Ottavio Italian Bakery & Delicatessen

Oak Bay Village · Since 1997

Bread, cheese, salumi. Espresso.

An Italian bakery and delicatessen on Oak Bay Avenue. Open every day. Everything baked fresh, most of it gone by afternoon.

Order AheadShop Bakery + Deli
Fresh bread on wooden shelves at Ottavio Italian Bakery
The cheese counter at Ottavio
Illy espresso in a ceramic cup
Multigrain loaf
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Cheese selection
See cheese
Cappuccino
Visit the caffè
Affogato — gelato with espresso poured over
See the menu

Our Story

Three generations. Torino to Oak Bay.

Monica Pozzolo’s grandparents ran a pasticceria in Torino for over 40 years. Her family opened The Italian Bakery in Victoria in 1978. In 1997, Monica and Andrew Moyer opened Ottavio in a tiny former hair salon on Oak Bay Avenue. They scraped hairspray off the light fixtures and opened their doors.

Today, locals line up for bread that’s gone by 2 pm. The cheese case has over 100 varieties and staff who know every one.

The bread wall
The Bread Wall
Small loaves on the bread shelf at Ottavio
Baked Fresh
Lumaca bread
Lumaca
Shop the Bakery
Cheese counter with tasting cards
The Cheese Counter

Blue, aged, soft, fresh. Over 100 varieties.

More than 100 artisan cheeses, with a case that changes through the year. Ask the Cheesemonger for a recommendation or a taste.

The case changes every week.Shop Cheese
A wheel of cheese being prepared for the Ottavio case
From the Counter
Pear-shaped provolone being tied by hand at the counter
Provolone, tied by hand

Over 100 cheeses. Artisan salumi.Olive oils you’ll want to drink.

Ask about anything in the case. Staff have tried most of it.

Deli case with meats
The Deli Case

Sliced to order. Chosen for the case.

Genoa salami, Mortadella, Calabrese salami, Oyama Finocchiona, and other cured meats from artisan producers.

Browse the Case
Savoury pastry and salad from the Ottavio caffè
The Caffè

Panini, espresso, and gelato.

Panini on rosemary focaccia, Illy espresso, rotating pastries and biscotti, gelato by the scoop, and affogato.

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A pizzetta — Ottavio dough, fresh tomato, and cheese, from the caffè
Pizzetta
A selection from the Ottavio cheese case
The Cheese Case
Scooping gelato at Ottavio caffè
Gelato & Affogato
The pantry - olive oils and Italian goods
The Pantry

50+ olive oils. Pasta. Antipasti.

The red OLIO DI OLIVA barrel has been there for years. Around it: extra virgin oils from Italy and Spain, aged balsamic, dried pasta, jarred tomatoes, antipasti, capers, sea salt. The things that build a Sunday dinner.

Browse the Pantry
A tray of fresh-baked croissants from the Ottavio bakery
Bread for the morning.
The Ottavio deli case
The Deli Case

Good homemade food, ready when you are.

Pastas, lasagnas, meatballs, and sauces ready for your fridge or freezer.

Ottavio at Home
Aperol spritz on the patio for happy hour at Ottavio
Now Serving

Happy hour on the patio.

Wine, rosé, prosecco, and a new meatball dish. Every afternoon, 3–5 pm. Tableside service Thursday through Saturday.

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A charcuterie board built at Ottavio — soppressata, prosciutto, salami, cornichons, olives and grainy mustard
Charcuterie Boards

Built by hand, from the case.

Pre-assembled boards, sized for the table and built from what’s best in the case. Choose a board size and submit your request at least 48 hours ahead.

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A selection of packaged cured meats at Ottavio
Artisan Salumi
Olive oil selection at Ottavio
The Pantry
The Ottavio storefront
Oak Bay Avenue

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2272 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria BC — Mon–Sat 9 am–6 pm · Sun 10 am–5 pm

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