Buca
5/5
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Pasta is the superstar at this Old World Italian eatery, where high ceilings and brick walls enclose nothing short of a pending experience in exquisite dining. On-line reviewers swoon over the homemade pasta and pizza, and collectively scoff at the notion that one might find anything pedestrian to eat at this innovative King West spot. The frequently updated menu is date-stamped, to demonstrate its recency, but staples like nodini (little fists of bread brushed with olive oil, sea salt and rosemary) and parmigiana di melanzane (layers of preserved tomato, fried eggplant and cheese) are perennial favourites. Buca's wine list is respectable; the cocktail selection is inventive and the service is stellar. more... See more text

Restaurant type

  • Fine Dining,

Cuisine type

  • Italian,

Dishes

  • Pasta,
  • Pizza,

Features

  • Restaurant With Terrace,
  • Restaurant With Bar,

Atmosphere

  • Casual,
  • Upscale,

Products and Services

  • TIFF,
  • Toronto International Film Festival,
  • Online Reservations,

Languages Spoken

  • English,
Location
602 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1M6
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Rates:

  • $11 To $25,

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Menu & Prices

Dinner MENU - Buca

SALUMI DI BUCA

WITH DAILY PRESERVES

3 $18.00 5 $28.00

COPPA

cured pork shoulder, ciociare spice
(black english, church hill farm)

NDUJA

house-made spicy calabrese pork heart
sausage (black english, church hill farm)

PROSCIUTTINI

cured leg of pork, colonata spice
(black english, church hill farm)

SALSICCE CIOCIARE

cured pork sausage, fennel, chili,
coriander (black english, church hill farm)

SALSICCE DI CINGHIALE

cured wild boar, fennel
(walnut hill farm, gad's hill station, on)

SALSICCINE

spicy calabrese style pork sausage
(whey-fed mennonite, john orofino)

FORMAGGI

WITH DAILY PRESERVES

3 $19.00 5 $29.00

RICOTTA DI BUFALA

whipped water buffalo milk whey cheese,
terre di san mauro olive oil
(daily delivery - stirling, on)

TALEGGIO

soft cow’s milk cheese,
aged 4 months (lombardia, it)

CROTONESE

semi-firm, sheep’s milk pecorino cheese
(calabria, it)

PECORINO TOSCANO

tuscan d.o.p. sheep’s milk cheese, aged 8
months (toscana, it)

GORGONZOLA

soft, blue-veined cheese, d.o.p.
(lombardia, it)

PIATTI FREDDI

SENAPE MISTO

cookstown mustard greens, puntarelle tips, buffalo ricotta,
cold press cherry, fennel seed

$12.00

BARBABIETOLE

stephan stoll beets, treviso, pistachio, linden honey, caprino

$12.00

PUNTARELLE

curly roman-style chicory, burrata di buca, citrus gremolata,
herring caviar, pesto genovese

$18.00

CRUDO

CARPACCIO PIEMONTESE

spiced raw aged piemontese beef, burrata, cinnamon cap mushrooms,
fermented garlic, balconville apple vinegar

$16.00

PASTA

BIGOLI

torchio-cranked duck egg pasta, duck offal ragu, venetian spices,
mascarpone, basil

$18.00

PAJATA ALLA ROMANA

torchio-cranked pasta, tomato braised suckling lamb's intestines,
ricotta di bufala, pecorino romano

$18.00

SPAGHETTI POMODORO

fresh pasta, ripe fall tomatoes, ottobratico olive oil, basil, fiore sardo

$19.00

PANSOTTI

fresh ligurian pasta, buffalo ricotta, walnut pesto, duck yolk

$22.00

SPAGHETTI AL NERO DI MAIALE

hand-cut pork blood pasta, n'duja, rapini,
smoked burrata cheese

$22.00

RAVIOLI DOPPI

double-stuffed ravioli, braised goose, roasted squash,
hazelnut crackle, "fonduta di parmigiano"

LORIGHITTAS ALLA PUTTANESCA

hand-made pasta, taggiasche olive, caper, white anchovy, golden plum,
sicilian ruta, red wine, caccio di fossa

$26.00

CARNE

AGNELLO ARROSTO

roasted featherstone lamb loin, ragu bianco, buffalo milk ricotta,
churned seashore honey, king oyster mushroom

$32.00

VITELLO DA LATTE

milk poached kunan farms veal tenderloin, smooth cauliflower, seasonal mushrooms,
italian dandelion, scorzone truffle

$36.00

MAIALINO DA LATTE

suckling pig, stone ground polenta, himrod grapes, taggiasca olives, salmoriglio

$90.00

PESCE

MERLUZZO

smoked and seared black cod, himrod grapes, cipolini, pine nuts, celery root

$32.00

BRANZINO

grilled whole sea bass, bariole olives, preserved lemon,
terre di san mauro olive oil

$36.00

FRITTI

GNOCCO FRITTO

tuscan spiced crisp dumplings,lardo

$7.00

CIPOLLE FRITTE

purplette onion, citrus gremolata, lemon,
oregano

$7.00

OLIVE ASCOLANE

crisp sausage-stuffed olives

$8.00

ORECCHIO DI MAIALE

crisp pig’s ears, wild fennel,
sale di cervia

$8.00

CERVELLO

lamb's brains alla saltimbocca,
sicilian caper agliata

$9.00

ASSAGGINI

PANE DI BUCA

selection of fresh baked breads

$5.00

NODINI

warm bread knots, olive oil, rosemary,
garlic, sea salt

$6.00

OLIVE CALDE

warm marinated olives

$6.00

PARMIGIANA DI MELANZANE

preserved tomato, crisp eggplant,
buffalo ricotta

$14.00

VERDURE

FAGIOLINI PIATTONI

ontario runner beans, soffrito, tomato, guanciale

$8.00

ROMANESCO

roman broccoli, fermented butter, 34yr red wine vinegar

$9.00

BIANCA PIZZE MENU - Buca

PANCETTA BIANCA

taleggio, lamb pancetta, cookstown potato,
bariole olive, rosemary

$21.00

ZUCCA BIANCA

roasted squash, buffalo milk ricotta, sage,
prosciutto di parma,

$24.00

FUNGHI BIANCA

sauteed seasonal mushrooms, mascarpone,
gorgonzola, marjoram

$24.00

TARTUFO BIANCO

taleggio cheese, duck yolk,
fresh white truffle from molise

$49.00

AL POMODORO PIZZE

CON CICORILLI

smoked mozzarella, seasonal mushrooms,
rosemary, calabrese style pork braise

$19.00

SALSICCE

preserved tomato, saffron, scallion,
misto sausage, ragusano

$19.00

POLPO

braised octopus, n'duja, yukon potato,
taggiasche olives, parsley

$21.00

POMODORO E TARTUFO

preserved tomato, truffled burrata cheese,
basil, fresh scorzone truffles

$29.00
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The flavour of the pasta was amazing. The aged beef was exquisite. Service was second to none. Wine parings were excellent. Thank you for a great evening. I wish I had the recipe for the pasta.

Atmosphere: 5/5
Food: 5/5
Service: 5/5
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saritag15175985
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Delicious, amazing, and so flavorful! I had a pasta boiled in blood sprinkled with goat cheese and it was fantastic! Spicy and delicious! The service was great although our server didn't speak English very well (spoke Italian) but was still able to communicate with us! I'd recommend!

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Virginia
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Best pizza in the city

This place has amazing pizzas--the best I've tried in the city. They send out the pizzas with scissors instead of knives for cutting--genius.

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Restaurantica12
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This place is phenomenal.

This place is great; you will be pleasantly surprised! We could have dined less expensively, but we wanted to try several dishes and were not disappointed. From the moment we arrived, the maitre d greeted us and made us feel at home. Having been to Italy I can tell you this place made us feel like were were back in Rome. The watiers go out of their way to explain the menu to you in detail and offer suggestions. They are well informed and bring charm to the place. We had the pasta with duck and also the Canneloni. For appetizers we also had a salad, and cured meat platter which included salami, prosciutto. The Tiramisu matched the quality and flavor of what I experienced at a popular restaurant with the locals in Rome; Buca restaurant has a nice ambiance and is a blend of rustic and modern. The restaurant is not easy to find which makes it all the more desirable; it's down an alley, a hidden gem. Always busy you need to reserve weeks in advance if you want to dine on a weekend. This restaurant doesn't need to be on a main street to be discovered; word travels fast. Next time there we want to try the pizza and will get the canneloni again.

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