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| - This excellent pizza joint in the less-traveled Ossington neighborhood makes great pizza with a following to show for it. Recommended by a couple of my local friends, the BF and I made the trek here around 9pm on a Saturday night. After waiting only for about 10 minutes or so (which we passed by enjoying craft cocktails next door), we sat down in the noisy back room.
Libretto boasts an oven that's Neopolitan certified (the materials come from Naples), and sure enough, produces top quality thin crust neopolitan pizza. Their signature dish, the Duck Confit pizza, is a treat: juicy duck confit atop a white pie accented by tangy bosc pears. It's a great take on two complementary flavors and the product is a salty and savory treat. We also shared the grilled calamari (wholly excellent, with great flavors all around), and the Rocco's Salad (I felt this was a little small for two people to share, but it still had great texture and flavor). Dessert looked tempting, but we saved room for ice cream sandwiches down the street.
With friendly servers and a lively atmosphere to boot, Libretto is great pizza, good food, and an overall positive experience. Probably not the best place for a first date since it's pretty noisy (unless you grab a spot near the front), but will most likely satisfy your foodie friends. Definitely would recommend to anyone living in or passing through Toronto.
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