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Pizzeria Badiali has had a cult following at 181 Dovercourt Rd for a while now. They just opened a second spot, and it comes with a pizza you can’t get at the original.
The new Badiali is at 581 Markham St in Mirvish Village, right at Bloor and Bathurst. It will be open starting May 11, 2026. If you’ve been eating their New York-style pies for years, here’s what changed.
Same pies, one new trick
The menu is mostly the same. Same New York-style pizza, same everything that made the Dovercourt location a neighbourhood go-to. But the Mirvish Village spot has something called the “Granny-style” pizza, a square thin-crust pie that only exists here.
You can’t order it at the original. They won’t make it there. So if you want to try it, you’re heading to Markham Street.
Not a ton of details on what the Granny-style involves exactly. Knowing Badiali, the crust situation is probably under control.
If you’ve been to the Dovercourt spot, you already know the deal: proper New York foldable slices, whole pies, and a short menu that doesn’t try to be everything. The new location carries the full lineup. The Granny-style is just the bonus.
The room
About 1,400 square feet, 30 seats inside. Compact. But Badiali has always been a pizza counter, not a sit-down restaurant. That hasn’t changed.
Patios are coming on the front and side, which will help once Toronto decides it’s actually summer. Weekend seats already go fast, so plan accordingly.
It’s walk-in only, no reservations. If you’re coming on a Friday or Saturday night, expect to wait. Weekday lunches are your best bet for grabbing a seat without a lineup. The Bathurst streetcar and Bathurst bus both stop within a block, and there’s street parking on Markham if you’re lucky.
Just the details
- Address: 581 Markham St, Mirvish Village (Bloor & Bathurst)
- Hours: 7 days a week, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Delivery in the neighbourhood is launching later in May
- The original at 181 Dovercourt Rd is still open, same menu
- The one you can’t get elsewhere: Granny-style square thin-crust pizza, Mirvish Village only
Mirvish Village has changed a lot recently. The old Honest Ed’s strip keeps filling in with actual food destinations, and Badiali fits. If you already come here for the indie shops along Markham, now there’s pizza.
Not a chain move
Badiali isn’t trying to scale. Two locations, two slightly different menus, each one tied to its own block. The Granny-style exclusive gives people a reason to visit the new spot instead of just having a second option for the same thing.
Toronto has a lot of good pizza right now. Badiali’s approach is basically: stay small, keep the quality tight, give each location something of its own. The early lineups on Markham suggest people are into it.
If you’ve never tried Badiali, the Mirvish Village location is a good place to start. If you’re already a Dovercourt regular, you now have a reason to cheat on your usual order.
Get there before the patios open. After that, good luck getting a seat.
