This place is unbelievable. One of the best places I have ever eaten in my life. They treated our…read moregroup with respect, kindness and even kept offering suggestions on the menu.

This restaurant deserves a visit! We enjoyed outstanding food, attentive friendly service, and…read moremodest pricing. The owner proudly served an interesting local wine Ruche while apparently performing any task - serving,cooking, etc - that all other staff do. Recommended by the folks at Lis Hotel who serve breakfast pastries - at least one made with the restaurant's recipe!

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!

This was the worst meal we've had in Italy. Actually all of Europe. They microwaved pasta for us…read more It tasted terrible but we were so hungry we ate it. Then my stomach felt ill. There are so many wonderful places to eat. Avoid this one. Unless it's good for breakfast? We had lunch. Servers were nice and the place was clean. It was inexpensive as well.

While walking around the beautiful little city of Alba waiting for Siesta to end and restaurants to…read moreopen, we stumbled upon Risie for a bottle of wine and some appetizers. They have a nice selection of wines to choose from. We chose a nice barolo - be aware that the dining in price is more than the take home price! Service was great (Northern Italians were so friendly!) and we ordered a small charcuterie of meats and cheese & cheese fondue with grilled veggies. Not the best food ever, but it definitely helped to fill our bellies as we waited for dinner! Definitely recommend Risie if you want to sit outdoors, relax, and drink some nice wine during Siesta time!

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.

Really delicious spot to get breakfast in Genoa. The cappuccinos were excellent and the Nutella…read morecroissant was also really delicious. the croissant was hand filled right in front of us and the filling was abundant in every bite. I ordered the toast which was described on the menu as being bread, ham, and cheese which is simple but it was wonderfully executed. It was basically like a grilled ham and cheese panini which was delicious and would be good at any time of day, breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The pancakes were also very yummy and they were very generous with the maple syrup. Although it is a small cafe with not many seats or tables, we were lucky enough to get one and it was very cozy and perfect for a rainy morning in Genoa. All of the gentlemen working there were very nice and all in all it was a great experience and not very expensive either. The croissant was only 2 euros, the toast was only 5, the pancakes were about 7, and the cappuccinos were only 1.80. would highly recommend eating here if you're in Genoa

Wonderful drive up to this charming village cafe. So far our best espresso experience yet!read more

Great local sourced fare. Beautiful presentation and a good selection of local wines by the glass…read more Friendly staff, very helpful despite our language differences.