Stefano's Diner

4.9

24 Reviews

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 9 times today

Vegan-friendly
Charming
Neighborhood gem

Stefano's Diner is owned by Michelin recommended Gia Restaurant.
Our plant based menu includes classic Italian fare: Focaccia, Mozzarella sticks, Baby Gem Salad, Arancini, Cashew Brie, Chicken Parmigiana, Buckwheat Rigatoni Bolognese, Plant based sandwiches on house made ciabatta, and the city's best plant based Smash Burger with bacon and blue cheese toppings.
Saturday and Sunday Brunch we open at 10am serving Eggs Benny, BLTs, French Toast, Matcha Lattes, sandwiches and fresh juice.
We offer 10 bar seats for walk in and 18 Dining room seats. The design is upscale with micro cemented walls and floors with a walnut and olive green banquette occupying most of the space.
Vegan wine, cocktails and mocktails available and our entire menu is available for take out.
We are open late on Fridays and Saturdays till 1145.
Maximum seating time is 1.5 hours. Open on Feb 17, 12-8pm.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Canadian, Italian, Vegetarian / Vegan
Hours of operation
Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–11:45 pm Sat 10:00 am–11:45 pm Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm
Phone number
(437) 318-8697
Website
https://stefanossandwiches.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Our entire menu in addition to our sister restaurant GIA is available for catering and special events<br />Please reach out to us at info@stefanosdiner.com
Private party facilities
Stefano's is a perfect space to host an intimate lunch, brunch, dinner or cocktail event.We have a full service bar and our dining room seats up to 30 guests. We offer sandwiches and breakfast to Truffle pasta. We also offer a full menu from our sister restaurant GIA. Please reach out to us at info@stefanosdiner.com

Location
1265 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1X7
Neighborhood
Trinity-Bellwoods
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 24 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.9

4.9 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Toronto / Ontario
Healthy
Toronto / Ontario
Vegetarian-friendly
Toronto / Ontario
Canadian

Review summary

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Stefano's Diner delights with "amazing food, presentation, value," and "super friendly staff." Known for its "incredible" vegan and Italian-inspired comfort classics, the mozzarella sticks and garlic knots are standout favorites. Enjoy a "romantic, cozy scene" with attentive service. Highly recommended for both plant-based enthusiasts and everyone else!

24 Reviews

M
Moreen
New York City
16 reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The prix fixe Valentine's menu was delicious especially the butternut squash ravioli but everything was great. Service was attentive but not instrusive.
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Maria
VIP
Toronto
39 reviews
5.0
39 reviews
Dined on February 7, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
As a non-vegan the food was absolutely delicious. Wonderful flavours. Will certainly come back again soon. The ricotta was phenomenal. The flavours of all of our dishes that mimicked non-vegan items were spot on.
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Joel
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 29, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food! Chicken parm was amazing. Will definitely be back!
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pat
Toronto
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on January 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food , presentation, value , staff impeccable and dessert was to die for 15/10
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Geraldina
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The smash burger was so tasty! My 10 year old daughter loved the mozzarella sticks.
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Annee
Toronto
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 19, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I can’t say enough good things about the experience! From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere was warm and inviting. The service was amazing. The staff was friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about the menu. As for the food, it was absolutely delicious. We tried the garlic knots yummm, the rigatoni bolognese, and sweet potato cheesecake, hands down must try. I highly recommend this place. I’ll definitely be back!
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Jonathan
Toronto
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 19, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Particularly great service! Really tasty food - we particularly enjoyed the arancini and eggplant parm sandwich. Great beer list!
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Jasma
VIP
Toronto
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on January 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Such a lovely restaurant! Amazing food. Super friendly staff. Highly recommended.
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Marley
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 13, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Stefano's has filled a major void in the plant-based scene here in Toronto! Nobody else is serving elevated comfort classics like this that are both vegan and Italian inspired. It feels simultaneously like you're at a cool spot on Ossington but also at your Nonna's house. Mozzarella Sticks are a MUST, the plant-based brie is the perfect combination of components (really love the taste and texture of the crostini it came with). The Smash Burger is 10/10. Also enjoyed the Aracini, Filet O Fish and Cheesecake. Sean and Kylie did an incredible job taking care of us.
Stefano's DinerResponded on January 15, 2025
Thank you so much Marley, Appreciate the kinds words. GIA
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Johanna
Toronto
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 10, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great service and awesome selection. Try the vegan chicken sandwich. Seriously.
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FAQs

Stefano's Diner offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (437) 318-8697.

Stefano's Diner is rated 4.9 stars by 24 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 9 times today

Order delivery or takeout

1265 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1X7

Additional information

Neighborhood
Trinity-Bellwoods
Hours of operation
Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–11:45 pm Sat 10:00 am–11:45 pm Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Canadian, Italian, Vegetarian / Vegan
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
https://stefanossandwiches.com/
Phone number
(437) 318-8697
Catering
Our entire menu in addition to our sister restaurant GIA is available for catering and special events<br />Please reach out to us at info@stefanosdiner.com
Private party facilities
Stefano's is a perfect space to host an intimate lunch, brunch, dinner or cocktail event.We have a full service bar and our dining room seats up to 30 guests. We offer sandwiches and breakfast to Truffle pasta. We also offer a full menu from our sister restaurant GIA. Please reach out to us at info@stefanosdiner.com

Stefano's Diner

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Order delivery or takeout

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What 24 people are saying

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Review summary

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