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Serra
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- 378 Bloor St. W. (at Major St.) • View on map »
- 416-922-6999
- http://www.serrarestaurant.com/
The wood-burning oven lends its glow to the cozy, candlelit room, where U of T students come for something more sophisticated than the bento boxes and falafel that dominate the Annex’s restaurant row. With a proliferation of sun-dried tomatoes and pesto cream sauce, the menu reads as if it were unearthed from a Toronto time capsule circa 1992, but the cooking is consistent and crowd-pleasing. Topping-heavy pizzas are good but not refined enough for Neapolitan aficionados. Pastas are a better bet, like fat rigatoni with wild boar sausage and earthy mushrooms in a sweet, basil-kissed tomato sauce. Most wines are under $40; thimble-sized glasses seriously impede enjoying them. Friendly servers handle the perpetually busy room with aplomb. Mains $13–$29.
378 Bloor St. W. (at Major St.)
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