13 editor picks in Genoa.
13 restaurants in Genoa, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Genoa.
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.
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.
OrderPansoti with walnut sauce, or the stoccafisso accomodato alla genovese.
TipPhone bookings are taken from 10:00 on +39 010 869 2937; takeaway and delivery run daily from 11:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 22:30.
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.
OrderThe evening farinata, or the tartare di ricciola with celery and rose syrup that Michelin names.
TipThe kitchen cooks to order, so the restaurant's page warns that dishes can take a little while to arrive.
PEsciolino on Vico Domoculta, behind Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa, has run since 2016 as a fish restaurant under Patrizia Iacconi, known as Franca.
OrderThe La Superba fish soup, or the almond prawns and the fried fish that reviewers on the site mention.
TipPatrizia Iacconi took over an old trattoria on Vico della Lepre in 2001; the site's newest reviews are dated December 2025 and January 2026.
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 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.
OrderThe stoccafisso brandacujun or the calamari stuffed with prawns and courgettes, both named by Michelin.
TipMichelin notes that some tables sit above the kitchen; the restaurant's page shows a summer dehor on the salita.
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.
E Prie Rosse on Via di Ravecca in Genoa has served since 1998 in a building with 16th-century foundations and is named for its exposed red bricks.
OrderRavioli di magro with butter and sage, or the acciughe ripiene alla genovese.
TipThe house wine, a Barbera d'Asti and a Vermentino, is left open on the table and you pay only for what you drink.
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.
Ippogrifo on Via Gestro near the fair district of Genoa has cooked classic fish dishes since 1982, from tuna carpaccio to fish soup with crostini.
OrderThe mixed seafood salad or the grilled catch alla ligure with potatoes and olives, both named by Michelin.
TipThe restaurant's own page still shows 2024 summer hours; the hours here follow Michelin, which lists lunch only.
Ladidà on Via di San Sebastiano in Genoa is an Italian brasserie with a meat-led menu, an outdoor dehors and a club room that opens after dinner.
OrderA meat course from the brasserie menu, which the site describes as a menu of the land.
TipThursday and Friday serve lunch and dinner, Saturday is dinner only, and the restaurant is closed on Sunday.
Soho on Via al Ponte Calvi near the Aquarium in Genoa is a seafood restaurant open daily from 12:00 to 23:00, with glass walls and outdoor tables in season.
OrderClassic fish dishes in generous portions, which is how Michelin describes the cooking.
TipMichelin notes that the fish counter that opened the place is gone, but the sea still leads the menu.
