Il Genovese is a trattoria restaurant in De Ferrari Brignole, Genoa.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: Via Galata 35r, 16121 Genova, Genoa
Le Cicale in Città, on Via Macaggi in Genoa's quadrilatero, is chef Matteo Costa's seafood restaurant, with three rooms and a chocolate tortino dessert.
OrderThe crudo, which the site calls a continuous evolution, or the tortino al cioccolato.
TipMichelin says the rooms have mirrors and silverware; the group also runs a bistrot, an enoteca and a trattoria.
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.
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.
Teresa dal 1968 in Pegli, Genoa, opens for lunch and dinner every day except Tuesday and sells take-away dishes and small pastries from its own boutique.
OrderThe lunch menu, which the site offers at special prices, or the salt-crust branzino for take-away.
TipThe take-away list on the home page includes branzino in salt crust and acciughe with crostini.
Le Cicale in Città, on Via Macaggi in Genoa's quadrilatero, is chef Matteo Costa's seafood restaurant, with three rooms and a chocolate tortino dessert.
OrderThe crudo, which the site calls a continuous evolution, or the tortino al cioccolato.
TipMichelin says the rooms have mirrors and silverware; the group also runs a bistrot, an enoteca and a trattoria.
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.
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.
