The Best Italian Restaurants in Thornhill, Ontario

Thornhill is a quaint suburban neighbourhood located just north of the City of Toronto. This diverse community boasts a large Jewish, Eastern European and Italian population that has grown expansively from its modest beginnings as a postal area without municipal status. Today, this community has a strong identity and is bound by Steeles Avenue to the South, Highway 7 to the North, Dufferin Street to the West and Highway 404 to the East.
Thornhill is nestled just south of Richmond Hill which boasts one of the largest concentrations of Italian Canadians in the greater Toronto area. It's no surprise that traditional Italian restaurants are commonly found in Thornhill. Restaurants like Dante's Pizza Vino Pasta, Sorrento Ristorante and Stonefire Bar and Grill have great local reputations for serving traditional Italian cuisine. Foodies can also find steak houses, Middle Eastern cuisine (there's a strong Persian population here too), Bistros and traditional American food in Thornhill as well - but a car is probably needed as the density of restaurants here isn't very high compared to elsewhere in the city.
Thornhill is known for its history in the arts and athletics. Many of the famous Group of Seven painters hailed from Thonrhill in the 1920s and painted its suburban beauty. Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic also comes from this upscale neighbourhood where large suburban homes and sprawling parks form a landscape dotted with newly built condominiums. The restaurants located along Highway 7 are a great place for a hot meal and a cold drink after a round of golf or a weekend drive.