Top Genoa Dining Experiences

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.

Learn to make Genoese focaccia and Margherita pizza in Genoa during a hands-on cooking class at Tiziana’s eighteenth-century home. Knead the dough, wait for it to rise, bake both specialties, and enjoy them fresh from the oven with 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Discover Italy’s finest regional wines at Vinicola 23 in Genoa. Guided by a local expert, you'll select a personalized tasting featuring top regional options—from bold Tuscan reds and noble Piedmontese Barolo to crisp Venetian whites, breezy Ligurian blends, or a grand Italian tour. Each tasting is paired with an authentic local aperitivo featuring fresh Genoa focaccia with pesto, cured meats, and aged cheeses. Relax and sip your way through Italy's greatest flavors.

This experience takes place inside a family-run Ligurian food shop, not in a standard cooking school. Prepare potato gnocchi from scratch and make authentic Genoese pesto with a marble mortar and wooden pestle. Then enjoy the food you created during a relaxed brunch, paired with 2 wines from small Ligurian producers. You will also discover the stories, ingredients, and traditions behind Genoa’s local food culture.

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.

On this private, full-day shore excursion for cruise passengers, you’ll discover two of northern Italy’s most picturesque coastal towns: Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure. Enjoy panoramic views over the Ligurian coastline from Castello Brown, stroll through Portofino’s scenic central square, “La Piazzetta,” and grab a meal or a gelato in the colorful fishing port known to locals simply as “Santa.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Get off the beaten tourist path and you’ll be welcomed into your host’s home in Savona for a private cooking class. Embark on a local market visit to find the freshest ingredients for your cooking class, then get to work making three traditional dishes. You’ll get personalized attention from your guide and enjoy the ability to ask plenty of questions while you taste your creations.

Get to know Genoa on a 4-hour walking tour of the city’s historic sights with stops along the way to sample local delicacies. Learn about the city’s past battles and innovations. Visit local shops to try delicious hand-made focaccia, and sip local wines inside a wine shop. Meet the people who give the city its vibrant character while you explore on foot on a 3-mile walking tour past landmarks like one of the world’s first banks, and the birthplace of denim.

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.

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.

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.

Immerse yourself in Italian culture as you learn to make classic dishes during this hands-on cooking class in Rapallo. Join a small group in a local’s home and learn to create fresh, Italian dishes from scratch. Create two types of pasta as well as the classic Italian dessert, tiramisu, while learning tips and tricks. End your class with a glass of wine and your freshly prepared food.

Discover Ligurian traditions with an exclusive wine experience in Genoa, tasting the rare Portofino Underwater Wine and local specialties.