Caffe Di Portici

This restaurant is why I love Unilocal.I was craving pizza and wanted something close to Varsity Cinemas and found this spot.
We almost didn’t go in because it looked like a takeout coffee place, just bright and not at all what you would expect a pizzeria to be. But I persisted and we went in. Music was loud and there was a TV showing CP24. But once the food and drink came, we felt like we were back in Italy. The wine was one of the best glasses of red I’ve had in months. It was the primitivo, if you’re wondering. I’m actually going to have to research which one it was and stock up. The pizza was incredible. The crust was super thin and perfect. The sauce was fantastic and the ingredients were salty and savoury (I had the Siciliana, which had olives, anchovies, capers, no cheese). The food and drink more than made up for anything else that gave me reservations about the place.
The Hubster had the Canadese and loved it. He said it was the closest thing he’s had to the pizzas we had Naples in Canada. To top it off, the prices are great!
We are DEFINITELY going back. Dinner here and a movie might just become our new usual thing.

Just came from brunch and it was a pretty good meal. The restaurant itself is a little quaint place that does not have a lot of seating. They had a nice patio but it was a little too chilly for that.
My husband ordered the salmon and I had the brunch pizza. Salmon was good and generous. My husband thoroughly enjoyed it. My brunch pizza was good if not a little too much. I think the pizza could’ve fed us both without having to order another entrée. My only complaint was that the egg was a little too cooked and they added too much pepper on top of it.
All in all, it’s a place we would definitely come back to. Maybe for dinner.

Feels modern and very Italian. Calebrese pizza was excellent, delicious thin crust was crispy and chewy. The Italian cream torte was perfect too. Best for be was the Aperol Spritz apéritif, delicously bitter. Worth a walk to for a late evening relaxed and delicious snack or dinner.

Just a quick Unilocal to say this place is really great. I’ve been twice, the staff is super nice and remembered my son and I (and what we ordered) 2 weeks later. Really enjoy their thin crust pizza, the spinach salad was fantastic, and if you go after 9 pm beers and 5oz glass of wine are only $ 5.50! And any pizza just $ 13.50. A real neighborhood find.

Fresh and interesting ingredients, a good brunch. Dog friendly patio. Sip a mimosa with your pup and people watch — not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

I came here for beakfast and the food was great! I recommend the «Portici Delight» which is, two eggs sunny-​side-​up, bacon or italian sasuage, breakfast potatoes and toasted baguette served with fruit salad.

Lunch on the patio — although reserved and seated, waiter asked us to move to the outside area as he had a large group coming in. Sure enough table was much smaller and it started to rain before we left so we had to cut our lunch meet a little short.
We all shared bruschetta app, then had pizza.
Not bad, but not memorable either. Crust not very fresh, which makes it hard to cut. No parmesan offered had to ask. Little things like that lent us to believe we were more of an annoyance than appreciated.
Likely won’t return.

This place is great. Its small size gives it a special vibe, and makes it all the more interesting. It’s fascinating how they make use of their almost kitchenette-​sized kitchen.
I had brunch here today, my second visit to Caffe di Portici. I had the Salmone Special (I think that was the name), which consisted of smoked salmon with cream cheese and dill in a baguette. I really enjoyed it.
My friends and I were impressed by the presentation, and how different each plate was. My meal came with a chickpea and bean salad, for example. My one friend had diced potatoes instead, while the other guy had something else entirely. Many restaurants I find go the lazy route and use the same sides in many dishes.
I genuinely recommend this restaurant. The staff are friendly, the food is great and the environment is exceptional.

Food is great and a nice addition to the block. I wish the owner would figure out his staff so your food wouldn’t take a life time to get to your table. The place has amazing potential!

Love the atmosphere– it’s modern but at the same time, a bit old school European. They take their time with service, which is a nice change from most brunch restaurants in the area. It gives clients a chance to relax and enjoy the food rather than feel rushed. Not everyone wants to get out of the restaurant quickly. For brunch, I highly recommend the quattro formaggi frittata– deliciously cheesy! One thing I’d suggest to the restaurant is to have a but more variety with their fruit — beyond apples and pineapples. The mini mason jars are cute, though.

I expected a lot from this restaurant specially because of where it is located. Maybe that is not fair, but really, I should not have had to do the following:
1) Clean my chair because it was full of crumbs and dried food
2) Clean the table of the same things noted in #1
On Mondays and Tuesdays beers and wines are approximately $ 5 so I guess that is a decent deal. A food item that people seem to love at this restaurant are their pizzas. So I ordered a Marguerita to share with my friend. We actually got the pizza quickly and it was steaming hot. The first bite was delicious because it tasted fresh and warm. By the time I got to the 2^nd slice, it had cooled down and become hard, and by the time I finished the 2^nd slice, my friend and I stared at the single slice left, and neither of us picked it up. We were not impressed so we left the last slice behind.
I do not get all the hype for this place.

Excellent Italian pizza. I came here for a birthday and we shared a margarita pizza. When asked for soda water, we were brought over a bottle. Not until we got the bill did we see that we were charged $ 8 for this water. Say what?! Why were we not informed that this was premium water? Despite being overcharged, we still loved the pizza and would come back. Pro-​tip: Skip the fizzy drinks and just order water. You’ll save an arm and a leg.

Pretty great atmosphere. Loved the décor of bottles juice on the window-​sill. Really welcoming place with friendly servers.
Food wasn’t the largest but I could tell it was made pretty delicately. Lasagna was pretty disappointing, the salad was meh, and the pizza was pretty good.
On the edge of 3 stars, but I gave in to the atmosphere and pizza.

As the official Unilocal Dutchess of this establishment, I do have a HUGE COMPLAINT.
first of all, let me say that we came here a couple days ago and received wonderful treatment from the server– sorry I forgot his name… The margarita pizza was absolutely wonderful and was at our table fairly quickly.
We actually compared the taste to that at Emerils in Las Vegas. Delicious. We were surprised at the negative reviews.
Today we grabbed a juice in an unmarked plastic cup and decided to eat here again. My cup of orange juice was half full. We ordered the pizza again. Two minutes later, the waitress tells me that I am not aloud to have my juice here. I can either throw it away or they can hide it behind the counter. Seriously? We just ordered a $ 15 pizza outside on the patio and I can’t drink my juice. I was told Starbucks wouldn’t allow me to bring anything in there– which is funny because just yesterday, I walked into Starbucks with my husband with a bottled water while he ordered an iced coffee. No one said anything.
I guess they aren’t concerned about my business because they put my juice into a glass and threw away the container.
As much as I love the pizza, we will not be back, and tonight when I return to my group of 50 that we are here with, I will let them know.
My five star rating turned into a 1 just like that.
It’s sad some people lack good business sense.

Oh my gosh
I just had the best Pizza in Toronto and I thought I was in Italy! Adorable patio at yonge and Scollard. All the dishes were delicious, even the bread was crisp and freshly made, my new favorite place to sit on the patio!

This is Yorkville, so come with the assumption that your food will take at least an hour to arrive. Needless to say, unimpressed as we informed them beforehand that we’re here on a tight lunch hour…
My co-​workers ordered soup to go (that consists of scooping out of the pot into a carton) and that took twenty minutes …
Food itself was ok — I expect more from a Neapolitan. My margherita didn’t come with the extra basil I asked and was charged for (unless they normally put on two leaves!) And the «fresh mozzarella» looked like regular pizza cheese. The «fresh garlic» also reminiscent of minced garlic in a jar… For crying out loud!
The server had to ask me 3 times what I was saying when I said «basil» and didn’t bring boxes though I asked 4 times. Also, they brought subpar oil/​balsamic but no bread, even with or after the meal!
Won’t repeat. Worth saying my co-​workers enjoyed their meals. Not the timing or service… Not to mention they forgot to give us the 15% discount they’ve stated is applicable to anyone from our company :)
Edit: I find the establishment’s violently dismissive response to this negative review ghastly. Not a way for a business to respond positively to a negative experience, which I would have welcomed.

Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅ — it’s casual, yet upscale. It’s inviting and cozy at the same time. This place has more of a laid back Italian café atmosphere. Even though it’s in Yorkville, it’s not pretentious at all.
Service: 3.5÷5 The waitress was very friendly, brought out my menu and coffee quickly. The only reason it doesn’t get 4 stars is because each order takes at least 15 minutes, but considering everything is i made from scratch, it’s a reasonable wait.
Food/​price — I had a coffee — $ 2 approx and a calabrese pizza which had olives, spicy salami, peppers, artichoke (I think) on a thin crust with virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and chili oil on the side, which was $ 10.95. It was a thin crust pizza and made-​to-​order. The crust and the base were delicious and piping hot. Even the salami tasted amazing. I’m not the biggest fan of pizza as a lot of pizza chains use frozen ingredients, but it seemed fresher here. Also, their coffee is Lavatzza, which I fell in love with while in California last week.
Verdict: A great unpretentious Italian place in the Yorkville area at reasonable prices, good service and amazing food. Definitely will visit again.

This cute café in Yorkville seems like the perfect spot for lunch or coffee — especially if you feel like chatting for hours. The simple menu items seem priced reasonably and everything we ordered was delicious — fresh and prepared beautifully. I’d love to check out the patio in warmer weather! Bathrooms are very clean — always a good sign.

Ordered nacho pizza and spagetti bolognese + mochas
Nacho pizza was good for two people if sharing. Falls apart easily tho, toppings were very small… i saw the tiniest bits of avocado ever in my life. Would be tastier if the toppings were a bit noticeable. The two menus were really confusing, one being the lunch/​happy hour menu and the other being regular (too small of a selection) However it is a café so I don’t blame them for keeping it small. Mochas were good and decent size. The spagetti was ok… nothing to rave about.
The only negatives were the service was pretty slow. Took awhile to get our mochas made even tho there weren’t a lot of diners.
Overall, i would return.

No need for a long review… I went to Caffe Di Portici with a colleague for dinner, after having read reviews. We wanted pizza, and not just one of the usual chains, and the restaurant was close to where we were staying in town.
We both ordered the special, bottle of beer and a pizza off their standard pizza menu for $ 15. We both got the chicken (Pollo) pizza.
The food came out after about 10 minutes and it was cooked perfectly. This pizza is exactly what I was hoping for. A proper Italian pizza, minimalist in nature with ingredients, but exactly what the doctor ordered. I really enjoyed it, and my co-​worker did as well.
The experience overall was a good one, only small gripe was that it took a while to order our food and for our beers to come out.
I plan to go back in the future.