36 editor picks in Genoa.
36 italian places in Genoa we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Genoa | Italian across every city.
Trattoria Rosmarino, a Bib Gourmand trattoria a few steps from Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa, serves Ligurian dishes such as brandacujun and trofie al pesto.
OrderBrandacujun and trofie al pesto, the two dishes Michelin names first.
TipMichelin says booking well ahead is almost always essential; the restaurant's page also lists a WhatsApp number.
Toe Drue Antica Osteria in Sestri Ponente, Genoa, began as a shipyard workers' osteria in the early 1900s and serves cappon magro, pesto and fried panissa.
OrderCappon magro, home-made pesto, breaded anchovies or the fried panissa, all listed on the site.
TipThe lunch menu is two dishes from the blackboard for €28, cover and water included; it is not valid on public holidays.
Osteria della Foce in Genoa's Foce district opened in December 2017 and makes its own bread, pasta and desserts, with farinata on the evening menu.
OrderThe evening farinata, or the tartare di ricciola with celery and rose syrup that Michelin names.
TipThe kitchen cooks to order, so the restaurant's page warns that dishes can take a little while to arrive.
Le Rune sits on Salita Inferiore Sant'Anna near Piazza Portello in Genoa, with small dining rooms, a summer dehor and a menu tied to the sea and the seasons.
OrderThe stoccafisso brandacujun or the calamari stuffed with prawns and courgettes, both named by Michelin.
TipMichelin notes that some tables sit above the kitchen; the restaurant's page shows a summer dehor on the salita.
Quelli dell'Acciughetta on Corso Andrea Podestà in Genoa is the restaurant sibling of a Prè trattoria, with a menu that includes mandilli and cappon magro.
OrderMandilli de sea with house-made pesto (€13) or the cappon magro (€25) from the current menu.
TipThe restaurant is closed on Monday and serves dinner only from Tuesday to Friday, with lunch added at the weekend.
Ladidà on Via di San Sebastiano in Genoa is an Italian brasserie with a meat-led menu, an outdoor dehors and a club room that opens after dinner.
OrderA meat course from the brasserie menu, which the site describes as a menu of the land.
TipThursday and Friday serve lunch and dinner, Saturday is dinner only, and the restaurant is closed on Sunday.
E Prie Rosse on Via di Ravecca in Genoa has served since 1998 in a building with 16th-century foundations and is named for its exposed red bricks.
OrderRavioli di magro with butter and sage, or the acciughe ripiene alla genovese.
TipThe house wine, a Barbera d'Asti and a Vermentino, is left open on the table and you pay only for what you drink.
Macelli44 Agri-bistrot on Via dei Macelli di Soziglia in Genoa serves organic pasture-raised beef, farm salumi and biodynamic wines in the caruggi.
OrderThe battuta al coltello or the bombarolo, beef bombette stuffed with liver, egg and herbs.
TipThe site says the bistrot is in the Osterie d'Italia guide and belongs to the Slow Food Cooks' Alliance.
Trattoria Arvigo in Cremeno, in the Valpolcevera hills of Genoa, began as an osteria in the late 1800s and serves cima alla genovese and house-made pasta.
OrderCima alla genovese (€16 on the site's menu) or the ravioli with meat sugo.
TipHours run to midnight on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Thursday closes at 17:00 and Sunday at 18:00.
Il Genovese on Via Galata in Genoa opened in 1912 as a farinata shop called Raggio and keeps its wood oven; the menu lists pansoti, frisceü and stoccafisso.
OrderPansoti with walnut sauce, or the stoccafisso accomodato alla genovese.
TipPhone bookings are taken from 10:00 on +39 010 869 2937; takeaway and delivery run daily from 11:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 22:30.
7 Sensi Cucina Decontaminata on Piazza di Sarzano in Genoa is chef Davide Gesi's small restaurant, with a vegetarian alternative and a Feng Shui interior.
OrderThe vegetarian alternative the chef designed, or the short menu of Italian technique with travel flavours.
TipThe site's contact block lists dinner from 19:30 and its footer from 19:00; it also says the kitchen keeps salt and sugar low.
Osteria del Bai in Quarto, Genoa, stands on the Levante seafront in a former Saracen fort and holds 79 out of 100 from Gambero Rosso, assessed in 2025.
OrderCorsetti al pesto avvantaggiato (€16) or the cappon magro (€22) from the October 2025 menu.
TipWeekday lunch formulas start at €18 on the site's September 2025 lunch menu; the osteria is shut on Monday and Tuesday.
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.
OrderRavioli al tocco (€13) or the cheese focaccia (€22, minimum two people), both on the site's menu.
TipThe site says lunch uses paper mats and dinner cloth ones; the trattoria is closed on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OrderFarinata or focaccia at lunch, or the minestrone genovese, which the kitchen can serve without pasta.
TipIts booking page says it closes on Sundays in July and August, and requests after 19:00 must be made by phone.
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.
OrderPansoti in salsa di noci or mandilli al pesto (both €12), or the pizza by the metre.
TipThe site says it serves dinner every day and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and points to the funicular-station terrace beside it, with a compass rose.
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.
OrderCappon magro (€18) or mandilli de saea al pesto (€16), both on the site's menu page.
TipThe site says the menu follows the market, so ask for the dishes of the day; it opens for dinner only, plus lunch on Sunday.
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.
OrderCostata di Chianina (€6.50 per hectogram) or mandilli al pesto (€16), both on the site's menu.
TipThe site advertises a themed gastronomic evening every Thursday and different lunch dishes each day from Tuesday to Friday.
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.
OrderSpaghetti with mussels (€7) or paccheri with sea bass and lime (€9.50), on the operator's April 2026 menu PDF.
TipBook by WhatsApp or walk in; the menu adds a €1 service charge, and a set menu is required for groups of more than seven.
San Giorgio in Genoa's Foce district holds a Michelin star and serves contemporary Mediterranean cooking, backed by a prize-winning wine list.
OrderThe crudo di gamberi with chard, green olives and Vermouth sauce, on the October menu.
TipThe restaurant's own page lists it closed on Sunday and Monday; Michelin calls the wine list prize-winning at international level.
Alla Lunga on Vico Giannini in the Genoa caruggi is a young restaurant whose menu changes about every three weeks, with a wine list of over 100 labels.
OrderThe tasting menu, downloadable from the restaurant's page, or the seasonal carta.
TipThe site lists dinner only from Tuesday to Friday; lunch and dinner are served on Saturday and Sunday.
20Tre on Via David Chiossone in Genoa's old centre has themed dining rooms and Genoese cooking enriched with ingredients from other regions of Italy.
OrderThe cappon magro, which the restaurant also delivers to homes.
TipThe page says it is closed Saturday lunch and all day Sunday, and lists a private room, gift menus and home delivery.
Trattoria detta del Bruxaboschi in San Desiderio, Genoa, is a Bib Gourmand trattoria open since 1862, with a car park and a terrace under old horse chestnuts.
OrderCima alla genovese, pansotti or fried rabbit, the dishes Michelin names first.
TipMichelin adds that mushrooms are a fixture in season; the site lists dinner Tuesday to Saturday and lunch at the weekend.
Antica Osteria dei Cacciatori at the top of Corso Martinetti in Genoa's Sampierdarena has two dining rooms, house-made pasta and pizza on the menu.
OrderHouse-made ravioli or trofie, and the seasonal mushroom dishes the site promotes.
TipThe site says Sunday dinner is taken only for groups above eight people; every other evening closes at 22:00.
Trattoria Arvigo in the hamlet of Cremeno, above Genoa's Valpolcevera, has three large rooms with wide windows over the surrounding countryside.
OrderRavioli with the tuccu meat sugo, or the fritto misto di pesce (€20 on the site's menu).
TipThe site says the kitchen cooks to order and that the outdoor spaces open in the warmer months.
Osteria Gigino on Via Romana della Castagna in Quarto, Genoa, dates from the 1920s and grills Tuscan steaks beside Ligurian pesto and stoccafisso.
OrderBistecca alla fiorentina from the braceria, or the Cecchini menu listed on the site.
TipThe site says the osteria is closed on Monday, takes weekday lunch by reservation only and seats guests indoors only.
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.
Osteria Le Colonne in Piazza Invrea, Genoa, lists panissa at €6, brandacujun at €12 and mandilli al pesto at €13.50 on its site, open every day.
OrderPanissa fritta (€6) to start, then the brandacujun (€12) or mandilli al pesto (€13.50).
TipTiramisu is €7 and baccalà alla ligure €16 on the same list; the site adds a WhatsApp number for bookings.
Le Cicale in Trattoria on Via Ruspoli, Genoa, lists trofie al pesto at €12, ravioli al tocco at €13 and desserts at €6 on its menu page, open six days.
OrderTrofie al pesto (€12) or ravioli al tocco (€13), then a €6 creme caramel from the dessert list.
TipSides such as fennel gratin and roast potatoes are €6 each; the kitchen serves until 23:00 from Monday to Saturday.
Osteria del Bai in Quarto, Genoa, sells weekday lunch formulas at €18, €25 and €35 on its September 2025 menu, with water and coffee included.
OrderThe €18 formula: one course of primo or secondo, with water, coffee and a small treat.
TipThe lunch menu applies on weekdays only, which here means Wednesday to Friday; the site prints two different Sunday schedules, so phone before a Sunday.
Trattoria Le Maschere near the Porto Antico in Genoa, open since 2001, sells a fixed daily menu at €16 to €20 beside pesto pasta and pansoti in walnut sauce.
OrderThe fixed daily menu (€16 to €20 on the site), or trofie al pesto or pansoti in salsa di noci.
TipThe site says to book by phone or WhatsApp and lists room for 90 inside plus a summer dehors of 20 places.
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.
OrderSpaghetti with mussels (€7) or paccheri with sea bass and lime (€9.50), on the operator's April 2026 menu PDF.
TipBook by WhatsApp or walk in; the menu adds a €1 service charge, and a set menu is required for groups of more than seven.
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