Italian places in Ottawa
The capital's Little Italy: Preston Street's corso, ByWard Market institutions and Somerset Street pastry cases.
Food & drink
14 Ottawa places found
Giovanni's Ristorante
The dean of Little Italy — authentic Italian dining on Preston Street since 1983.
Mamma Teresa Ristorante
The Boselli family's traditional Italian kitchen on Somerset West since 1970.
The Grand Pizzeria & Bar
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and handcrafted pasta in the historic ByWard Market.
La Bottega Nicastro
Ottawa's Italian grocer and café in the ByWard Market since 1995 — sandwiches, antipasti, fine foods.
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Trattoria Caffe Italia
Family-owned Little Italy trattoria with an award-winning wine list and extensive menu.
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La Dolce Vita
Classic Italian cuisine in a warm, intimate dining room in the heart of Little Italy.
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La Favorita
A fun, casual Little Italy dining room known for great food and attentive service.
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La Roma Restaurant
A Preston Street fixture for decades — generous plates of homestyle Italian.
Corso Italia Walking Tour
A two-hour stroll through Toronto's Little Italy with tastings at four family-run institutions.
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Pub Italia
The Preston Street icon since 1994 — an Italian abbey of beer, birra and pub comfort.
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Colonnade Pizza
An Ottawa pizza institution since 1967 — the original Metcalfe Street institution.
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Dolci Sapori Italian Bakery & Café
Little Italy's newest pastry shop — cannoli, babà and espresso on the edges of Preston.
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Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana
A Little Italy pastry-and-gelato landmark at 200 Preston since the early days of the corso.
Cibus Cooking Classes
Chef Cristian's pasta classes in Canotek Park: two pastas and two sauces from scratch, $105, six to ten people.
Dante Pasta Class
Chef Karim's intimate fresh-pasta class at Dante in Beechwood — one monthly sitting, five guests minimum, resumed for 2027.