Cibo Wine Bar

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Crafted with passion, served with love

A Wine Bar Built Around the Bottle

Cibo Wine Bar has two addresses in Toronto — King West and Yorkville — and the original on King Street West has become a fixture in one of the city's most active dining corridors. Recognised by Gambero Rosso, Italy's most authoritative food and wine guide, the bar earns its place on that list through a wine program that is genuinely serious without being intimidating.

The Wine List

The list at Cibo Wine Bar is its clearest statement of intent. Italy anchors everything: Barolo DOCG from multiple producers — Tenuta Martucino, Aurelio Settimo, Luigi Baudana, Rocche dei Manzoni — sits alongside Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Barbaresco, Valpolicella Ripasso, and a full sweep of whites from Friuli, Piedmont, Campania, and Sicily. The range moves from an approachable Veneto Merlot to a 2009 Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo, covering nearly every style and price point between.

Beyond Italy, the list reaches into Burgundy, Alsace, the Rhône, Marlborough, and Ontario's own Niagara Peninsula — with VQA selections from Flat Rock Cellars and Tawse sitting comfortably alongside their European counterparts. Wines are available by the glass in 5 oz and 9 oz pours as well as by the bottle, making the list genuinely usable whether you want a single glass at the bar or a bottle over dinner.

Lunch, Dinner, and the Room

Cibo Wine Bar serves both lunch and dinner, with a set lunch menu available alongside the main offering. There is outdoor seating, table service, and the capacity to host private parties — the King West room functions well as a neighbourhood wine bar and as an event space. Takeaway is also available.

The Gambero Rosso recognition reflects what regulars already know: that a wine bar doing this kind of work with Italian producers, while also holding space for Ontario VQA wines, is doing something worth seeking out on King Street West.