Best Bars in Genoa

Les Rouges

• ★ 4.5
• Cocktail bar
• €€
• Centro storico

Drink Super Kaffir: gin infused with kaffir lime leaves, with tonic

Les Rouges runs a seasonal cocktail list on the first floor of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Imperiale in Piazza Campetto, in Genoa's old town.

Malkovich

• ★ 4.6
• Speakeasy
• €€
• Centro storico

Drink Film-themed cocktails; the 2025 list is called Sinestesia

Malkovich is a password-only speakeasy below the Groove burger restaurant in Genoa, serving film-themed cocktails since 2015 on a new theme each year.

Jenoir

• ★ 4.0
• Cocktail bar
• €€
• Centro storico

Jenoir is a cocktail bar on Salita di San Matteo in Genoa, styled on the cocktail bars of 1930s Paris, opened in February 2026 with cocktails from €8.

Velier in Banchi

• ★ 4.1
• Bar and bistrot
• €€
• Centro storico

Velier in Banchi is a bar and bistrot in Piazza Banchi, Genoa, opened on 16 July 2026 inside the Genoa Store, with cocktails, rare spirits and food.

Fela!

• ★ 4.2
• Music bar
• €€
• Centro storico

Drink Signature cocktails with African and exotic references, all €10

Fela! is a music bar in Genoa's old town that mixes black music, vinyl and DJ nights, natural wine and signature cocktails at €10, opened in April 2025.

Bisù

• ★ 3.9
• Bar and rooftop
• €€€
• Foce

Bisù is a sea-view bar and restaurant on Corso Italia in Genoa, open from morning to after dinner, with a rooftop terrace from May to September.

La Compagnia del 28 Erbe

• ★ 3.6
• Bar and gin bar
• €€
• Centro storico

La Compagnia del 28 Erbe is a bar with a gin list and an Italian kitchen on Piazza delle Erbe in Genoa, open from 18:00 until 03:00, six days a week.

Scurreria Beer and Bagel

• ★ 3.9
• Beer pub
• €€
• Centro storico

Drink Craft beer on tap

Scurreria Beer and Bagel is a craft-beer pub on Via di Scurreria near Genoa's cathedral, pouring beer on tap alongside bagels and burgers in the old town.

Ai Troeggi

• ★ 3.8
• Pub-bistrot
• €€
• Centro storico

Drink Natural wine by the glass and craft beer

Ai Troeggi is a pub-bistrot on Via Chiabrera in Genoa, a few steps from the cathedral, that pairs natural wine and craft beer with bruschette.

Bocù Drinketti e Vinelli

• ★ 4.1
• Bistrot and cocktail bar
• €€
• Centro storico

Drink Spritz Bisù, a ready-to-drink mix of lemon, sage, sweet wine and elderflower

Bocù Drinketti e Vinelli is a bistrot on Piazza delle Erbe in Genoa that mixes cocktails on passito and vermouth bases beside a list of wines by the glass.

Savà Vittoria Lounge

• ★ 3.9
• All-day lounge bar
• €€€
• De Ferrari and Brignole

Drink Cocktail list themed on music, plus reworked classics

Savà Vittoria Lounge is an all-day lounge bar on Piazza della Vittoria in Genoa, open since December 2024, with weekday coffee from 07:00 and late cocktails.