Recco (focaccia col formaggio) is a food day trips in Genoa.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Festa della Focaccia fills Recco in late May, when the Consorzio and the historic bakeries hand out tens of thousands of free portions.
Guided tour · 1.5 hours
Enjoy 5 Ligurian wines in a historic bottega near Columbus House, with pesto, focaccia, and Cinque Terre cheeses. Hosted by BioTigullio5Terre for a true local experien...
5 hours
Tour the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified home cook. Learn local recipes and taste everything you'...
4 hours
Join a Genoa cooking class to learn pesto, gnocchi, focaccia, and canestrelli, then enjoy your dishes with wine and finish with artisan gelato in the city center.
Camogli, a fishing village on the west side of the Portofino peninsula, fries free fish for everyone in a record-size pan at its Sagra del Pesce each May.
TipIn 2026 the pan was blessed in Piazza Colombo at 09:45 on Sunday 10 May, with frying from 10:00 and a separate gluten-free fryer in Piazza Gaggini Ruta.
Portofino, past Camogli on the Riviera di Levante, has Cracco Portofino on its harbour, where Mattia Pecis won a Michelin star and Young Chef Award in 2026.
TipPortofino has no station and little parking; the boat from Santa Margherita Ligure is the easiest way in, and the tasting menus run to 7 or 11 courses.
Montoggio, 14 km inland from Genoa, has Ristorante Roma, a Bib Gourmand house cooking house pesto, chestnut-flour lasagnette and its own garden produce.
TipRistorante Roma is closed on Thursdays according to its Michelin page; the chestnut-flour lasagnette with pesto are on the current menu.
Torriglia, in the upper Trebbia valley 20 km from Genoa, bakes the flower-shaped canestrelletto shortbread and holds a festival for it every June.
TipThe 12th Festival del Canestrelletto was on 7 June 2026; on festival day the village centre is pedestrianised and the producers hand out free tastings.