Pizza Shab

What is Pizza Shab? Situated at 155 Dalhousie Street (Unit 1015A) just east of Church Street in Downtown Toronto, Pizza Shab brings Iran's distinctive pan pizza culture to the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) campus district. Designed with vibrant modern decor and counter-service ordering, the shop introduces downtowners to Persian-style pizza characterized by thick, golden focaccia-like pan dough baked in deep cast-metal pans, seasoned with fragrant garlic sauce, and showered with toasted sesame seeds along the crust edges. It has become a premier destination for students, downtown workers, and Iranian expats.

Pizza Shab Menu & What to Order Unlike thin-crust Italian or New York-style slices, Persian pizza is famously thick, decadent, and layered with distinctive toppings. The Beef Lovers Pizza is the house standout, piled high with Angus steak strips, smoky beef jambon (Persian deli meat), sliced Persian beef sausage (sosis), mushrooms, green peppers, and sweet golden corn over house garlic white sauce. Diners seeking fiery warmth select the Bandari Pizza, topped with spiced sausage sautéed with onions and turmeric. Beyond pizza, the kitchen bakes the signature Rolling Pizza (rolled dough encasing savory meats and cheese) and packs colossal Topol sub sandwiches filled with jambon, pickles, and creamy house dressing.

Know Before You Go Pizza Shab is open seven days a week, serving until midnight on weekends and 11:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Seating is casual with a lively lunch and late-night dinner crowd. Dundas subway station and Queen station on Line 1 are within a seven-minute walk, making transit the ideal way to visit this bustling downtown enclave.