Il Fornello
#1,503 in Toronto. 15 Redditors across 26 mentions, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026.
What Reddit says
Il Fornello is a small Italian chain, and the Danforth location gets praise for its plant-based menu alongside regular dishes. Vegans and non-vegans both like it, and one person prefers it to Gia, where the food seemed bland.
Paraphrased from the comments below.
What to order
- 7.6Vegan Food#25 for vegan food in TorontoWorth trying
- Pasta2 Redditors
- Salads & Bowls2 Redditors
- Eggs Benedict1 Redditor
In their words
Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.
“As a vegan these are some of my favourite places to eat that all my omni friends love too.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Apr 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “They also have an avocado Caesar salad which is absolutely fabulous.”
Loved itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Il Fornello on the Danforth”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Il Fornello has both and I believe multiple locations!”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Il Fornello on the Danforth has a plant-based menu (in addition to non-plant-based).”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “which has a few other nice sit downs: Il Fornello, Tabule, and Ju-Raku”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Dec 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Saigon Lotus, Il Fornello and Fresh are all good options”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Aug 2024Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Il Fornello has good bennies and the Danforth location is not usually too hard to get into.”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Hit and miss bit meets your requirements”
Mixedr/FoodToronto, Jul 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Il fornelo has a Danforth location — they have great vegan and non vegan options to make everyone happy!”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Nov 2024Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “Nah it hits”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Jul 2026Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab) “il fornello (prefer this over Gia, my experience at Gia was bland food overall).”
Liked itr/FoodToronto, Feb 2025Read on Reddit (opens in a new tab)
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