Colourful plates, strong coffee, long lunches and a spritz in the sunshine. A little loud, very Italian and always made for sharing. And yes, we love dogs.
Monday to Friday is our regular breakfast and lunch menu. Saturday and Sunday have their own brunch menu. Both stay available online so you can plan ahead.
“The next day, Simon went back on his own, sat outside and sent the selfie that changed everything: ‘Great, I’ll do it with you.’”
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La Bottega · Leichhardt · Since 2022
One café. Two friends. One unexpected selfie.
La Bottega opened its doors on 19 September 2022, but the story started a little earlier.
Before La Bottega, I owned a café in Potts Point, while Simon ran a backpackers nearby. We both sold our businesses around the same time, but always stayed in touch — usually over our regular dinners together.
One day, I came across a café in Leichhardt. I liked the idea, but I wasn't completely convinced I wanted to do it. At one of our dinners, I showed it to Simon.
The selfie that changed everything“The next day, Simon went back on his own, sat outside and sent the selfie that changed everything: ‘Great, I’ll do it with you.’”
And that was it.
We took over a café that needed a lot of love, rolled up our sleeves and completely transformed it into La Bottega.
What started with one spontaneous selfie has grown into the busy, colourful little piece of Italy that La Bottega is today — filled with good food, coffee, our team, our customers and plenty of personality.
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Weekend bookings.
We're now taking Saturday and Sunday bookings by email. Send us your preferred date, time, number of guests and contact details, and we'll get back to you to confirm your booking.
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