Mercatto

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If it were up to us, we’d serve Caprese salad all year round, but there’s a reason why we don’t – Because we believe in the market. Seasonal produce, local and artisanal cheeses, salumi and breads, our approach has always been to go with the seasons, never against them.

Always happy never satisfied, our food reflects our on going journey towards simplified gastronomical perfection.

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  11 March 2023

  Happy to be included on this list!

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  26 February 2024

  ’Tis the season - Join us!

  Trattoria mercatto: Dec. 24th Open 12-4pm, Dec. 25th Closed, Dec. 31st Open until 12am, Jan. 1st Open 12-7pm.

  College St. mercatto: Dec. 23rd-26th Closed, Dec. 31st & Jan. 1st Closed.

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  Taverna mercatto: Dec. 23rd Open until 10pm, Dec. 24th-27th Closed, Dec. 31st Extended hours, Jan. 1st Open until 4pm.

  Toronto St. mercatto: Dec. 25th, 26th & Jan. 1st Closed, Fresh Counter closed Dec. 25th-Jan. 1st.

  Locale mercatto: Dec. 25th, 26th & Jan 1st Closed.

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  14 October 2023

  Tapas Journey comes to Locale this Friday!

  Join us and Estrella Damm from August 11-20 + enjoy three Signature Tapas paired with an Estrella Damm Beer.

  Locale mercatto offers a modern take on Italian-inspired seafood, meat + pasta dishes. The laid-back industrial space provides an impeccable backdrop to the flavours of the food.

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  Menu by Executive Chef, Doug Neigel

  Can't wait to have you join us on our journey, see you soon!

  Locale mercatto

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  14 October 2023

  Pan seared lasagna with ricotta, béchamel + tomato sugo at our Locale location (330 Bay Street)

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  15 July 2023

  You know that spring's here when the local ramps start rolling in! 🌿✨🌱

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  06 July 2023

  We would like to introduce our newest Capo di Cucina at LOCALE, Anna Chen ~

  We are very excited to have Anna on board + join the team as well as the Mercatto family.

  Anna has been in the industry for 12 years, starting at Susur Lee's, Lee restaurant working as Garde Manger as well as on pastry for one year, then went onto working at Scaramouche Restaurant working her way through all the stations. She then opened FIGO as Executive Chef and has now settled in at LOCALE.

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  "I just love to cook," she says, "it's always an infinite sea of learning that has brought me to my twelfth year in the business." Welcome Anna! ✨👌🏻💛

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  16 June 2023

  We can feel it coming! Spring is among us, and that means that the long weekend is here too!

  Here are our holiday hours for Easter weekend:

  Taverna mercatto: We are open! Good Friday we are open (and our patio is too!) There is also a Blue Jays game so come join us!

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  Trattoria mercatto: Open Good Friday from 12-9 + open all weekend long!

  College Street mercatto: Closed Good Friday

  Toronto Street mercatto: Closed Good Friday

  LOCALE: Closed Friday + Saturday

  Enjoy the weekend, we hope you come visit us + get to spend some time with your friends & family in this wonderful weather!

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  18 March 2023

  Introducing Giro d'Italia ~ coming soon to Toronto + LOCALE on January 26 - February 5! We are very excited to be included in the first annual restaurant tour that unites ten top Italian restaurants to celebrate the cuisine of 10 different regions in Italy.

  We are offering two prix-fixe menus, a 3 course lunch menu ($30), and 4 course dinner menu ($45) + our region is Toscana!

  "I was fortunate enough the visit Tuscany this past summer and pulled some great inspiration for ...our dinner menu from dishes I ate while I was there. From the simple care given to humble ingredients, to the best "steak fiorentina" I have ever had, I can promise you Tuscans know their food! I hope our menu brings you some of the same joyous culinary experience that Italy has given to me."

  Check out the website to see our friends + their menus! Website link: www.girotoronto.ca

  Can't wait to share this Italian restaurant week with you all, see you soon ~

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  09 March 2024

  ~ HOLIDAY HOURS ~

  Hello everyone, here are our holiday hours for the rest of the week at each location. We hope everyone enjoys some special time with friends, family + loved ones with lots of good food & wine.

  Take care, and we will see you soon! Happy holidays ~

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  Trattoria mercatto: December 24 open 11:30am-4:00pm, closed December 25.

  LOCALE mercatto: Closed December 24, 25 + 26.

  Taverna mercatto: Closed December 24 + 25.

  Toronto street mercatto: Closed December 24, 25, + 26.

  College street mercatto: Closed December 24-30.

  🎄✨🍾💛🎁

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  26 December 2023

  We are very excited to be joining the fight for sustainable seafood at the Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown!

  Buy your tickets online (oceanwise.ca) + come taste delectable original chowders paired with local craft beer, then vote for your favourite!

  This event is all in support of sustainable seafood, and we're excited for our Chef, Doug Neigel to share his creation.

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  WHEN: Tuesday November 15, 2016 WHERE: The Distillery Districts Fermenting Cellar (28 Distillery Lane) TICKETS: $55 + HST (includes all food and drink sampling)

  All proceeds go towards Ocean Wise, a Vancouver Aquarium conservation program ~ Toronto Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown Ocean Wise

  #ChowderChowdown

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  26 December 2023

  Photo snapped by: @christy_h2o

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  27 November 2023

  Welcome to week two TIFF!

  HAND.LINE.COD., a documentary directed by Justin Simms + Produced by Annette Clarke has its world premiere at #TIFF2016 ~

  "On the rugged coast of Fogo Island, cod fisherman have returned to a catching method that dates back to the 1600s. Director Justin Simms shows us how traditional practices can be reinvented as forward-thinking, sustainable solutions" - Danis Goulet.

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  We are proud to have at our LOCALE location Fogo Island cod with fresh watercress + pickled mustard seed. Please check out the documentary + learn about the secret mission on Fogo Island. 📷 by: @blogto

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  27 October 2023

  "Sometimes it's great to go back to the basics" - Executive Chef Doug Neigel ~

  Tapas Journey begins tomorrow at our LOCALE location. Enjoy three signature tapas paired with an Estrella Damm beer for $20.

  Arancini with saffron + bolognese

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  Polpette wild boar meatballs with Harissa

  Baked clams with pepperoncini, parsley lemon breadcrumbs + Lardo

  Photo credit: @estrelladamm

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  10 October 2023

  Interested in being a part of our team?

  Please send your resume to info@localemercatto.ca

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  03 October 2023

  LOCALE's doors have been open for four weeks now, welcoming guests to try the newest addition to the mercatto family.

  LOCALE mercatto is a modern take on the 'local' place of habit. Rosticceria, braceria, paste + piccolo piatti are key elements in the new menu designed and produced by Executive Chef Doug Neigel. So are the 35 wines offered by the half and full bottle, ten house curated cocktails and an extravagant beer list.

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  Come by + visit LOCALE mercatto located at 330 Bay Street.

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