This was an absolute disaster. I ordered a drink but the server never came back to take my dinner…read moreorder. He walked by my table about 6 times and never makes eye contact. It was so uncomfortable after 15-20 minutes that I took my empty glass to the bar and paid my tab. I don't know which box to check-- impatience with English speaker, impatience with American, impatience with tourist or impatience with person of color...

This is a nice pub to have a quick drink, which is all I did, because it was my last night in Genoa…read moreand it was somewhat late. I looked at the food menu and the prices were fair. The decor was great as well...

This place is so neat! It's a small, hole in the wall bar filled with little mind games and…read morecontraptions. You get to solve the games as you drink, making a great way to pass the time. The bartender was incredibly kind, even giving us free chips and peanuts as we played and drank. The prices are totally reasonable, too. Definitely check this place out!

Great ambiance & service. Good food reasonably priced. Pleasant place to start the day or people…read morewatch!

Amazing location with outdoor seating that overlooks the port. Perfect place to grab a drink while…read morewatching the sunset and people watching. I have not had their food besides their croissant and espresso, both of which were great.

Cute little bar. We passed by this place our first night in Cinque Terre and it was packed, so we…read moredecided to stop by the next night for a drink. They brought out little snack with our drink. The snacks were great and the drinks were good

**100th Review!!**…read more "There's a port on a western bay, And it serves a hundred ships a day, Lonely sailors pass the time away, And talk about their homes.." This Looking Glass song was the first thing that came to mind when I walked in this little bar. It's sitting right where the ocean waves crash on the wall. As you make your way down the steps to the shore, the door is just off the stairs. It's so bright walking around Genoa that when you finally get inside somewhere it takes some time to adjust. Inside, there are no bar stools, just the bar. With hundreds of whiskey options and plenty of wine choices ("she serves them whiskey and wine..") you could spend forever in here! Decorated with trinkets from sailors, Italian décor and even some license plates from all over the world, La Tartana makes for some interesting people walking in and out, which in turn makes for some great stories told and shared. They don't have a lot of food, mainly just meats and cheeses. We asked for them to make us a plate of whatever they could put together which was prosciutto, spicy salami, ham, goat cheese, mozzarella and brie (OMG ITALIAN BRIE). Let me tell you something about this salami though, I've eaten a lot of salami but this salami was one to write home to mom. Then I thought, why write to her about when I can just bring it home? I asked our bar keep if it would be possible to cut off a chunk of his block of salami, wrapped up real good so I can take home? He said "eehh...16 euro" I said.. "let's call it 10 euro" he said "benne!" and I said "GRAZI BELLO!" If you find yourself in this area of Genoa and you're walking down the stairs to the gelato shop at the bottom, stop in here first and eat some salami. Piacere, Di Niente, Prego, You're welcome.