Top Genoa Dining Experiences

Capital of Italy’s beautiful Liguria region, the coastal city of Genoa takes great pride in its local cuisine—with fresh flavors and traditional recipes handed down through the generations. On this walking tour, explore Genoa’s culture and lifestyle through its food and learn why Italian cuisine is the envy of the world. Sample pasta dishes with fresh pesto, focaccia and seafood, and savory pastries, and taste the flavors the locals love.

A unique experience with a special teacher who represents traditional Genoese cuisine in her beautiful eighteenth-century home. Together, we will make the famous focaccia Genoese and La Margherita pizza, and enjoy it all with fresh Prosecco.

Experience Italian cooking at its finest when you join this private dining experience at a local’s him in Chiavari. Get a taste of the Varese regional cuisine as you feast on a 4-course meal featuring dishes from recipes handed down from generation to generation. Wash down your meal with local red and white wines while you enjoy titillating conversation with your host.

There’s no better place to learn to make pasta than Italy and this small-group class in Genoa teaches you everything you need to know. Join a small group and learn to make fresh pasta from start to finish. You also learn how to make an iconic Italian dessert, tiramisu, before enjoying all your hard work during a delicious meal.

Taste a typical Italian meal in a traditional home during this private tour in Rapallo. Join your host for a short cooking demo before sitting down to a delicious 4-course meal of Ligurian specialties paired with local wines and good conversation. This is a great way to immerse yourself in the local culture and ask any questions you may have about Italian cooking.

Be welcomed into a private family home in Santa Margherita Ligure with this private cooking demonstration followed by lunch or dinner. Watch as your host makes some of Liguria’s most traditional dishes from old family recipes while you learn about the culinary history of this stretch of coastline. Then sit down for a family-style meal featuring the dishes your host has just prepared, served with regional red and white wines.

Live this unique experience and enjoy these tasteful paths strictly related to the vegetable garden, the sea, and the earth and following the traditional recipes of the area, accompanied by a tasting of wines from the winery. The winery offers the experience of a traditional trattoria where fresh pasta is the queen, accompanied by products and herbs from the garden, respecting seasonality. Meet a family-run winery, Enjoy organic food perfectly paired and served with delicious wine and let you be surprised by the wonderful products of the Ligurian land.

Experience an authentic Genoese aperitivo inside a small local food shop in one of the most characteristic streets of Genoa’s historic center. Taste two distinctive Ligurian white wines: Vermentino from eastern Liguria and Pigato from the western Riviera, paired with Genoese focaccia, fresh pesto, and Taggiasca olives. Unlike a formal wine class, this is a relaxed and convivial experience designed for everyone, including guests with no previous wine knowledge. Discover the stories behind Ligurian flavors and the small local producers represented in the shop. Groups are limited to six guests, creating a friendly and personal atmosphere just steps from Christopher Columbus’ House, Porta Soprana, and Piazza Sarzano.

If you are about to visit Genoa but don’t know the most typical dishes to taste, join the Genoa street food tour, and you will be led through Genoa’s street culture. Discover the places only locals know about. Eat with us fried fish, the best focaccia in town, and typical savory pastries, while exploring Genoa. Taste local pesto and other specialties, drinking local wine or a cold artisanal beer. Back home only after an authentic “caffè”: that’s what to do in Genoa if you seek to share the locals’ simple rituals.

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

It combines the thrill of truffle hunting with a gourmet lunch in a typical trattoria. A few kilometers from Genoa / Milan and Turin, participates in the search for the prized fresh black truffle in Summer and autumn winter the White Truffle of Alba with an Expert conductor and his faithful dog. After the adventure, treat yourself to a selection of local dishes, including egg tajarin and a homemade dessert, all enriched with a fine dining experience. An unmissable opportunity for lovers of good food, Piedmontese wines and nature.

Become immersed in Italy’s rich culture as you learn to cook traditional dishes in the home of a local Genoan. Meet your dedicated host and visit a local market to shop for fresh ingredients to create your meal. Then, get hands-on experience creating dishes such as fresh pasta and a traditional dessert. Then, enjoy the fruits of your labor paired with local wines and good conversation.

Immerse yourself in Liguria’s picturesque, rural scenery when you visit an organic, family-owned winery for a tour and tasting. Pick between several convenient start times, make your own way to the winery, and get ready to explore its vineyards and cellars, and learn the ins and outs of the winemaking process. After your tour, you’ll taste four different wines, local delicacies, olive oil, and grappa.

Explore the vibrant port city of Genoa as well as the gorgeous seaside resort town of Portofino during this full-day experience. Enjoy a morning walking tour of the historic city of Genoa, followed by an excursion to the pretty coastal town of Portofino.

Learn to make delicious Ligurian dishes from a local during this private cooking class in Genoa. Get your hands dirty as you learn the tricks of the trade to make a few of the region’s best dishes. Then, enjoy the food that you’ve made paired with wines from the region and leave with an apron and reusable shopping bag as a keepsake.

Get an introduction to Italian gastronomy when you participate in this market and dining experience in Rapallo. Join your dedicated host and visit a local market to look and shop for fresh, seasonal ingredients. Then, head back to your host’s home for a cooking demonstration while they prepare a 4-course meal for you to enjoy. End the activity with good food, good wine, and even better conversation.

Indulge in a culinary experience in picturesque Genoa during this half-day, dining tour that focuses on local, traditional recipes as well as food traditions and people. Enjoy a four-course meal and learn to prepare a starter, pasta, traditional Italian main, and dessert served alongside locally produced wines and fresh, strong espresso.

Genoa is known for its UNESCO-listed monuments and gigantic Aquarium, but there’s so much more to see in the port city. On this Lokafy walking tour, connect with a Genoa local who will show you around their city like a friend and take you to the neighborhoods, museums, shops, and restaurants that they know and love. Chat with your guide before you arrive and devise an itinerary that suits your preferences and style of travel.

Rare combination of authenticity, confidentiality and certified quality. It is not a simple tasting, but a moment built to make guests feel welcomed, pampered and immersed in a real, alive, cared for and authentic place.

The historic port city of Genoa is known for its unique cuisine, but only locals know where to find the most authentic local specialties. With this street food tour, join a passionate Genovese foodie to discover the top gourmet shops and food stands. Learn about the city’s culinary culture from your guide as you sample sweet and savory delicacies while strolling through the atmospheric old town.

This experience focuses exclusively on rare Ligurian native grape varieties that are difficult to find outside the region. The tasting takes place in a family-run boutique near Columbus’ House and features small producers, limited-production wines, and an intimate seated format. It’s designed for curious wine lovers looking for something authentic, educational, and truly local rather than a standard tourist tasting.

ONLY EXTRAORDINARY LOCATIONS. Unique atmosphere in an ancient apartment of the '900 in the historic center of Chiavari and an exceptional guide as the foodteller Fabio Bongiorni. An ancient Genoese-style building, in the historic center of Chiavari, houses a noble apartment with a large living room and a kitchen equipped to carry out cooking classes and gastronomic experiences in an atmosphere of yesteryear. The experiences are all active, that is, you will be involved in the preparation of the dishes.

Delve deeper into Italy’s culinary culture than you would in a restaurant during a private market tour and cooking class in a local home. Designed for travelers with a vested interest in food, this experience promises both the undivided attention and insider knowledge of your guide, and allows you to cook in the intimate setting of a local home.