Sud Forno

Sud Forno began in 2013 as Terroni's bakery concept, opening its original location at 716 Queen Street West in Toronto. The Queen Street listing carries a small, distinctly bread-nerd detail -- 'Password: mother yeast' -- a nod to the sourdough starter culture underpinning the bakery's program. A second location, Sud Forno Temperance at 132 Yonge Street, followed in 2017 and added La Mensa, a servery built for quick lunch and takeout alongside full dine-in service; two further locations, Sterling and Sackville, have since joined the group. The Queen Street menu runs from bread and pastries through pizza stirata, panini, prepared foods for takeaway, groceries, and wine -- a range broader than a standalone bakery, closer to an Italian market with a full kitchen attached. As part of Gruppo Terroni, Sud Forno inherits the parent company's stated commitment to 'simplicity and quality of ingredients' sourced from Italy, though the bakery's own page doesn't break out ingredient sourcing specific to its bread or pastry program. What's concrete is the timeline: four Toronto locations opened in stages since 2013, each retaining the bakery-forward format established at the original Queen Street site rather than diverging into a different concept per location.