Andrea P.

Great first experience in a starred restaurant. Food was unbelievable! We had the classic menu, 5 courses picked by the chef (the last one is always a dessert). Amouse bouche really appreciated and some of them super tasty - my favorite was the pickled fennel! Focaccia was super soft and truly an helpful tool to do ‘scarpetta’. Tortellini with pesto was mind blowing too! A wonderful experience, the service was very attentive and explained every dish with all the details. My only side note is that the service was extremely slow, about 30 min in between courses, a bit too long in my opinion, considering the restaurant was almost empty. Also a backhoe music would be appreciated as it was super quiet inside and almost felt awkward to talk! Price is right for the experience- definitely worth it!

Cam Pinkney

Beautiful 5 course dinner with many options to choose from. Great wait staff as well!

+7

tboitelle

What a hidden gem in Genoa ! We had a superb lunch at Il Marin, which is nicely decorated and has a lovely view over the harbour. Both the food and the service were beyond our expectations ! Very creative food, top service, excellent wine list, all real value for money. The restaurant largely surpasses the level of many Michelin star restaurants we have visited and it should only be a matter of time before it gets at least one star.

Vincent Hänggi

Some of the most attentive and friendly waiting staff. The staff know the menu by heart in English and Italian, translating italian words fluently into english. There are only 8 tables and only 3 set menus to choose from, with the possibility of creating your own menu. Our waitress noticed the table was uneven, even before we noticed and immediately brought something to even it out. Whilst waiting for our table, a better table became available. We were asked if we could wait 3 minutes whilst they prepared the new table. When we were seated, we were asked what we wanted to drink, the drinks came and then our waitress explained the menu to us in detail. Her colleague then came over, asked which menu we had chosen and gave us recommendations as to which wines suited the menu we had chosen. I had heard the portions were small, so we opted for a 7 course meal. We had to skip 2 portions as it became too much food to eat. The food itself was very flavourful, each course was displayed beautifully and very flavourful. Not "traditionally" italian but they werent scared to experiment and add twists to discover new flavours which is very progressive and paid off because each course was very tasty and very unique. The price for a culinary experience like this was very very justifiable, so much so that I would have gladly paid more for the service and food we received.

Francisco Martucci

By far the best culinary experience I have had in Italy. The place was beautiful, right next to a window with a great view on the top floor. The staff could not be better, they were friendly and even though there was some limitations on the language it was still a great experience. The prices were not high for the quantity and quality. No doubt that I would come back here. If you are a tourist or local you must come and visit this place. I still cannot believe a paid 30eur for all these dishes.

+12

J

Good food, amazing view. Nice staff but not very tentative. Had to ask for olive oil for 3 times and when I finally got it after 15 minutes it was empty

Jor Bee

Good food, great service, nice view. Fun to do a bit of food shopping after dinner. Very upscale market. Fine dinning restaurant. More so than Eataly or the restaurant on the ground floor. My second visit and I'd come back for a third.

+7

Sophie Service

Fine dining, exquisite but pretentious. This is a nice, modern, airy room at the far end of the 2nd floor of the Eataly building in the old port (take the lift to the second floor and keep going, don’t lose heart!). When we were there the waitresses all spoke incredibly quietly, which was a pain for my 86 year old mother. I think it’s all part of their slightly Scandawegian vibe. Everything is very precise, you are given old wine boxes to put your handbags in for instance. There are many amuse bouche, most of which were lovely. But all served on a series of unlikely articles worthy of Dalston. The food was all lovely, really excellent, but it was not a place you would go to laugh or relax with friends. It’s all about style, restraint and precision. I would go back but it would not be a favourite if I lived in the city. The price was reasonable for the quality of the food.

Juuli

Unfortunately this is the worst Michelin restaurant and the worst restaurant in Italy that I’ve eaten in. The service was very good but the food was not. The pasta dishes were good but everything else was either bland or downright bad. I was honestly shocked and can’t believe this restaurant has a Michelin star.

Vorname Nachname

Review for the temporary all'aperto (outdoor) bistrot Anciôa: We waited a while for someone to take our order. No one came, I waved to a waiter, he pointed us out to another waiter. No one came. After waiting more I waved again, then all three waiters were standing together, looking at us, discussing. Instead of coming to our table one waiter started cleaning another table.... Then we finally got up and left, no one tried to stop us or apologised. Absolutely absurd...