Festival Gift & Variety is a long-standing, family-run gem on College Street with old charm and a genuine Italian environment. It offers an amazing selection of authentic, high-quality imported Italian goods, including pasta, olive oils, canned tuna, Guanciale, pine nuts, saffron, coffee, and sweet snacks. The products are of amazing and fine quality, often at better prices than larger competitors. The owners provide great, hospitable service, making the store feel like a community hub. It is also a source for specialty items like Perlana laundry detergent. Customers are consistently delighted, obsessed, and highly recommend it for both everyday food and gift baskets.
Festival Foods is my favourite food shop in Toronto. It has all the old charm of a Little Italy family run business and stocks an amazing selection of imported Italian goods, without the Eataly prices! I regularly put together baskets filled with their products to give as gifts and people are always thrilled to receive... read full comment
May 2025
Nothing but good experiences with this store! Lots of great imported Italian products and warm, family-like atmosphere.
March 2025
Love this place! Amazing Italian products - such a joy every time I go in, ciao!
