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Buca Osteria & Bar

Buca Osteria & Bar is one of the best italian restaurant restaurants in Toronto for date night, especially if you want a strong option in Toronto.

The original King Street West location is where modern Italian Toronto begins. Rob Gentile's handmade pastas, housemade charcuterie, and offal-forward menu helped shift the city's Italian dining permanently upward. The lardo-wrapped rabbit and the bucatini all'amatriciana are benchmarks. Multiple locations exist — this is about the original, and the original is still the one.

Rating (Google) 4.3
1,005 reviews
Toronto
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4.3
Rating
Based on 1005 reviews
Best used for
date night
Price and pace
Splurge territory
Neighborhood
Toronto · 53 Scollard Street front entrance located via Yorkville Avenue through the Four Seasons Courtyard, Toronto, ON M5R 0A1, Canada
Price
Splurge territory
Google rating
4.3 from 1,005 reviews
Phone
(416) 962-2822
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Buca Osteria & Bar looks like a good night-out option in Toronto in Toronto because it reads polished without feeling overly formal. It also holds a 4.3 rating across 1,005 Google reviews.

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Public rating
4.3 from 1,005 Google reviews
Best used for
date night
Style
Italian Restaurant in Toronto
Spend
Splurge territory

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Google rating: 4.3 from 1,005 reviews
Price point: $$$$
Website linked on this page
Phone number available
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Address
53 Scollard Street front entrance located via Yorkville Avenue through the Four Seasons Courtyard, Toronto, ON M5R 0A1, Canada
Phone
(416) 962-2822
Price
$$$$
TastyPals score
Unavailable
Google rating
4.3 (1,005 reviews)
Neighborhood
Toronto

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4.3 from 1,005 reviews
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Oct 1, 2025
9.1
Editorial review

The original King Street West location is where modern Italian Toronto begins. Rob Gentile's handmade pastas, housemade charcuterie, and offal-forward menu helped shift the city's Italian dining permanently upward. The lardo-wrapped rabbit and the bucatini all'amatriciana are benchmarks. Multiple locations exist — this is about the original, and the original is still the one.

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