Mercatto

What Reddit says

An Italian restaurant with several downtown locations, popular for weekday lunch and its patio. Opinions are split: some love it and go often, while another finds the food underwhelming.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 8.4
  Pasta#18 for pasta in Toronto
  Worth trying
• Pizza3 Redditors
• Cocktails1 Redditor

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Mercatto on Bay St had the attached. It was quite good.”

• “Mercatto on College if you want to take the lowest common denominator approach”

• “A few places that might work downtown: • Edna + Vita • Donatello Restaurant • Mercatto • Little Anthony’s”

• “Mercatto on College at Elizabeth - typically busy at lunch but not at dinner”

• “There are a few Italian places near the financial district that might be good for your crew”

• “Terroni Gusto California (for meatballs) Levatto Danny’s Guilata Mercatto Travertini Limbrerro La Palma”

• “Walk around Financial District and go to Mercatto.”

• “very good food: they make everything but the pasta and ice cream in house.”

• “Low music, and staff are friendly and will let you chill”

• “safe bets that have good service, aren’t too loud, not too intimate, and are in the core”

• “also yummy but very busy on weekday lunch.”

• “Mercattos 101 college street ?”