Za Cafe Pizzeria & Bar - Toronto, Ontario

Tim

The wood burning fireplace pizza was great. And the Caesar salad with grilled was also. Enjoyed the meal. They are a touch understaffed but very pleasant staff that was brisk and attentive with everything. Food came out with perfect timing. The place is cozy and getting a table by the wood oven at the back provides excellent aroma and heat. Very enjoyable.

ta

The food here is delicious ! I loved the pizzas and there’s many flavours and types to choose from. I got the duck, veggie and mushroom pizza and they were all great ! The truffle mac and cheese and tiramisu were also very tasty. The staff are kind and the restaurant is cute.

Aanne Saludo

We're just walking by the area and we saw this place and wanted to have a coffee. We ordered some dessert and coffee and the appetizer mussels to try. It looks delish so we decided to try their pizza/flatbread too! Its all worth it. I love everything that we ordered. Our server/bartender Sumi or Suwi (im sorry im not good with names) did a great job. Making sure everything is perfect. Very friendly and attentive. Its our first time in Toronto and we love it! We're from Niagara Falls. We will surely come back.

Rod Chan

I made an online reservation for dinner the week before. The process was simple and straight forward. Za is a short 10 minute walk from Yonge-Dundas Square. We had dinner there after Mamma Mia at the Ed Mirvish Theatre. The service was friendly and the food was delicious. We ordered the smoked chicken pasta and three pizzas: fig, potato and smoked salmon. The fig pizza was recommended by our server and was definitely the best one. We will dine here again!

Felipe Palomo Hernandez

The food and service has never failed. Have come here a couple times and the meat and cheese platter always hit the spot with both the selection and serving size. The pizza is also delicious, the dough is delicious and fluffy with good quality ingredients for the toppings, one of the best pizzas in the city if not the best. One of my favorite restaurants in the city for sure

Alme

First pizza I’ve tried after moving to Toronto 2 years ago. It was Fried Eggplant pizza and it became my favourite Downtown pizza. Since then me and my partner dinned at Za Cafe and ordered out multiple times. It became “our place” in a sense, because we live not far away. We celebrated a couple of personal milestones and important dates there. So we have a special sentiment for this place.
There is some renovation happening to the exterior of the building where Za Cafe is located, so you can’t really see there is a pizza place behind all that construction fence. Which I feel sorry about, because this place is a real find! Although it is clearly old, which you can tell from interior design, furniture and very old menu folders, the food and service is unexpectedly great! The place definitely has its vibe and soul.
Here is the list of dishes that we tried and loved:
Fried Eggplant pizza
Margherita
Mascarpone pizza
Ceasar salad
Arugula salad
Tiramisu
Negroni
Shirley Temple

The only recommendation I would give to the owners/people in charge: please update the menu folders 🙂 But we are coming back anyway!

Arushi

The food was decent overall, but the Mushroom Mafalda really stood out. Every bite was packed with mushrooms, and it was delicious! The Pepperoni Pizza was just okay—not particularly memorable. One disappointing aspect was when the server offered us dressing without mentioning it came with an extra charge. This felt misleading, as dressings are typically included unless stated otherwise. Clear communication about additional charges would have been appreciated.

David Devine

Great pizzeria! The atmosphere was good and the attendants were super friendly. I love going to these kinds of pizza joints.