Far Beyond Pasta and Pizza
Article by Renata Mendonça
Little Italy is a classic green, white and red place in Toronto. Every corner has a plaque drawn with the Italian flag to remind you where you are. However, you probably won’t have any difficulty recognizing the area. And it’s not only about pizzas and pasta. Actually, you’ll be surprised by all the things that you will find there.
In the summer, the streets are usually crowded, and you can find all kinds of people there. In the winter, people are still there as well, but inside the restaurants, bars and cafes. If you are tired of common Canadian places, you might like to visit Little Italy.
Of course you can find pizza anywhere in Toronto, but the real Italian pizza, only Little Italy can offer you as well as all kinds of pasta and typical wines. There are traditional places—like Café Diplomatico, which has been there since 1968—where you can have a great Italian meal and a classic Italian coffee.
But, like we already said, it’s not only about food. Little Italy has a special movie theatre with some different attractions in the evening. The Royal Repertory Cinema usually plays independent films and documentaries, pretty different from the big theatres that we are used to. The sessions are always in the evening and you don’t need to pay much money to watch a movie there.
Obviously, a few words can not capture everything it has to offer; Little Italy goes far beyond that. You just have to go there and check it out!
I have been to Cafe Diplomatico and I tried the meal, I have to say that is not so good as it seems, perhaps the coffee is good, but the italian food is not.
ReplyDeleteThe food is not fresh pasta like traditional restaurants and the service is not satisfactory either.