Le Cicale in Trattoria is a trattoria restaurant in Foce, Genoa.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Learn how to prepare pesto in a mortar, gnocchi, and tiramisu with Tiziana, a finalist in the world championship, in a historic palazzo in Genoa.
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Make handmade potato gnocchi and Genoese pesto with a mortar in a family-run Ligurian shop, then enjoy brunch with 2 local wines in Genoa.
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Master the art of fresh pasta and authentic Ligurian pesto with a local expert. Enjoy your delicious handmade meal and local wines on a stunning rooftop overlooking th...
Address: Via Ruspoli 55r, 16129 Genova, Genoa
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.
OrderThe scrocchiarella Polpo, with polpo alla ligure, or the gourmet Carbonara.
TipThe pizzeria serves through the afternoon from Monday to Saturday, and on Sunday it opens for dinner only.
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.
OrderFrisceu with sage and anchovy fondue (€11) and the Portami al mare pasta (€15).
TipGambero Rosso's August 2026 piece calls it a trattoria hidden in the Prè lanes; it is closed on Monday.
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.
OrderMandilli al pesto (€13.50) or the brandacujun with salsa verde (€12), both on the site.
TipThe site gives lunch from 12:15 to 14:30 and dinner from 19:15 to 22:30 every day, with a WhatsApp booking line.
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.
OrderFarinata from the wood oven, or the mixed house plate that sits beside it on the menu.
TipThe site lists lunch Monday to Saturday and dinner Thursday to Saturday only; the same dishes are sold at the shop counter.
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.
OrderThe margherita, marinara or cosacca, the three classics the Genoa branch takes from Naples.
TipAntipasti include frittatina, crocchè and montanara; the room holds about 100 seats plus 30 in the arcade outside.
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.
OrderThe mixed fritti in olive oil, or the pansoti with walnut sauce from the primi list.
TipThe site lists the fried items as frisceü, panissette, latte brusco, gattafin and fried tripe, sold alone or as a mixed plate.
