Douce
- ★ 4.5
- €€
- Centro storico
Douce on Piazza Matteotti in Genoa is a pastry-led café, listed with Tre Tazzine and Tre Chicchi in Gambero Rosso's Bar d'Italia 2026 guide.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Genoa lingers in over a cortado.
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Pasticceria Klainguti
- ★ 4.5
- €€
- Centro storico
Pasticceria Klainguti on Piazza di Soziglia in Genoa reopened in June 2025 under the Douce group and took Gambero Rosso's Novità dell'Anno award.
Caffè degli Specchi
- ★ 4.2
- €€
- Centro storico
Caffè degli Specchi on Salita Pollaiuoli in Genoa opened in 1908 as a liquor shop and now serves coffee and pastry daily from 09:00 under a tiled vault.
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Murena Suite
- ★ 4.4
- €€€
- De Ferrari and Brignole
Murena Suite on Via XX Settembre in Genoa is a lounge bar with fresh pastry, a chocolate counter, light dishes, cocktails and a long list of teas.
Tazze Pazze
- ★ 4.4
- €
- Centro storico
Tazze Pazze on Piazza Cinque Lampadi in Genoa is a compact specialty coffee café with filter and cold brew, and it serves international breakfast and brunch.
La Corte Romanengo
- ★ 4.5
- €€€
- Centro storico
La Corte Romanengo on Via Soziglia in Genoa is a salon de thé beside the 1814 confectioner, serving breakfast, lunch and tea, and new to the 2027 Tre Tazzine.
Caffetteria Pasticceria Romeo Viganotti
- ★ 4.3
- €€
- Centro storico
Caffetteria Pasticceria Romeo Viganotti in Genoa pours its own roasted coffee with brioches and torta Zena, open seven days on Salita del Prione.
Caffè Pasticceria Mangini
- ★ 4.3
- €€
- De Ferrari and Brignole
Caffè Pasticceria Mangini on Piazza Corvetto in Genoa opened in 1876 and keeps its mirrors, gilded stucco and marble floor, and bakes sacripantina.
Panarello
- ★ 3.9
- €€
- De Ferrari and Brignole
Panarello on Via Galata in Genoa is a pasticceria and caffetteria of the Panarello group, open daily from 08:00 to 19:30 and rated by Gambero Rosso in 2025.
Tentazioni Caffè
- ★ 3.9
- €
- Ponente
Tentazioni Caffè on Via Sestri in Sestri Ponente, Genoa, is a family-run café open since 1995, rated by Gambero Rosso in 2026 and known for shaped croissants.
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Costadoro Social Coffee
- ★ 4.0
- €
- Ponente
Costadoro Social Coffee in Genoa is a coffee-culture café on Piazzetta Banchero where the barista explains organic blends, single origins and specialty.
Cafhein
- ★ 3.8
- €
- De Ferrari and Brignole
Order Nuttein, the Nutella cappuccino
Cafhein on Via San Vincenzo in Genoa is a Genoese coffee bar with study desks, freshly baked croissants and house drinks such as the Nuttein cappuccino.
Bar Gilda
- ★ 4.1
- €€
- Centro storico
Order Cappuccino
Bar Gilda on Piazza delle Vigne in Genoa is a listening bar and bistro by Palazzo Grillo, with breakfast from 10:00, lunch, aperitivo and pizza al padellino.
Pâtisserie 918
- ★ 4.2
- €€
- Centro storico
Order Cappuccino
Pâtisserie 918 on Vico di San Matteo in Genoa is a French-style pastry shop with a coffee counter, serving croissants, macarons and a creamy cappuccino.
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