Harbord Street Emerging as Toronto's 'Pizza Street'
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A dense concentration of pizzerias between Bathurst and Spadina is sparking conversation about the neighborhood's culinary identity.
Harbord Street is gaining a reputation as a hub for pizza, with some suggesting it could become the city's unofficial pizza capital, according to BlogTO.
Reporting from BlogTO notes that within a stretch of approximately 650 metres between Bathurst and Spadina, there are six pizza restaurants. This density—averaging one pizzeria every 108 metres—led the Instagram account Storefronts of Toronto to label the area "Pizza Street."
The corridor features a mix of long-term establishments and newer arrivals. BlogTO identifies Pizza Gigi and Cora Pizza as anchors of the strip, having been established in the 1970s and 1980s, respectively. Other notable operators in the area include Piano Piano, which is located on the Spadina corner alongside Cora Pizza, as well as Nice Slice, Blondies, and a Pizza Nova location.
Further contributing to the area's pizza density is the recent opening of an outpost for the award-winning Pizzeria Badiali, located at Mirvish Village just two blocks north of Harbord Street, as reported by BlogTO.