This unpretentious Oakwood Village spot specializes in the pop-up-famous baked pasta that caused a furor during the pandemic. Opt for Bolognese or the classic vegetarian option knowing that each is saucy, intricately layered and baked until crusty and shellacked with a sharp, cheesy surface you'll either save for last or wolf down seconds after it hits the table.

Known for its 100 layers of fresh pasta, the behemoth lasagna at this sunny Dundas West spot is also savoury, gooey and quick to disappear thanks to pork and beef Bolognese, béchamel and oodles of mozzarella cheese. Given a hard sear before service, then shrouded in Parmesan, each slice is a masterful amalgam of textures, flavours, and culinary techniques.

St. Clair West's southern Italian restaurant serves monster lasagna slices that are easily shared. Though options range weekly — from oxtail with béchamel to pepperonata with ricotta and duck Bolognese with a hint of truffle — each lasagna here is built on fresh pasta sheets, boasts countless layers, and is a glorious sight to behold.

Pizza slices may steal the spotlight but this Scarborough bakery is also home to classic lasagna made to old-world standards. Unlike its pizza-pie siblings, meat and veggie lasagna isn't gussied up for the 'gram. It is, however, expertly sauced and stacked, baked until bubbling and easily recognizable as a home run.

Traditional recipes have kept this homey Etobicoke restaurant on diners' radars for more than 40 years. Among them, lasagna is rich and meaty, cheesy, satisfying and, at under $20 per piece, an absolute steal.

Southern Italian soul food greets guests at this family-friendly restaurant, with locations on Eglinton West and Greektown. Combined with beef Bolognese and house sugo, diaphanous sheets of egg pasta become the primo piatto you can't live without.

There's plenty to catch diners' eyes at this Etobicoke spot but it's the hot table that leads to lineups, thanks to its collection of fresh meats, seafood and saucy sides. Available daily, traditional lasagna is a monster of a meal that evokes nonna's house (even for those who don't have one) with every bite.

It's hard to look chic drooling over the oven-singed lasagna at this sophisticated Corktown restaurant. A sizeable wodge shaped from fresh pasta, savoury, seasoned lamb ragù and lashings of creamy ricotta, it's been known to make many a diner lose their cool.

From cakes and pastries to gelato, bread and a selection of hot plate specials, there's little you can’t find at this traditional Scarborough bakery. I'm not sure whose nonna inspired the model lasagna — redolent of slow-cooked beef, ripe tomatoes and the sweet milkiness of mozz — but she clearly knew what she was doing.