very good seafood alfresco dining. good pleasant service. Server helped us pick a nice bottle of…read morewine also

I don't know if this was one of the best meals I have ever eating because I didn't eat much all…read moreday, or if it was simply that good. I went with two friends this past August (one Italian and one American) and they were equally as excited as me. I have traveled all over Italy and this meal was really one of the best. A must get is la pasta con salsi Di noci (walnuts) on the top right. We had to order an extra because it was so good! I also emailed the restaurant for the recipe to make back home and they sent me a detailed reply back very quickly. I attempted making the walnut sauce which was very good, but obviously didn't compare to the real deal.

I had fish ravioli and grilled vegetables. Both definitely tasty! Serving is also esthetically…read moretaken care of. Another time I had pasta with see food: very tasty as well. My friends had several dishes of fried or grilled fish: all smelt and looked very good! The house's white wine was sparkling and smooth, very refreshing and neither very dry nor sweet. Price was just 20€ each. Waiters were nice and kind. The owner and his dad are quite a couple of characters and entertaining.

This trattoria might not be the fanciest in Genova but prices where ok and the pasta and service…read morewas great! Of course we had "pasta al pesto genovese". A good and calm place to go for dinner.

Fantastic service from Igor! Delicious food including stuffed anchovies, stuffed vegetables,…read moretraditional salad, ravioli with walnut sauce, Ligurian lasagne with pesto, and swordfish with tomatoes and olives. Clean and bright interior. Recommend!!

Wonderful home cooking and the chef and owner was lovely to explain the recipes and menu. Favorites…read more- pesto linguine and sardines and the chocolate salami. The pesto here was definitely the best on town! The Pigato white wine was perfect with lunch

Such a fun spot down an alley off a main road in Genoa. We stopped for lunch with some family- it…read morewas hot! Luckily they had some well placed fans that started to work after you sat down for a while. Our waitress spoke English and was super efficient. The food was fantastic. My 6 year old loves everything pesto- and he ate 2 bowls of this authentic Genovese pesto. The bathrooms were very "European" but functional. The restaurant was clean and packed full of tables. Prices were very reasonable. This place is worth the stop, for sure!

This restaurant was closed for the afternoon rest. It is popular because the food is incredible, so…read moremake a reservation if possible for the evening hours. They serve Ligurian style food, with Basel and seafood, it was excellent. We were only in Genoa for two nights and we would have gone both nights, but ate by the aquarium the next day. I can't remember a lot of what we ate, but I do remember it was plentiful and so good I look at the pictures and smile! Plain ambiance, homily and comfortable with lots of happy people chattering and enjoying their meals! Up a flight of stairs although there is seating on the ground floor as well.

Very pleasing cafeteria! The "capuchino", the "latte macchiato" and the pastas we had were very…read moregood and the prices much more affordable than most other bars near the beach. Also the local was comfortable and the waitress very nice :)

The food is okay but not great. It definitely is not worth waiting for if you happen to stop by…read morebefore 7:30pm, which is when they open for dinner. The pesto ravioli in a cream sauce was good. But pesto being the local specialty, most restaurants probably make it fresh. The squid filled with shrimp paste and asparagus should definitely be passed over; way too salty and the asparaguses were overcooked. I was told it's a local's joint. I'd take my 30€ and spend it elsewhere.

This restaurant is aptly named because "The Curious Fork" experiments with Italian and Genovese…read moreclassics - and its curious concoctions delight the palette. We began our Easter brunch with two dishes (both of whose names escape me, unfortunately): a kind of hot, spinach fritatta nestled on top of a perfectly parmesan, cream sauce; and a fish cake that was a terrine of fish spiced with fresh ginger and citrus. The former was rich without being heavy, while the latter tasted bright and fresh. As secondi, we shared a steak in a cognac and honey sauce and a trio of traditional Genovese "cakes," which might be better translated as English "pies" with cheese. The steak may have been just a tad too rare, but it was seared beautifully, and the rosemary-spiced sauce was so good that all residual beckoned to be sopped up and consumed with table bread. The pies consisted of a leek and two spinach variations (one with ricotta?), all of which showcased the best in each vegetable and had obviously been prepared with homemade dough. We rounded off our meal with an Easter dessert of dolce latte fritto ("sweet fried milk") and a slice of torta di pistacchio ("pistachio cake"). Admittedly, the dolce latte fritto - crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside - was better than the torta, yet still the lemony pistachio filling on the cake was complimented well by its buttery crust. My only criticism of the meal would go to the house red wine, which although passable, was overwhelmed by tannins. In reading this review, you may be inclined to believe that the restaurant relies too heavily upon sauces to create flavor within its dishes; I would like to assure you that the dishes served with sauces were each sampled without said accoutrement, and the flavor was always palpable. Perhaps the most memorable aspect of our Easter Brunch was the impeccable service: The food was served quickly. The waiters respected our space, yet never veered far from the table. The owner, Roberto, was eager to interact with clients and to recommend items on the menu. Indeed, he made us feel comfortable immediately upon entering the restaurant and even brought us small glasses of a local, dessert wine to taste. La Forchetta Curiosa was not only a wonderful restaurant in which to spend Easter brunch while traveling, it is a wonderful restaurant.