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Tasting menuDe Ferrari Brignole
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.
OrderOne of the two tasting menus, which change with the exhibition on the walls.
TipThe restaurant's page lists a menu of two dishes and dessert at €75 next to the tasting menus.
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Tasting menuPorto Antico
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.
OrderChoose among the three tasting menus: Essenza, Identita or the nine-course Salto nel Buio.
TipMichelin lists the restaurant as new in its guide, and the site says the menu follows the day's produce.
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SeafoodAlbaro
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.
OrderThe crudo section, which fills half the menu according to the Michelin Guide.
TipThe hours here are the winter set that starts on 1 October; the restaurant's page also says pets of all sizes are welcome.
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SeafoodDe Ferrari Brignole
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.
OrderThe crudo di mare, and the chocolate tortino listed on the restaurant's page.
TipChef Matteo Costa opened his first restaurant in 1999; the group also runs a trattoria on Via Ruspoli.
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SeafoodPonente
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.
OrderThe branzino baked in a herb salt crust, listed on the restaurant's home page.
TipThe restaurant closes on Tuesday; its site posts seasonal menus such as the November 2025 autumn menu.
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Modern ItalianCentro Storico
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.