Bistros, trattorias and the everyday places where Genoa actually eats.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Genoa actually eats.
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Order Ravioli al tocco (€13) or the cheese focaccia (€22, minimum two people), both on the site's menu.
Le Cicale in Trattoria on Via Ruspoli in Genoa serves Ligurian home cooking such as ravioli al tocco, trofie al pesto and rabbit, with paper mats at lunch.
Order The scrocchiarella Polpo, with polpo alla ligure, or the gourmet Carbonara.
Savô on Via al Ponte Calvi in Genoa makes pizza in four styles, gourmet, classica, scrocchiarella and nuvola, with stone-ground flour and natural leavening.
Order Frisceu with sage and anchovy fondue (€11) and the Portami al mare pasta (€15).
Trattoria dell'Acciughetta on Piazza Sant'Elena in Genoa's Prè has a small room and a large dehors, with frisceu, fried anchovies and a modern changing menu.
4 of the casual dining on this list are known for margherita.
Order Mandilli al pesto (€13.50) or the brandacujun with salsa verde (€12), both on the site.
Osteria Le Colonne in Piazza Invrea, 80 metres from Genoa's cathedral, serves mandilli al pesto, ravioli al tuccù and brandacujun at lunch and dinner daily.
Order Farinata from the wood oven, or the mixed house plate that sits beside it on the menu.
Sà Pesta on Via dei Giustiniani in Genoa is a shop and trattoria dating to 1889, with a wood oven for farinata, savoury pies and stuffed anchovies.
Order The margherita, marinara or cosacca, the three classics the Genoa branch takes from Naples.
L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele on Via XII Ottobre in Genoa seats about 100 inside and serves Naples-style margherita, marinara and cosacca until midnight.
Order The mixed fritti in olive oil, or the pansoti with walnut sauce from the primi list.
Il Genovese on Via Galata in Genoa began in 1912 as a farinotto called Raggio; its fried dishes, pansoti and stoccafisso keep the old sciamadda repertoire.
Order Trofie al pesto, fried anchovies or octopus with potatoes, the dishes Gambero Rosso lists for the house.
Trattoria La Ruota in the Nervi district of Genoa serves fish and Ligurian dishes in a room the Cossu family made from an old sailors' osteria in 1968.
Order The margherita or the Palermo pizza with pistachio pesto and capers, then the focaccia al formaggio.
Pizzeria PizzaMaria on Via Cecchi in Foce, Genoa, makes pizza from a 48-hour dough with Italian ingredients and opens every evening from 19:00.
Order Margherita (€8.50) or L'oro ligure with pesto and sausage (€13), both on the site's menu.
Marco Papa Pizzeria on Via D'Annunzio in central Genoa bakes Neapolitan-style and gourmet pizzas, with marinara at €7 and margherita at €8.50 on its menu.
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Order Focaccia col formaggio (€11) or pansoti in salsa di noci (€15), both on the site's menu page.
Pizzeria Ristorante Del Ponte on Via Pisa in Albaro, Genoa, serves pizza, focaccia col formaggio, pesto pasta and grilled fish seven days a week.
Order Farinata or focaccia at lunch, or the minestrone genovese, which the kitchen can serve without pasta.
Osteria Il Cadraio, in a former coach depot beside Via Garibaldi in Genoa, serves Ligurian dishes, farinata and focaccia every day at lunch and dinner.
Order Bacalhau à Brás, the cataplana or bolinho de bacalhau from the petiscos, all on the site's menu list.
O Boteco in Palazzo della Meridiana, Genoa, serves Portuguese petiscos and bacalhau beside Ligurian trofie al pesto, run by chef Marilia Oliveira.
Order Pansoti in salsa di noci or mandilli al pesto (both €12), or the pizza by the metre.
Ristorante Montallegro at Righi, Genoa, lists pansoti and mandilli al pesto at €12 and fritto misto at €22, with pizza by the metre and a terrace room.
Order Cappon magro (€18) or mandilli de saea al pesto (€16), both on the site's menu page.
Ostetrattoria on Viale Cambiaso in Albaro, Genoa, serves home-style Genoese fish and meat dishes, from mandilli al pesto at €16 to cappon magro at €18.
Order Costata di Chianina (€6.50 per hectogram) or mandilli al pesto (€16), both on the site's menu.
Locanda Antichi Sapori on Via Casaregis in Foce, Genoa, grills Chianina steaks by the hectogram beside Ligurian pasta such as mandilli al pesto and pansoti.
Order Cappon magro (€18) or stoccafisso alla ligure (€15), both on the site's menu.
La Voglia Matta in Voltri, Genoa, is a seafood restaurant on Via Cerusa serving cappon magro, raw fish and stoccafisso, with several tasting menus.
Order The Napoli with Cetara anchovies or the marinara, both on the operator's pizza menu.
Fradiavolo Genova Castello is a pizzeria near Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa, with four doughs, DOP toppings and farinate, open daily for lunch and dinner.
Order Spaghetti with mussels (€7) or paccheri with sea bass and lime (€9.50), on the operator's April 2026 menu PDF.
Cavour modo21 on Piazza Cavour in Genoa is a trattoria by the Porto Antico with pesto pasta and fried fish, and sea pasta priced from €7 to €9.50.
Order Acciughe fritte or fritto di gamberi; Il Golosario lists average prices of €8 for starters and €12 for pasta.
Fish'n Street is a small fish osteria on Via Colombo in Genoa, run by Pescherie Conti of the Mercato Orientale, with fried fish and pasta cooked to order.
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