Good, solid food at a decent price. Outdoor tables, which made it fun to people watch. What makes…read morethis a five is the service. Attentive, friendly staff that were a delight to chat with.

Came here after a train ride from Milan. The pesto here was really good and pasta was cooked well.read more

Fabulous folks! Found them right after I landed at my hotel across the street. We beat the language…read morebarrier and successfully was able to order a slice of margarita pizza even though they were all sold out. They made a Piece special for me. Excellent!

This place had excellent service and the food was great. We've been traveling Europe for the past…read more6 weeks and have been eating out every day. This was easily our top 3 best meals. Thanks for the great service.

We went here for our only meal in Genoa. We ordered off the menu since I wanted fresh food and not…read morestuff that was sitting there. I got an arugula pizza and my wife got spaghetti carbonara. The pizza was good though could've been crispier. My wife enjoyed her spaghetti. Service was quick, friendly, and attentive. Prices were reasonable.

Commenting on the buffet: This place has an open buffet from noon to midnight, and it's excellent…read more One drink & the all-you-can-eat buffet costs only 7.90 euros. And they have everything you can ask for: fried snacks (French fries, fried potato skin, fried mozzarella & vegetables, and pizza squares), many different types of seafood salads (chickpeas with surimi -an absolutely delicious fish paste-, boiled potatoes with calamari, shrimp, mussels..), grilled seafood, two different pasta dishes, a giant wheel of parmigiano reggiano, slices of prosciutto, bean salads, fresh salad, fruits cups and one type of dessert. Their food is delicious, fresh, and filling. And it's definitely possible to find light & healthy options! This place became my favorite lunch spot very quickly. I must mention that the service is great--the waitresses already recognized me and knew my order by the second time I ate there!

Nice small cafe that is open early and stays open till pretty late most days. They make decent…read morecoffee and there are some sandwiches and focaccia on offer which is not bad. At €1 for a macchiato it's a decent coffee for a very reasonable price. We are staying above this plane so it's damn convenient in the morning for a nice cup of coffee :-)

Great Gelato. Great Illy espresso. Cute outdoor and indoor seating. Not ridiculously cheap (maybe…read morethe espresso). Service was fine. Right on a pier. They had some yummy flavors, even Illy caffe. Saw some sorbets as well.

Yummy focaccia breads we had a few different kinds. Our favorite was the olive oil and onion. We…read morewould definitely come back. Delicious.

For our first morning in Genoa, hubby was hoping for what he's used to...eggs, potatoes, and bacon…read moreor sausage. What we soon realized is that breakfast in Italy primarily consists of pastries and coffee. They definitely don't eat heavy breakfast foods like Americans do which is why we had a hard time, at least in a smaller city like Genoa, to find what we were looking for. Pastries it is. TripAdvisor seems to be king in Europe...Yelp is rarely used. Caffetteria Orefici was not listed on Yelp but hubby found them on TripAdvisor. This little cafe is a one-man operated shop with only a few small tables as well as a narrow counter. English is not spoken or understood here so we had to point to what we wanted. Behind the counter were about 5-6 different kinds of pastries, about 2 of each. They looked old and dry so we thought they were just for display. After picking a few items, we were surprised he pulled them out from behind the counter. There was a menu on the wall for drinks. Hubby ordered a cappuccino and being that I'm pregnant, I selected a decaf option, the cappuccino decaffeinato-d'orzo-ginseng-soia. The cappuccinos were delicious and pastries were good. The strawberry croissant with cream is what I ordered for myself and it was the best of all pastries we got. The cream was so good! I believe it may be freshly made. Our 3 pastries and 2 drinks cost €6 which is about $6.50. Such a great deal!