About us - Ottagono 1983

A story of family, flavour and passion.

Since 1983, Ottagono has been the sweet heart of Mascalucia: a family-run artisan business that began as a small shop founded by the brothers Carmelo and Angelo Lo Faro and is now run with the same dedication by the cousins Giuseppe and Giuseppe A. Lo Faro.

We are a workshop of flavours where tradition meets innovation, and where every product is made and packed by hand, with artisan care and attention to detail. On the slopes of Etna, amid the scent of citrus and the sea breeze of Catania, we make the specialities of our land every day: cannoli filled with sheep's milk ricotta, cassate, arancini, scacciate, Sicilian almond pastries, artisan panettone and much more.

All our products are made and sold directly to the end customer: only at our single shop in Mascalucia or through our official online shop. You will not find us in supermarket chains, because we want to keep a direct relationship with the people who choose us and always guarantee freshness, quality and authenticity.

We are open 365 days a year, from first light until late at night, serving slow-leavened breakfasts, freshly made lunches, aperitivi, dinners with piping-hot stone-baked pizzas and pastries of the day that tell stories of Sicily.

For over 30 years we have been an illy partner and a member of the illy Artisti del Gusto programme, reserved for a select few venues worldwide: a recognition of the quality of our service and of the care with which we accompany every moment with a great coffee.

Through our website you can order in a few clicks and have our products delivered to your door. We offer delivery throughout the province of Catania for our full range of specialities; for some fresh products, such as cannoli, we ship throughout Italy by temperature-controlled courier, ensuring quality and freshness on arrival. Panettone, colomba and long-life cakes, on the other hand, can be delivered all over the world by couriers specialising in express delivery.

For private events, ceremonies, corporate occasions or parties with friends, we offer a complete catering service that can also be customised online: sweet and savoury buffets, coffee breaks, light lunches, celebration cakes and bespoke set-ups.

In 2021 we launched pAssaggi, an art biennale that turns our pasticceria into an urban gallery, where photography, painting and street art blend with everyday life, creating an ongoing dialogue between taste and beauty.

Since 2016 we have also organised the Ottagono Music Fest, a free music event open to the whole community: each edition is an opportunity to celebrate the local area through concerts, installations and convivial moments. In 2023 we held the fourth edition, to celebrate our first 40 years in business.

Ottagono is more than a pasticceria: it is a family artisan workshop, a meeting place, an experience, a journey into the heart of Sicilian culture.