Pizza with pesto. Pesto pasta. Pesto sauce. If there's one thing more emblematic of Genoa than Christopher Columbus, it's pesto. But just like every other "sacred" local dish, pesto alla genovese absolutely must stick to tradition…

This old-world inn, Antica Cantina I Tre Merli, is a traditional haunt and still serves authentic Genovese food in an atmosphere in Genoa where time stands still. It’s a 600-year-old palazzo yet manages to remain cosy and unpreten…

If you're looking for big, spacious venues, you're in the wrong place. Genoa at night can be a really interesting experience, if you're used to wide avenues full of big bars heaving with people. In the city of the Lanterna, on the…