Regional cuisine

What to eat in Genoa

10 typical dishes of Genoa with cultural context, origin story and verified restaurants.

Regional cuisine

Genoese stuffed anchovies appear golden and fragrant, arranged in a baking dish like small treasures from the sea.…

Cappon magro is a spectacular gastronomic architecture: neat layers of fish, shellfish, vegetables, and sailor’s…

Cima alla genovese appears as a large cold roast sliced into compact, colorful pieces, where veal wraps around a…

Chickpea farinata appears as a large, golden, ultra-thin flatbread with crispy edges and a soft center. The aroma of…

Focaccia di Recco with cheese appears as an extremely thin, golden sheet of dough, lightly dotted with crisp bubbles…

Golden, glossy with oil and marked by small dimples that hold the brine, Genoese focaccia is soft inside and slightly…

Genoese-style minestrone is a thick, fragrant soup, dotted with the colors of seasonal vegetables and often enriched…

Genoese pandolce is a compact, golden sweet loaf studded with candied fruit, raisins, and pine nuts that emerge from…

Pansoti are large ravioli with a plump, irregular shape, made with thin pasta that encloses a soft filling of Ricotta…

Trofie al pesto arrive at the table as a small tangle of short, twisted pasta, gleaming with an intense green sheen.…

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