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5.0Grocery
La Bottega Nicastro is a small, family-owned Italian specialty grocer in Ottawa's ByWard Market. The Nicastro family has run Italian food businesses in Ottawa since 1972 (Nicastro Fine Foods, Gladstone Ave.); the current La Bottega Nicastro banner was opened in 1995 by cousins Pat and Rocco Nicastro Jr., and a second Centretown location has since opened. Wholly Canadian, independently owned.
Ownership
Parent company
Nicastro Family / La Bottega Nicastro
Nationality
Family-owned since founding (Nicastro family); current La Bottega Nicastro banner opened 1995 by cousins Pat and Rocco Nicastro Jr.
Voting control
100% Canadian (exact)
Operating model
corporate
Last verified
2026-09-18