Mare Pizzeria

Best authentic pizza and Italian sandwiches in Toronto, hands down. Late night hours for Kensington Market and people out in the town in the west end. Johnny the owner makes the best red sauce which makes the pizza sandwiches and pasta excellent.

One of the best places I“ve been to. I’m here at least once a week to get a slice or a large pizza.
The prices are great and the slices are always fresh!
I always get a whole pepperoni pizza with cheese on top, its great!

Best pizza I had by the slice in a long time. Great crust sauce etc. Place itself isn’t fancy. But fancy isn’t the point. Fridge kept drinks on the warm side but it’s not a big deal.
Recommended for those of you on the go at Kensington

I don’t want to admit it but I like the cheese pizza here.
It’s a hole in the wall. Guy takes money and handles pizza… no hand washing in between.
Do you remember that episode of Seinfeld when Jerry wants to know if there are any homes to rent in Tuscany because The Maestro (Bob Cobb) says there are no vacancies. Jerry doesn’t want to rent a home, but he just wants to know if there are any available because he can’t see how there are NO homes to rent.
Jerry: Are there any homes to rent?
Guy: Si, Si
Jerry: I’m not looking to rent. I just want to know if there are any available to rent.
Guy: Si, this one!
So while I wasn’t looking for a house to rent at Mare Pizza, my inquiry about fresh slices went a little like this.
Me: Do you have any hot slices coming out of the oven soon?
Guy: (points to sign with different types of slices available)
Me: Do you have any coming out fresh?
Guy: (points to sign again)
Me: I’ll just have a cheese slice
Guy opens the oven and reveals a pizza pre sliced with different slices on it.
The short end is:
Pizza was pretty good. It wasn’t dry being in the oven that long so I guess it was fresh.
It actually reminds me of a pizza place in Dufferin Mall when I was a kid (This is before the big food court renovation).

TLDR: great family shop for a quick bite or for a meal to take out. well loved by Kensington locals
i work in Kensington and eat here very often. if you need a quick slice and pop for 5 bucks this is the spot. if you have time try one of their italian sandwiches they are huge and well worth the price. very tasty and the family that runs it are among the nicest you’ll meet in kenzo. dont be surprised if you get the boss one day, his lovely wife the next or one of their young but very courteous kids running the shop the next. its a trip seeing a 12 year old command a busy quick stop resto so well haha

Not sure why this place doesn’t have more reviews… As pretty much the only late-​night food joint in the market itself — this place really delivers. I came at 1:30am the other night and my slice was fresh out of the oven! The pizza is great: thin crust, good cheese, not too much sauce, 3.25. I came again the following day for more pizza I was so impressed! I talked to the owner about my great late night experience and he told me that as long as he has customers coming in he keeps making pizzas because, as he says, «after half an hour the pizza is no good» wow! So glad to have a pizza joint in the hood that cares about freshness. I’ll be back to try their sandwiches!
This place blows Amatos and fresca out of the water.

This place is great! Its exactly what you look for in a pizzeria. Looks like a dive from the outside but this is easily one of the best pizza slices I’ve had in TO. The price is fantastic, $ 3.25 for a slice (which is really two huge slices) … amazing! It is always fresh and full of flavour. Crust is crispy but hot and soft on the inside. Real Italian pizza at a great cost. Definitely recommend and friendly staff

Best takeout pizza I’ve had in a while. Big slices, so much cheese and a great sauce as base. Reasonable prices and the Kensington market setting is perfect for pick up. Call ahead if you’re picking up!

Don’t judge a book by its cover. This is how I feel about Mare Pizzeria. Doesn’t look fancy outside like other places and probably won’t attract too many foodies but I had a Hawaiian slice last weekend and was pleasantly surprised. A very good portion of cheese and ingredients, crust was not dry like other places that also warm up the slices for take out.
Service was quick and price was fair. Definitely much better than anything at Pizza Pizza and I would say rivals the fancy Neopolitan style pizzas out there.
Give it a try and you may be surprised too. For a few dollars, you’ve got nothing to lose.

They make one of the best crusts I’ve ever had, chewy and thin and just right, however, there is hardly any toppings at all, no attempt at a sauce and a micron thickness of cheese. I went several times but gave up, it’s only pizza for the kids going to get drunk in the Market area at night.
I gave them a good try.