Moccione

Since opening in 2018, Moccione has settled into Villeray like a place that was always meant to be there with an intimate room, steady energy, and a deliberately tight menu built around a handful of starters, a few pastas, and a rotating mix of meat and fish that changes with the seasons. In the kitchen, co-owner Luca Cianciulli keeps things anchored in Italian tradition, with house-made pasta as the backbone and no interest in overcomplicating plates that already work. Gnocchi, ragù, and carpaccio show up often for a reason. Out front, the wine list leans thoughtful rather than flashy, favouring producers that make sense with the food. It’s a neighbourhood restaurant in the truest sense: relaxed, precise, and quietly confident in what it does well.