What a great find! Walking down the street, saw the sign and was curious so went further into the…read morealley where the entrance was. We opened the door and it was a cute dining set in front of us and then some stairs that led down to the restaurant. As soon as we walked down we felt we were in a different world. Restaurant looks to be within a cave with a long bookcase in the back. I love books! Bar was super pretty and they also had an area for the band that was playing some great music. They had a good selection but you do have to use google photo/translate to see the menu in English. The customer service was amazing and they tried to help anyway they could! They were also pretty quick. Food was delicious! We got a board, pasta and duck. I would go again!

awesome place hidden off a main street and located underground in a library. drink list is lengthy…read moreand apertivo was delicious. bar is small and table service was good. hidden gem for sure.

Stumbled across this awesome locals spot!! Great wine and great ambience. I ordered an antipasti…read moreplate- which had awesome cheeses and salumis- and some delicious honey, bruschetta and breadsticks. 2 glasses of amazing wine- and this awesome plate of goodness for €11.50!!!! Wish I had more time in Genoa to come back here again!!

I spent 2 more months going to this bar while I was in Italy. I want to return to Italy just to…read morehave another drink with Nico and Simona. This place was the Italian version of Cheers, but with better Rum!

I'm giving this place a 5 star because the pasta was made in the house. The shrimps were extremely…read morefresh. The pasta was not too oily and / or too salty and not loaded with sauce. The pasta alla Genovese was aromatic and tasted superb! We also ordered fish of the day ( Fresh Baked seabass with potatoes , olives and pinioli) it was full of flavors, served on its own broth! This is my kind of place to go to, where the locals eat , and everything gets prepared after you order. And the big plus is we got the best server Diana!

Went here for dinner last night and loved it :-)) it's a bit tricky to find this place however,…read moreonce you get there it's a really nice local place with, menus that have English descriptions if needed and, staff that can manage ok English and willing to explain in the best way possible the menu. Their food is typical Ligurian style with local classics and lots of options for pasta, fish and meat. I wanted good seafood so, I ordered the local fish stewed in a tomato gravy with olives. This is a huge dish and takes about 30 mins to prepare and, enough for two people to share :-)) at €17 for this main, it's the best fish I have had in a long time. It's a dish made with mussels, prawns, scampi, sardines, cod and couple of other local fish I don't know the names of. Caution : if you don't like bones then don't order this dish ;-)) I even ate the prawns in their shell as it was a thin edible shell. Many people don't like this but, this type of prawn should be eaten whole without peeling :-))) For dessert I had a fabulous milk based cake with a strawberry jus. All in all a fabulous meal and the place was packed outside with no tables free for the evening. Prices are very reasonable and I would have paid almost twice that for the same food in France or Germany :-) If you want good local Genoa cooking with some decent local wines then check this place out. For service and friendliness it gets 5 stars :-))

The Genovese seem to love their hamburgers; there's a hamburgeria on practically every corner!…read moreWe've had some okay ones, but MaDai is the best! Il Classico for hubby , Bismark for me . The fresh baked buns make the sandwich

10/10 would recommend coming. The bartender (I believe his name was Matti) was amazing. He spoke…read moreEnglish but my husband is learning Italian so he was very willing to speak with my husband. I can't say enough good things. The wine is stored in large vats. A glass of wine is around €1.50-2. My husband and I split a liter of wine for €10. It was also amazing wine. They don't serve food here but the bartender told us we could bring food in if we wanted. We grabbed a slice of focaccia and canestrelli and brought it back. It was so fun to watch the locals come in & fill wine bottles from the tap. If we come back to Genova - we will return!!

Genovese for "finish your drinks". Wines by the barrel, reasonably priced snacks. Perfect Aperitivo.read more

In the heart of the old port district. We brought a group of 10 in fro dinner with no reservations…read more We were seated promptly and the food was fine. It was a great meal for the price. The service was friendly and attentive. What more could you want?

Went here for a group dinner. The owner served us. We had a variety of local dishes. The catch of…read morethe day was very tasty. This is a small place with a local Northern Italian kitchen run by a family. The food is authentic and of very good quality. We had a fantastic evening.