€€€€CafeCentro StoricoMon-Thu 07:30-19:30; Fri-Sat 07:30-21:00; Sun 07:30-19:30
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.
TipThe counter lists croissants, pain au chocolat and pain aux raisins for breakfast; Sunday hours run from 07:30 to 19:30.
€€€€CafeCentro StoricoDaily 08:00-19:30
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.
TipThe reopened shop's own page names the Falstaff brioche, made for Verdi, and the torta Zena among the recipes it revived.
€€€€CafeDe Ferrari BrignoleMon-Sat 07:00-21:30; Sun 12:00-22:00
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.
TipGambero Rosso's Bar d'Italia 2026 lists Murena Suite with Tre Tazzine and Tre Chicchi; on Sunday it opens at 12:00, not in the morning.
€€€€CafeCentro StoricoDaily 08:00-17:30
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.
TipA second shop opened at Via Cesarea 14r in June 2026, according to Mentelocale; the Cinque Lampadi shop is the original, opened almost ten years earlier.
€€€€CafeCentro StoricoMon-Sat 07:30-19:30; Sun 08:00-19:00
Caffetteria Pasticceria Romeo Viganotti in Genoa pours its own roasted coffee with brioches and torta Zena, open seven days on Salita del Prione.
TipThe chocolate shop and workshop are a few steps away at Vico dei Castagna 14r, and the gelateria at Salita del Prione 12r opens from 12:30.
€€€€CafeDe Ferrari BrignoleTue-Sun 07:30-20:30; closed Mon
Caffè Pasticceria Mangini on Piazza Corvetto in Genoa opened in 1876 and keeps its mirrors, gilded stucco and marble floor, and bakes sacripantina.
TipThe inner room is dedicated to Sandro Pertini, who met friends there over coffee and a croissant, and the café closes on Monday.
€€€€CafeCentro StoricoDaily 09:00-22:00
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.
TipThe upper room is open morning and afternoon, the lower room only in the afternoon; the site lists air conditioning, Wi-Fi and a 12:00 restaurant service.
€€€€CafeCentro StoricoTue-Sat 07:30-19:00; Sun 08:00-13:00; closed Mon
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.
TipClosed Mondays; Morsi Magazine's April 2026 breakfast guide lists it for a cappuccino with focaccia among the morning pastries.
€€€€CafePonenteMon-Sat 07:00-20:00; Sun 08:00-13:00, 15:00-20:00
Costadoro Social Coffee in Genoa is a coffee-culture café on Piazzetta Banchero where the barista explains organic blends, single origins and specialty.
TipSunday has a midday break from 13:00 to 15:00, and Gambero Rosso's guide last rated the café in 2025.
€€€€CafeDe Ferrari BrignoleDaily 08:00-19:30
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.
TipThe group's store page also lists Genoa shops on Corso Buenos Aires, Corso Sardegna and Via XX Settembre, two of them with split Sunday hours.
€€€€CafeDe Ferrari BrignoleMon-Fri 07:30-19:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-19:00
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.
TipThe Via San Vincenzo room opened in August 2025 on about 160 square metres, with study and smart-working desks and ordering at a digital totem.