glass is the correct wine pairing for nearly everything on the menu. The lunch prix fixe is exceptional value.
Yes — Tutti Matti has served the Financial District lunch crowd since 2003. The midday prix fixe offers three courses of Tuscan cooking at a price point well below comparable quality downtown. The room is elegant enough for a business meal but comfortable enough that the conversation doesn't feel like a performance. Service is efficient for the lunch hour.
Tutti Matti's wine list is Tuscan-focused and goes deeper than any comparable Italian restaurant in Toronto. The list covers Chianti Classico (multiple producers and vintages), Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano, and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Staff and sommelier can guide guests through the list. The wine program is one of the primary reasons serious Italian wine drinkers return.
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