Piazza Banchi

Built between 1589 and 1595 following Andrea Ceresola's design, in front of the Chiesa di S.Pietro in Banchi, is one o...

The church is near the ruined city gate which shares its name, at the site of the old grain market. The main entrance to the city was her...

This short street, linking the financial heart of the city, Piazza Soziglia to Piazza Banchi, was...

Two minutes from the Acquarium, a hundred metres from the lively Piazza Bianchi, this is an elegant coffee and pastry shop. This classic,...

The layout of the whole area and the various architectural constructions in the Old Port, have now become a perfect example of the coexis...

Characterised by its unusual triangular form, this is one of the few city squares conceived as a public space rather than as a private ar...

This is a city location for Muslim worship and other services.

The church was built in 1188 as the family chapel of the Spinola and Grimaldi families. It stands on the lively Via S.Luca. This was the...

This is a bit of an unusual pub. It could be an Irish pub as all the right beers are here, but the furnishings aren't right. It also serv...

Eating good fish in Genoa without paying exorbitant amounts is not always easy to do. The solution is here, near the Aquarium, where ther...

This nonchalant place is just perfect to catch up on the latest gossip over coffee, salads and other delectable fare they offer. The menu...

This is a very popular shop often lauded in publications that usually only mention top-class restaurants. It is very small with a window...

To find this restaurant amongst the alleyways of the Genoan historic centre, just ask for the place where they make the spiny lobster. Th...

In the heart of the historic centre, near Piazza DeFerrari, this has been the place to get traditional Sardinian food in Genoa for years....

There are Italian restaurants and there's Trattoria da Maria. Its an institution for locals here who swear by Maria's delicious home-cook...

Ristorante Le Chiocciole is indeed innovative, for it has pumpkin with sausage and pancakes with sour cream on the menu. These are just t...

In 1946, Rina Rapetti transformed this inn, which has been popular with dock workers since the nineteenth century, into the current resta...

Saint Cyr is a tastefully done charming Italian restaurant which could just as well be called the Corti family's home, considering they h...

One of Genoa's most beloved trattoria, handily situated near Piazza Dante in the old quarter, Da Genio is wonderfully animate...