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Modern ItalianPre Principe
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.
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OsteriaCentro Storico
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.
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TrattoriaCentro Storico
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.
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Neapolitan pizzaDe Ferrari Brignole
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.
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TrattoriaDe Ferrari Brignole
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.
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TrattoriaNervi
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.
OrderTrofie al pesto, fried anchovies or octopus with potatoes, the dishes Gambero Rosso lists for the house.
TipThe site lists lunch from 12:15; the trattoria is closed on Monday and on Sunday evening, and bookings go through a Plateform page.