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| - We're back on the HUNT for Toronto's BEST! Stop #6 of the pizza pie tour: Pizzeria Libretto
We stopped at the University Avenue Pizzeria Libretto for a pleasant afternoon lunch. The restaurant has beautiful, modern interior design with a nice spacious feel provided by the surrounding window walls. On top of that, the good amount of indoor and outdoor seating make this a choice setup for a restaurant.
We started the lunch with a Buttermilk Fried Calamari appetizer. Presentation wise the dish fits the bill for culinary art, with a tower of golden, crispy squid stacked atop a vibrant almond romesco sauce. The taste did not disappoint either, and not just because fried food equals better food by default. The romesco was stellar pairing.
When it came to the pizzas we got one of their most popular items, the Nduja pizza, and also got a little adventurous with the daily special. Both are red pizzas with thin crusts. The Nduja specifically has garlic, oregano, basil, mozzarella, stracciatella cheese, and nduja susage. The best part of this guy was without question the bold flavour of the Nduja sausage backed up by the mozzarella-stracciatella combo. For both pies the crusts were not particularly exceptional, but solid as far as crust goes.
Then came the day special. Excuse me for not recalling its name, but knowing the ingredients should be sufficient to order it if they have it. When it arrives on your table you'll get a pie with marinara, basil, mozzarella (I think), a respectable amount of salami, and maple syrup. Yes, maple syrup! I've got to say that though I enjoyed this pizza, throughout the meal I couldn't help repeating how confused I was with the pairing of sweet syrup, with the audacious salami flavour. It's like serving a steak with a layer of apple pie on top. Who knows, maybe it'll work, but... why? Half of me wants to order it again, and the other half is still recovering from the shock.
Noteably, I also had the Duck Confit pie on a seperate occasion, which is a white pie served with mozzarella, some meat that I don't remember, and bosc pear. You would think that pears on a pizza would also confuse me, but it was pretty boss and I wasn't mad at the choice at all.
I'd suggest Pizzeria Libretto to anyone. Great, (apparently authentic), Neapolitan pizza. Friendly service. Adventurous flavours. Cool space. Kojo seal of approval.
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