Les propriétaires du restaurant Impasto, Stefano Faita et Michele Forgione, apportent leurs compétences culinaires à leur nouvelle pizzeria nommés GEMA (un acronyme pour les noms de leurs enfants). L'établissement sert des pizzas fraîches et des desserts décadents!
Les avis sur Gema Pizzeria dessinent une experience globalement positive, avec des pizzas dont la croûte est souvent delicieuse et bien doree et des garnitures généralement equilibrees; la salade Jean Talon est frequemment citee comme un coup de coeur et l'ambiance conviviale, avec un service attentif lorsque l'equipe est en place, est souvent mentionnee comme un point fort. Cependant la cuisson de la pate peut etre inegale et certaines pizzas peuvent paraitre trop huileuses ou manquer d'harmonie entre garnitures; le calamari frit manque parfois de croustillant et le cadre peut etre bruyant et peu spacieux. Les prix sont jugees eleves par rapport a la qualite percue par certains clients, et quelques experiences signalent un service lent ou un manque de chaleur. Des desserts et des vins reçoivent aussi des eloges, et l'ensemble donne envie de revenir, faisant de Gema Pizzeria une adresse a tester et a revisiter malgre des points a ameliorer.
Sorry Stefano, but I have had better pizzas here in the past. Tasted bland. Sauce was disappointing. Cheese was unrelated. Pistachio pesto add on was subpar.
Nothing great about the food. Pizza sauce was pretty much just raw tomato, toppings were sparse. Actually, taste was bland. Not worth the money, left still hungry.
24 août 2025
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Oh, Gema Pizzeria, where do I even begin? It's truly a culinary marvel, especially if your frame of reference for'best pizza' is, shall we say, flexible. They claim to bring a slice of Napoli to Montreal, & by golly, they deliver... something.
The pizza, oh, the pizza! It's easily one of the pizzas I've had that was not in Napoli, Italy. A bold statement, I know, but one I stand by. You can absolutely tell the sauce is homemade - it has that unmistakable'someone made this at home' quality. It's truly a testament to the human spirit of trying.
& the meatballs! Ah, the homemade meatballs. They were so generously endowed with Parmesan cheese, it was almost as if they were trying to achieve a new state of matter: cheeseball.'Cheesy meatballs' is an understatement; they were practically a dairy product with a hint of meat. Just amazing. Truly. If you're looking for an experience that will make you question everything you thought you knew about Italian cuisine, Gema Pizzeria is your destination. Five stars for effort, I suppose.
by far the best pizza in town, the sauce is perfectly acidic yet holds the sweet tomato taste, the crust is crispy yet chewy to the bite. No other pizza in town truly offers this level of high quality product. My recommendations is to try the hawaiian which is unlike any pineapple pizza ive ever tasted, slightly spicy, & follow up with a classic margharita 1889. Also a great selection of wine, & private importation that accompany perfect the meal & mood.
Incredible napolitain style pizza. Great spin on Hawaiian with grilled pineapple & home smoked ham. Apennine with cream & pistachios was very unique & worth a try. They have a nice selection of private import wines with some natural options. Excellent cocktail, well balanced & not heavy on the sugar & a few beers to choose from. Didn't forget to grab their doughnuts with chocolate sauce ;)
Deuxième fois à ce restaurant, après une première expérience réussie sur en terrasse. Cette fois-ci nous avons mangé à l'intérieur, où l'ambiance est bien sur le plan de l'éclairage (clin d'oeil aux dames qui ont eu besoin leur flash light pour parvenir à lire le menu) & de la musique. Par contre, les tables sont beaucoup trop entassées & la salle devient extrêmement bruyante : on a du mal à parler, le serveur peine à nous entendre. C'est rare que je suis inconfortable dans un restaurant, mais je l'étais. Les entrées étaient trop chères & plutôt décevantes, & la pizza sauce tomate qu'on nous a servie était complètement détrempée. Au prix des items sur le menu, malgré que j'avais apprécié ma première visite, je ne pense pas y retourner.
Merveilleuse place! x Plus que recommandé!
L’accueil, la nourriture, la carte des vins : meilleure pizzéria de l’île!
Je recommande La Juliano : une surprenante & délicieuse pizza reprenant une fondue de poireaux avec jambon spec effiloché!
Pour le cocktail : Pompelmo Spritz! - les serveurs peuvent aussi confectionner des cocktails sur demande / selon les goûts de chacun!
Pour le vin : Maison Ayunta, délicieux blanc (rouge également dispo 😋).
C’est rendu un casual rdv!
Nb : la sauce piquante maison est juste parfaite!
A bon entendeur x amateur de pizzeria hors des sentiers battues!
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Pizza crust is light, chewy, very thin but just enough to hold the toppings nicely. The sauce doesn't overpower the cheese & vice versa. The crust-to-sauce ratio is perfect, & the choice of toppings works well together.
In short, this is how good pizzas should be.
Having seen Stefano Faita's cooking show on CBC & now co-owner of Gema, I had high hopes for this restaurant. Unfortunately, I left very disappointed.
This is why...
Being a foodie, I've tasted quite a few of the top restaurants in Montreal, & always looking into exploring good food in Montreal. Gema's meals tasted quite ordinary, nothing extraordinary or tastier than most Italian restaurants I've been to. Which are quite a few!
The pizza I had, was just "Ok" Yes, I ordered a tomato & cheese pizza.Nothing fancy about this. Which the pizza on the menu is called "1889" The crust was crusty & well cooked. Great! The cheese, well.. I'm still looking for it. I'm not a fan of greasy super cheesy pizzas, but I'm also not a fan of pizzas that are mostly tomato sauce with little to no flavour & I have to search for the cheese. Mine only had four spots of cheese throughout the entire pizza. Along with three very fresh & tasty basil leaves, yet only three. On the menu, it said the cheese is Quebec Mozzarella di Bufala(Buffalo Mozzarella)Wonderful, I love local products! The taste was not creamy, or silky as it should be. Instead it was overcooked & crispy. The little bit of cheese that I was able to taste. All this for $13.00
The service was Ok. Not bad or anything to very happy with. Simply just Ok.
The siting chairs, that was my biggest issue of the entire restaurant. When you pay $50+ for a meal, you'd expect something better than the very simple metal chairs you often see in school gyms. Yes, they fit with their theme of the decor, yet I cannot believe they never thought about comfort. These chairs are flat, no cushion or a nice back rest. Much less an arm rest. Just a simple piece of metal shaped into a chair. After 30 minutes, I was past the level of discomfort. The chair was simply unbearable. Yet, I couldn't leave in the middle of my dinner. Out of respect for my guests.
Now onto their desserts. Overall not a large or impressive variety. Yes, they are known for their "custard" ice cream($5.00) with different sauces($1.50) extra each. Their ice cream had a lovely vanilla bean flavour, & not too sweet. I chose chocolate sauce as an extra, I only received a very small drizzle. Disappointing again! Their ice cream, well nothing out of the ordinary from a texture of a soft serve ice cream, except that it's more flavorful.
The waitress specified that we received a child size portion at a discounted price. Thank-you! (I did not order that size!) due to the small amount of ice cream they had. The discount, was only 20 cents! A discount not even worth mentioning after paying in total of $50+ for the entire night.
Overall very disappointing. I will think twice whether to give it a second chance or to return at all.
Réputation surfaite, pizzas insignifiantes. 32$ pour 2 pizzas au comptoir pour apportez. La croute était dure, il n'y avait pratiquement pas de sauce & seulement 4 feuilles de basilic... Pas fort. L'autre avait quelques morceaux de peperoni lancé nonchalamant. Encore là, pratiquement pas de sauce, & pas de fromage. Pour avoir suivi des cours avec Stefano, nous sommes loin de ce qu'il enseigne. J'aurais du ouvrir les boites avant de quitter le comptoir, j'aurais demandé un remboursement.
What an amazing evening we had at the new Pizzeria Gema in Little Italy, I had the margherita pizza, delicious, fresh tomato sauce, cheese & basil, the dough was divine, one of the best pizzas I've had in a long time (Bottega's pizza is really good too). The service was just as top notch, nothing more to say. I will surely be back many many more times. Little Italy is starting to be worth visiting again.
