40 mid-range places in Genoa, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Genoa, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Genoa food.
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Drink Film-themed cocktails; the 2025 list is called Sinestesia
Malkovich is a password-only speakeasy below the Groove burger restaurant in Genoa, serving film-themed cocktails since 2015 on a new theme each year.
Order Brandacujun and trofie al pesto, the two dishes Michelin names first.
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.
Douce by Palazzo Ducale is a French-style pasticceria in Genoa with croissants, macarons and monoportion cakes, open seven days a week, Sunday included.
Romeo Viganotti has made chocolate in Genoa since 1866, selling chocolates and pralines at Vico dei Castagna and running booked workshop visits.
Pasticceria Klainguti on Piazza di Soziglia in Genoa reopened in June 2025 under the Douce group and took Gambero Rosso's Novità dell'Anno award.
Drink Super Kaffir: gin infused with kaffir lime leaves, with tonic
Les Rouges runs a seasonal cocktail list on the first floor of the sixteenth-century Palazzo Imperiale in Piazza Campetto, in Genoa's old town.
Order Cima alla genovese, pansotti or fried rabbit, the dishes Michelin names first.
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.
Order Bistecca alla fiorentina from the braceria, or the Cecchini menu listed on the site.
Osteria Gigino on Via Romana della Castagna in Quarto, Genoa, dates from the 1920s and grills Tuscan steaks beside Ligurian pesto and stoccafisso.
Order Cappon magro, home-made pesto, breaded anchovies or the fried panissa, all listed on the site.
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.
Order The cappon magro when it is on; Michelin and Gambero Rosso both name it the house signature.
Voltalacarta, a small fish restaurant on Via Assarotti, a short walk from Piazza Corvetto in Genoa, is known for its cappon magro and has few tables.
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Order The battuta al coltello or the bombarolo, beef bombette stuffed with liver, egg and herbs.
Macelli44 Agri-bistrot on Via dei Macelli di Soziglia in Genoa serves organic pasture-raised beef, farm salumi and biodynamic wines in the caruggi.
Order Pansoti with walnut sauce, or the stoccafisso accomodato alla genovese.
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.
Order Frisceu with sage and anchovy fondue (€11) and the Portami al mare pasta (€15).
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.
Order Margherita (€8.50) or L'oro ligure with pesto and sausage (€13), both on the site's menu.
Marco Papa Pizzeria on Via D'Annunzio in central Genoa bakes Neapolitan-style and gourmet pizzas, with marinara at €7 and margherita at €8.50 on its menu.
Order Bacalhau à Brás, the cataplana or bolinho de bacalhau from the petiscos, all on the site's menu list.
O Boteco in Palazzo della Meridiana, Genoa, serves Portuguese petiscos and bacalhau beside Ligurian trofie al pesto, run by chef Marilia Oliveira.
Pasticceria Tagliafico on Via Galata in Genoa has made pastries since 1890, and Gambero Rosso lists its pandolce, fruit tartlets and cream cakes.
Caffetteria Pasticceria Romeo Viganotti in Genoa pours its own roasted coffee with brioches and torta Zena, open seven days on Salita del Prione.
Caffè Pasticceria Mangini on Piazza Corvetto in Genoa opened in 1876 and keeps its mirrors, gilded stucco and marble floor, and bakes sacripantina.
Migone Enoteca Ristorante has poured wine in Piazza San Matteo, Genoa, since 1870, with more than 2,000 labels and a Ligurian menu that changes weekly.
Maltus Faber has brewed unfiltered, unpasteurised Belgian-style beer in Genoa since 2008 and pours it on twelve taps at La Coccagna, near Porta Soprana.
Order The evening farinata, or the tartare di ricciola with celery and rose syrup that Michelin names.
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.
Order Cima alla genovese (€16 on the site's menu) or the ravioli with meat sugo.
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.
Order Farinata from the wood oven, or the mixed house plate that sits beside it on the menu.
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.
Order Trofie al pesto, fried anchovies or octopus with potatoes, the dishes Gambero Rosso lists for the house.
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.
Order Cappon magro (€18) or mandilli de saea al pesto (€16), both on the site's menu page.
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.
Order Cappon magro (€18) or stoccafisso alla ligure (€15), both on the site's menu.
La Voglia Matta in Voltri, Genoa, is a seafood restaurant on Via Cerusa serving cappon magro, raw fish and stoccafisso, with several tasting menus.
Caffè degli Specchi on Salita Pollaiuoli in Genoa opened in 1908 as a liquor shop and now serves coffee and pastry daily from 09:00 under a tiled vault.
Drink Cappuccino
Pâtisserie 918 on Vico di San Matteo in Genoa is a French-style pastry shop with a coffee counter, serving croissants, macarons and a creamy cappuccino.
Romeo Viganotti, the chocolate house of Vico dei Castagna in Genoa, founded in 1866, also roasts coffee, mostly in wood-fired ovens, and sells blends online.
Drink Signature cocktails with African and exotic references, all €10
Fela! is a music bar in Genoa's old town that mixes black music, vinyl and DJ nights, natural wine and signature cocktails at €10, opened in April 2025.
Bella Bu pours natural wine and cocktails with tapas below Via Garibaldi in Genoa, and keeps about 50 gins behind the bar for its 18:30 aperitivo.
Try Fish burger, fish panini and fritto misto cones
Alalunga Pescatori in città is a fishermen's street-food counter inside the Via del Campo market in Genoa, serving fish burgers, panini and fritto misto.
Order Mussels alla marinara, gattuccio meatballs or a paper cone of small fried fish, as Gambero Rosso lists them.
Ittiturismo Boccadasse on Via Aurora in Genoa is run by a fishing cooperative that cooks its own catch in a small, rustic room with few tables.
Order The Sunday brunch menu, with creative dishes, pastries and coffee or drinks, in classic or veg.
Rebecca Pasticceria on Via Luccoli in Genoa runs a Sunday brunch, an all-inclusive menu of dishes, pastries and coffee, with a classic and a veg version.
Order The stoccafisso brandacujun or the calamari stuffed with prawns and courgettes, both named by Michelin.
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.
Order Mandilli de sea with house-made pesto (€13) or the cappon magro (€25) from the current menu.
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.
Order Ravioli al tocco (€13) or the cheese focaccia (€22, minimum two people), both on the site's menu.
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.
Order Mandilli al pesto (€13.50) or the brandacujun with salsa verde (€12), both on the site.
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.
Order Acciughe fritte or fritto di gamberi; Il Golosario lists average prices of €8 for starters and €12 for pasta.
Fish'n Street is a small fish osteria on Via Colombo in Genoa, run by Pescherie Conti of the Mercato Orientale, with fried fish and pasta cooked to order.
Drink Cappuccino
Bar Gilda on Piazza delle Vigne in Genoa is a listening bar and bistro by Palazzo Grillo, with breakfast from 10:00, lunch, aperitivo and pizza al padellino.
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