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I offered to treat my parents to dinner today (August 31,2025) at a vegetarian / vegan Italian restaurant called Bellona Kitchen. For those who live in Toronto, this restaurant has two locations. We went to the one on Jane Street.
I was surprised my dad accepted my offer as he usually gives me a hard time about eating at vegan restaurants, or when I insist that he eat vegan if I’m paying. He normally gets cranky if there’s no meat, fish or “real” cheese available. Anyways, my father, mother, and I enjoyed our experience and meal at Bellona Kitchen.
The menu is a mix of vegetarian and vegan offerings. Some of the vegetarian options could be veganized (which we opted to do).
I ordered the Zio Gabe Pizza which I shared with my mom. This is one of two vegan pizzas on the menu. I think some of the other vegetarian pizzas could be veganized. As expected, this pizza was fantastic. I especially liked the very thin crust. My mom had commented on how authentically Italian it was. All the toppings - brown rice / mushroom sausage, cremini mushrooms, roasted red peppers, spinach, mozzarella cheese (vegan, of course) and a tomato base - worked so well together. I wouldn’t normally order spinach on my pizza, but I’m glad I tried it.
Without any hesitation, I would definitely get this pizza again. It was reasonably priced at $24. Plus the pleasure of seeing my mom enjoying it was more than worth it
As we walked out of the restaurant, my dad said to me, “if you come back here, call me”. I’ll definitely be coming back here. There are so many more menu offerings I want to try.
Service was excellent. Sofia, our waitress and the owner’s daughter, was incredibly helpful in offering suggestions. According to her, everything except for the cheese is made in-house.
I very highly recommend this restaurant and Zio Gabe Pizza.
By the way, I think it was when I started following Bellona Kitchen on Facebook that I had received a $30 voucher which I used tonight. This is a nice incentive to go try this restaurant. It first opened in 2023.
