Top Genoa Dining Experiences

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Take a break from touring and meet a local host and passionate cook to prepare two of the most beloved Italian dishes from scratch. Learn how to knead, roll, and shape two types of fresh pasta and sauces to go with them, then assemble an authentic tiramisù just like an Italian “mamma”. Cap off your time together with a family-style meal featuring the dishes you’ve created served with regional wines.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Learning to make pasta in Italy is almost a right of passage to the country. Join this private cooking class and learn to make pasta from scratch, along with tiramisu, at a local’s home for the ultimate Italian experience. Then sit down to your delicious meal with local wines and great 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.

Learn to cook fresh Italian dishes in the home of a local during this small-group, hands-on cooking experience in Chiavari. Join your dedicated host in their home and prepare a meal from scratch, which may include fresh pasta and a traditional Italian dessert. Then, sit down to the fruits of your labor paired with local wines and good conversation.