Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Genoa.
10 places
Order Spaghetto Martini cocktail e caviale, or the cappon magro, both on the May 2026 menu.
Il Marin at Genoa's Porto Antico holds a Michelin star; chef Marco Visciola cooks seafood tasting menus with cappon magro and pesto tortelli.
Order The crudo di gamberi with chard, green olives and Vermouth sauce, on the October menu.
San Giorgio in Genoa's Foce district holds a Michelin star and serves contemporary Mediterranean cooking, backed by a prize-winning wine list.
Order One of the two tasting menus, which change with the exhibition on the walls.
Etra sits inside Palazzo Doria De Fornari on Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa, a dinner-only art gallery restaurant whose two tasting menus follow the exhibitions.
4 of the fine dining on this list serve seafood.
Order Choose among the three tasting menus: Essenza, Identita or the nine-course Salto nel Buio.
Cucina di Sintesi, on the first floor of Hotel De Ville in Genoa, serves chef Federico Zerboni's tasting menus built on acidity and fermentation.
Order The crudo section, which fills half the menu according to the Michelin Guide.
Santamonica on Lungomare Lombardo in Genoa is a seafood restaurant with a summer terrace over the sea and a menu that gives raw fish half a page.
Order The crudo di mare, and the chocolate tortino listed on the restaurant's page.
Le Cicale in Città on Via Macaggi in Genoa is a seafood restaurant with a painted winter-garden room and a generous raw fish course that Michelin praises.
Order The branzino baked in a herb salt crust, listed on the restaurant's home page.
Teresa dal 1968 on Piazza Lido in Pegli, Genoa, is a family seafood restaurant open since 1968, with a Michelin Guide listing and seasonal menus.
Order The tasting menu, downloadable from the restaurant's page, or the seasonal carta.
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.
Order The cappon magro, which the restaurant also delivers to homes.
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.
Order One of the three tasting menus: Tradizione e Innovazione, Classico or Vegetariano.
Isi Ivano Ricchebono Chef on Via Ilva in Genoa's Carignano moved chef Ricchebono here from The Cook in September 2025, with three tasting menus.
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Editor picks in Genoa include Il Marin, San Giorgio, Etra, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.
