The Boot Social Pizzeria & Bar

The name carries the whole premise. "The Boot" points at Italy — the country shaped like one — and "Social" names what the place is built to do. Together they describe a Kerr Village pizzeria where pizza is the anchor and rarely the only reason a table stays. The address sits on Kerr Street, on a stretch of Oakville that has filled in over the years into one of the town's busier restaurant rows. Thin-crust pies bring people in; live music, trivia nights, and a supporting menu deep enough to feed a mixed group are what keep them there past the last slice.

The pizzas come on a thirteen-inch thin crust fired until the edges blister, and the signature list is where the kitchen shows its hand. The Feisty Fig sets Calabrese spicy salami against sliced fig, caramelized onion, arugula, and a honey drizzle — sweet and heat on the same slice. The Butcher's Block runs the other way, stacking capocollo ham, more Calabrese, roasted garlic, and parmesan for the meat-lover's order. The Kerr Street Special ties the menu back to the address with bocconcini, roast tomato, roast garlic, prosciutto, and arugula, while the Honey Badger keeps it short and hot — pepperoni cups, spicy salami, and honey. The list reaches past Italian convention, too: a butter-chicken base under grilled chicken, a barbecue-sauced pie with bacon and red onion. Gluten-free crusts, panzerotti, calzones, and stromboli cover the orders that wander off the standard pies.