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Genoa & Liguria

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Total Venues106
Cities9
Restaurants72Wineries1

Pesto, focaccia, and the Italian Riviera

Genoa & Liguria travel destination
Genoa & Liguria has 6 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, with seafood cooking and tasting menus prominent across the region. Genoa carries the widest range of venues, including modern Ligurian fine dining, regional trattorias and cocktail bars. Wine styles vary within the city: San Giorgio has an extensive list, Il Marin offers sommelier-led service, and Il Michelaccio pairs its bistro cooking with natural wines. Starred dining also extends to Portofino, Sanremo and Sestri Levante. Portofino combines modern Ligurian seafood with recognised wine programmes, including Wine Spectator recognition at Cracco Portofino and a World's Best Wine Lists award at Splendido. Sestri Levante ranges from seafood tasting menus to olive-wood meat cooking and regionally anchored wine lists. Rapallo adds rooftop fine dining with sommelier-led service. La Spezia brings extensive restaurant lists alongside Arrigoni's cellar-and-shop format, with wines tied to hand-farmed hillside vineyards.

Genoa’s fine dining and extensive wine lists

Genoa holds the broadest concentration of venues in our guide to the destination, including starred restaurants, Bib Gourmand cooking and extensive wine lists.

  • San Giorgio

    San Giorgio, near Fiera di Genova, serves modern Ligurian cuisine with a Michelin star and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence recognition. Tasting menus and à la carte dining accompany a wine list of over 1400 labels.

  • Il Marin

    Il Marin in Porto Antico serves Michelin-starred Ligurian seafood through tasting menus and à la carte dining, with a sommelier-led wine programme. Its glazed dining room overlooks the port, while the kitchen uses contemporary technique and tableside preparations.

  • The Cook

    The Cook in Piccapietra holds a Michelin star and serves modern Italian fine dining through a tasting-menu format. An extensive, wine list accompanies the cooking in a historic palace with frescoes by Bernardo Strozzi.

  • Rosmarino

    Rosmarino in Piazza De Ferrari serves modern interpretations of Ligurian dishes, with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition and an extensive, wine list. Its à la carte cooking includes trofie al pesto and brandacujun, alongside regional meat and fish dishes.

Portofino’s seafood restaurants and wine programmes

Portofino combines coastal fine dining with tasting menus and recognised wine programmes. Its hotel bar scene also includes cocktails made with Ligurian ingredients.

  • Cracco Portofino

    Cracco Portofino in Portofino serves modern Ligurian seafood with a Michelin star and Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence recognition. Tasting menus and à la carte dining accompany an exceptional wine programme, with harbour views and ingredients from a mountain farm.

  • DaV Mare

    DaV Mare in Portofino is a waterfront seafood restaurant with Michelin Plate recognition and an extensive, wine list. Its formats include tasting menus, à la carte dining and small plates, with Ligurian catch and signature Da Vittorio dishes finished tableside.

  • Splendido

    Splendido in Portofino serves refined Ligurian seafood à la carte, supported by an extensive, sommelier-led wine programme. The hotel restaurant holds a World's Best Wine Lists Awards WBWL 3-Star distinction, with terrace views over the harbour.

  • Baratta Sedici

    Baratta Sedici in Portofino is a design-focused hotel bar inside Splendido, pairing Ligurian ingredients with vintage spirits. Its drinks include craft and classic cocktails, wine, low-ABV options and zero-proof drinks, served with views over the bay.

Sestri Levante and Rapallo for tasting menus and regional cooking

Sestri Levante and Rapallo offer tasting menus, set menus and à la carte dining with extensive wine lists. Their kitchens range from contemporary seafood to meat cooked over olive wood.

  • Rezzano Cucina e Vino

    Rezzano Cucina e Vino in Sestri Levante holds a Michelin star for modern Ligurian fine dining. Seafood-focused tasting menus and a prix fixe format sit alongside an extensive, sommelier-led wine programme, with vegetables from the chefs' own gardens.

  • Baia del Silenzio

    Baia del Silenzio in Bay of Silence serves Mediterranean Ligurian seafood with Michelin Plate recognition. Its à la carte and set menus draw on regional ingredients and contemporary technique, alongside an extensive, wine list and a wine bar format.

  • Le Cupole

    Le Cupole in Rapallo is a rooftop fine-dining restaurant with Michelin Plate recognition, serving modern Italian cuisine and regional specialities. Tasting menus, à la carte dining and prix fixe options accompany an extensive, wine list with sommelier-led service.

  • Le Cantine

    Le Cantine in Sestri Levante serves à la carte cooking in a restored oil cellar, with Michelin Plate recognition. Self-produced vegetables and meat cooked over olive wood accompany an extensive wine list anchored in the region.

La Spezia for extensive wine lists and regional wines

La Spezia combines contemporary seafood restaurants with extensive wine lists and a producer's cellar-and-shop format. Regional wines feature at both the dining table and the winery.

  • Osteria della Corte

    Osteria della Corte serves creative Ligurian cuisine with Michelin Plate recognition, tasting menus and à la carte dining. Its fish-focused kitchen occupies a vaulted stone building with a summer courtyard, while the wine list spans 700 labels with sommelier guidance.

  • Andree

    Andree in centro storico serves contemporary seafood with Michelin Plate recognition, tasting menus and à la carte dining. Locally sourced fish anchors the cooking in a vaulted brick room with an open kitchen, supported by a sommelier-led wine programme with regional depth.

  • Arrigoni

    Arrigoni in La Spezia is a historic Ligurian producer with a cellar-and-shop format and hand-farmed hillside vineyards. Its wines include Vermentino, Pigato, Sangiovese and Bosca, with production tied to Colli di Luni DOC and Cinque Terre DOC.

Planning FAQ

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Genoa & Liguria in our guide?

There are 6 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide across Genoa & Liguria. They are San Giorgio, Il Marin, The Cook, Cracco Portofino, Paolo e Barbara and Rezzano Cucina e Vino, spanning modern Italian and contemporary Ligurian cooking.

Which neighbourhoods have extensive wine lists?

Restaurants near Fiera di Genova, in Porto Antico, Piccapietra, Portofino and Sestri Levante all have extensive wine lists. San Giorgio offers over 1400 labels, while Il Marin and Splendido combine extensive lists with sommelier-led service.

Where can I find tasting menus?

Genoa, Portofino, Sestri Levante, Rapallo and La Spezia all have tasting-menu restaurants in our guide. These include San Giorgio, Il Marin, The Cook, Cracco Portofino, Rezzano Cucina e Vino, Le Cupole and Andree, covering modern Ligurian and Italian cooking.

Which places hold Wine Spectator awards?

Cracco Portofino and San Giorgio hold Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence recognition in our guide. Both serve modern Ligurian cuisine with tasting menus and à la carte dining, supported by extensive wine lists.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Cracco Portofino

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Portofino, Italy

Cracco Portofino

Cracco Portofino occupies the harbour-front space once held by the historic Il Pitosforo, with executive chef Mattia Pecis running two tasting menus, seven or eleven courses, that draw on Ligurian ingredients, including produce from a mountain farm above the village. A fish-ageing cold room sets it apart from the region's more conventional seafood kitchens, and the terrace above the water is among the more sought-after tables on the Italian Riviera.

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Where to eat in Genoa & Liguria

Selected entries from the current guide for Genoa & Liguria.

Cracco Portofino restaurant in Portofino

Portofino, Italy

Cracco Portofino

Cracco Portofino occupies the harbour-front space once held by the historic Il Pitosforo, with executive chef Mattia Pecis running two tasting menus, seven or eleven courses, that draw on Ligurian ingredients, including produce from a mountain farm above the village. A fish-ageing cold room sets it apart from the region's more conventional seafood kitchens, and the terrace above the water is among the more sought-after tables on the Italian Riviera.

Portofino, Italy
Capo Santa Chiara restaurant in Genoa

Genoa, Italy

Capo Santa Chiara

Poised at the edge of Boccadasse’s storied beach, Capo Santa Chiara offers a refined coastal escape where creative cuisine and the Ligurian sea meet in quiet harmony. In a modern, beautifully refreshed setting, the chef presents a tasting-led journey born from years of thoughtful experimentation—dishes that feel both daring and deeply rooted in place. On the terrace, the salt-tinged breeze and a horizon of glittering blue sharpen each course, inviting guests to linger as the light softens and the shoreline glows. This is a sanctuary for those who savor nuance: precise textures, clean flavors, and a service rhythm attuned to unhurried, memorable evenings by the water.

Genoa, Italy

Genoa & Liguria

Where to stay in Genoa & Liguria

Selected entries from the current guide for Genoa & Liguria.

Grand Hotel Savoia Genova, Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in Genoa

Genoa, Italy

Grand Hotel Savoia Genova, Curio Collection by Hilton

Grand Hotel Savoia occupies one of Genoa's most architecturally distinguished addresses, steps from Piazza Principe and the old port city that UNESCO recognised for its historic centre. Part of Hilton's Curio Collection, the property sits at the intersection of Belle Époque heritage and contemporary hospitality standards, making it a credible base for travellers who want to read the city from a building that has shaped its own part of the skyline.

Genoa, Italy
Hotel Blu di Te hotel in Santa Margherita Ligure

Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

Hotel Blu di Te

Selected by the Michelin Guide for hotels in 2025, Hotel Blu di Te occupies a residential address in Santa Margherita Ligure, the Ligurian resort town that sits between Genoa and the Cinque Terre. The property belongs to a tier of independently minded coastal hotels that trade on atmosphere and setting rather than branded scale. For travellers who find the larger waterfront palaces of the Riviera too institutional, it offers a quieter point of entry into one of Italy's most quietly enduring resort circuits.

Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
Villa Gelsomino Exclusive House hotel in Santa Margherita Ligure

Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

Villa Gelsomino Exclusive House

A Michelin Selected property on the Ligurian Riviera, Villa Gelsomino Exclusive House sits above Santa Margherita Ligure at Via Privata Assunta Costa 31, offering an intimate alternative to the seafront grand hotels that have long defined the town's hospitality tier. The selection places it within a curated bracket of Italian stays where scale is deliberately limited and residential character takes precedence over resort programming.

Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

Genoa & Liguria

Where to go for a drink in Genoa & Liguria

Selected entries from the current guide for Genoa & Liguria.

Douce Pâtisserie Café bar in Genoa

Genoa, Italy

Douce Pâtisserie Café

Douce Pâtisserie Café occupies a ground-floor address on Piazza Giacomo Matteotti in central Genoa, operating in a city where the café counter tradition runs deep and pastry culture sits closer to French-influenced northern Italian habits than to the cornetto-and-espresso south. The address places it within walking distance of the historic centre's main institutional buildings, making it a natural stop for both residents and visitors moving through the civic core.

Genoa, Italy
Glo Glo Bistrot bar in Genoa

Genoa, Italy

Glo Glo Bistrot

Glo Glo Bistrot occupies a quietly commanding position on Piazza Lavagna in Genoa's historic centre, placing it among the city's more considered bar and bistrot addresses. In a port city where drinking culture has historically leaned toward informal bacaro-style counters and neighbourhood enotecas, Glo Glo represents a format that takes both glass and plate seriously. Travellers passing through on the Ligurian coast circuit tend to find it a reliable anchor point.

Genoa, Italy

Genoa & Liguria

Which wineries to visit in Genoa & Liguria

Selected entries from the current guide for Genoa & Liguria.

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