Enoteca Sociale

Enoteca Sociale has been cooking Roman-style Italian food on Dundas Street West since 2010. It holds a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Michelin Guide Canada, the guide's award for good food at moderate prices.

The kitchen makes its own bread, charcuterie and pasta, and the pasta is the core of the menu. Dishes highlighted by the Michelin Guide include fried arancini with mozzarella di bufala, a caprese sformato, and tagliatelle with lamb, mint and peas. A tasting menu is available for those who would rather leave the choices to the kitchen.

The room is built around a marble bar, which is a comfortable place for solo diners or a quick plate of pasta and a glass of wine, while the dining room suits couples and small groups. There is also a terrace, and pets are welcome in the outdoor dining area.

Enoteca Sociale is open for dinner only, from 5pm to 10pm from Sunday to Wednesday and from 5pm to 11pm from Thursday to Saturday. Reservations open 90 days in advance through OpenTable, and last-minute tables are listed on the DINR app. For a private occasion, the restaurant's wine cellar can be booked for groups of up to 14, with set menus served family style.

The restaurant suits pasta lovers, couples and anyone looking for a relaxed, reasonably priced Italian meal away from the downtown core. It is at 1288 Dundas Street West. Wine is central to the restaurant, as the name suggests, and its private dining space is the restaurant's own wine cellar. Because pasta is the heart of the menu, a good approach is to share a starter such as the arancini and then order a pasta each. From Thursday to Saturday the kitchen stays open an hour later, until 11pm, which suits a late dinner after a show or a drink elsewhere. The dining room is air-conditioned in summer. The restaurant's website marks its founding with the Italian words dal 2010, and the full menu is published there as a separate file to read before you go.

General enquiries go to the restaurant's own email address, and a separate address handles events and private dining. Allow around two hours for a relaxed dinner, or longer for the tasting menu.