College Street through Little Italy has always had plenty of places to eat. In 2026, four of the 20 restaurants on Toronto Life’s best new list opened within a few blocks of each other here: an Italian-Japanese tasting room, a Jewish-leaning trattoria, a modern Indian kitchen and a pasta-and-pizza corner spot with a rooftop. Below are those four, then four College Street spots we’ve already profiled.
Updated Oct. 31, 2026 · 8 places
| Restaurant | Address | Why it’s here |
|---|---|---|
| Radici Project | 588 College St. | Toronto Life best new 2026 |
| N. L. Ginzburg | 548 College St. | Toronto Life best new 2026 |
| Aangan | 556 College St. | Toronto Life best new 2026 |
| Osteria Alba | 665 College St. | Toronto Life best new 2026 |
| Bar Raval | 505 College St. | YumYak profile |
| Quetzal | 419 College St. | YumYak profile |
| Loomi Pita | 610 College St. | YumYak profile |
| Kiss the Beast | 713 College St. | YumYak profile |
1. Radici Project
Chef Emiliano Del Frate, from Rome, and sake sommelier Kayo Ito, from Hokkaido, cook Italian and Japanese food together in a narrow room; the menu is printed in both languages. No. 7 on Toronto Life's 2026 best new list.
Order: The $180 eight-course tasting menu, or à la carte at the bar (mushroom-stuffed karaage wings, duck porchetta ramen) · Address: 588 College St. · Hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 5–10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5–11 p.m.; Sunday, 5–10 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm. · Phone: 416-792-1550
2. N. L. Ginzburg
A trattoria from Zach Kolomeir and Carmelina Imola, the couple behind Dreyfus, Bernhardt's and Vilda's, mixing her Italian roots with his Jewish ones. No. 8 on Toronto Life's 2026 list.
Order: The half chicken in anchovy-olive jus, and the ricotta-mushroom ravioli · Address: 548 College St. · Hours: Monday to Saturday, 5–11:30 p.m.; closed Sunday (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm. · Phone: 416-929-4646
3. Aangan
Chef Mukesh Padaya and a Mumbai-born team cook lesser-known Indian dishes with fine-dining technique. No. 19 on Toronto Life's 2026 list.
Order: Paneer terrine in makhani sauce, and Mangalorean cod over broccoli khichari · Address: 556 College St. · Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 5–11 p.m.; Thursday to Sunday, 3–11 p.m.; closed Monday (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm. · Phone: 825-460-3748
4. Osteria Alba
Adam Pereira of Cano took over the old Vivoli corner at College and Beatrice and kept it a pasta-and-cocktails place, with a rooftop patio. No. 20 on Toronto Life's 2026 list.
Order: Gnudi in truffle cream, rigatoni alla vodka or a wood-fired pizza · Address: 665 College St. · Hours: Monday to Thursday, 5–10 p.m.; Friday, 5–11 p.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m.; Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m. (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm. · Phone: 416-395-3999
Already on YumYak
We have full profiles of these four College Street spots. Here is a short summary of each, with a link to the full page.
Bar Raval
Grant van Gameren's Spanish pintxos bar and a Michelin Bib Gourmand. It opens early afternoon and runs late.
Order: Pintxos at the bar · Address: 505 College St. · Hours: Daily, 1 p.m.–1 a.m. (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm.
Read our Bar Raval profile Google Maps
Quetzal
Mexican cooking over a long wood fire; it holds one Michelin star.
Order: The dinner menu from the open fire · Address: 419 College St. · Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 6–10 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm. · Phone: 647-347-3663
Loomi Pita
A bakery making fresh sourdough pitas for a quick lunch.
Order: A filled sourdough pita · Address: 610 College St. · Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm. · Phone: 416-539-8224
Kiss the Beast
Singaporean chicken rice at the west end of the strip, open weekends only.
Order: The chicken rice · Address: 713 College St. · Hours: Friday to Sunday, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; closed Monday to Thursday (Google listing). Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm.
Read our Kiss the Beast profile
Planning a night on College
Most of the strip is dinner-first. Radici Project is closed Monday and Tuesday, N. L. Ginzburg is closed Sunday, and Aangan is closed Monday, per their Google listings. For a weekend lunch, Osteria Alba opens at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and Loomi Pita and Kiss the Beast both serve from 11 a.m. Bar Raval, open from 1 p.m., is the late option. Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm.
FAQ
Where is Little Italy in Toronto?
Along College Street, roughly between Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue.
What are the newest restaurants on College Street?
Toronto Life’s 2026 best new list includes Radici Project (588 College), N. L. Ginzburg (548 College), Aangan (556 College) and Osteria Alba (665 College).
Is there anywhere with a patio?
Osteria Alba has a rooftop patio, per Toronto Life.
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Details and hours were checked against these sources on Oct. 31, 2026. Hours may change, so call ahead to confirm.
- Toronto Life: These are Toronto's best new restaurants of 2026 (accessed Oct. 31, 2026)
- Google Maps listings for each restaurant (hours and phone numbers) (accessed Oct. 31, 2026)
- Radici Project (official) (accessed Oct. 31, 2026)
- N. L. Ginzburg (official) (accessed Oct. 31, 2026)
- Aangan (official) (accessed Oct. 31, 2026)
- Osteria Alba (official) (accessed Oct. 31, 2026)
YumYak curates from public sources, press releases and community reviews. We haven’t visited these spots ourselves — always check the restaurant’s own channels for hours and prices.