Il Focolaio
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About us
Since 1984 clients have been coming to Il Focolaio to get that authentic Italian taste that is reminiscent of their grandmother’s cooking. Il Focolaio, in fact means fireplace in Italian. The name depicts the maple wood burning oven where each and every one of our pizzas and roasted ingredients are cooked. Our fireplace, as in the old country, not only brings forth the food but also becomes the gathering place for our clients who always feel welcomed and right at home. Our recipe for success is simple, serving up pizza using ingredients that only a true pizzaiolo would use, such as extra virgin olive oil, top quality tomatoes and only the freshest ingredients, all prepared with passion and a love for cooking to bring you the end result that you will never forget. We invite you to come and enjoy the taste of Italy with a nice glass of wine from our wine list. Enjoy it all on our terrace in the middle of downtown during the summer months.
Our Specialties
Wood oven pizza.
Amenities, services & more
Capacity: 128 We accept: Master Card, Visa, AMEX, InteracPhotos (19) More
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Tushar
The best woodfire pizza I found in Montreal.
Must try place especially for pizza lovers
Christophe
tout simplement le meilleur rapport qualité / prix pour une pizza à Montréal . un choix immense, un service souriant & aimable & TRÈS efficace. attention c'est une ambiance'cantine' pas trop adapté pour une date, mais ils maintiennent un contact quand meme sympathique je sais pas comment ils font . Mais les pizza sont exceptionnelles, on propose du vin pas cher correct, & des salades géantes, j'adore ! attention il peut y avoir pas mal d'attente à certaines heures.
Lisa
Seriously some of the best pizza I ever had! We also got there before the dinner rush & were surprised at how fast our food came out.
Michelle
Everything about our evening there was perfect. The service was impeccable & the food delicious, wow! I definitely recommend going there. They have a whole variety of pizzas that it was a struggle to choose one because everything looked delicious
Shabnam
There are a lot of options here for pizza lovers! The best ones are marked by *. For the first time I'd recommend to go with the * ones. You'll be given French menus but if you ask, they'll provide English Menus.
I didn't like the vegetable based pizza we got the second time we went there.
Ihab
Easily best pizza in Montreal , not a fan of the fact that you have to lineup outside in cold or heat just because they don't take reservations
Khaled
I loved the pizza & the service!
Rasheed served us the pizza & gave us 10/10 service. Also they were playing backstreet boys !!!!!! Great experience
Marwah
Easily the best pizza i had in Montreal, the atmosphere was amazing & the service by Rasheed was simply exquisite! Super friendly, welcoming & accommodating
Doug
We looked for a pizza place on our last night in Montreal this trip & this one had amazing reviews & didn't disappoint. We ate outside & even though rain was imminent had a great time. Delicious salad & really good pizzas. Best we had in Montreal.
Maulik
words wouldn't do justice but a visit to their place if you love pizza like vrai pizza, go there - sit - eat & you will surely repeat.
Catherine
I WISH I COULD SAY ITS WORTH IT BUT IS JUST A TOUCH TOO EXPENSIVE. unfortunately. Good pizza but I don't think it should cost more than like $12. Back when I was a kid pizza was just something that appeared. & now we have to pay for it how terrible' bring back the days when pizza would show up