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Is Pizzeria Toro Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Durham, NC)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 Durham, North Carolina

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Pizzeria Toro is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 1, 2026.

What the source shows: Pizzeria Toro's website, last modified 2026-08-01, was live with a gift-card purchase prompt and a page title identifying it as a wood-fired pizza and neighborhood bar business. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The 'Fried and Gone to Heaven' episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Pizzeria Toro, a wood-fired pizza restaurant and neighborhood bar on East Chapel Hill Street in downtown Durham, North Carolina, highlighting a fried item from its seasonal snacks menu. Pizzeria Toro serves wood-fired pizza alongside seasonal small plates and drinks. Since the episode, the restaurant has continued operating: its website (pizzeriatoro.com), last modified 2026-08-01, remained live with a gift-card purchase option and identified the business as a 'Wood Fired Pizza, Seasonal Snacks and Neighborhood Bar in Durham, NC.' The August 2026 update to the site, combined with its active gift-card and ordering functionality, indicates Pizzeria Toro was still operating as of that date. No reports of closure, relocation, or ownership change were found.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11

Episode 13
Air date not confirmed
Title: Fried and Gone to Heaven · What was featured: a fried item from its wood-fired pizza menu

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  1. pizzeriatoro.com http://www.pizzeriatoro.com/
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