Food & Drink in Liguria

Liguria gave the world pesto, focaccia, and a culinary tradition shaped by the mountains meeting the sea. This is a region where olive groves cling to terraced hillsides, where fishing boats still deliver the morning catch to family-run trattorias, and where a simple slice of focaccia warm from the oven can be a revelation.

Eating in Liguria isn’t about Michelin stars (though there are plenty). It’s about ingredients so good they barely need cooking — basil grown in Prà, taggiasche olives, anchovies from Monterosso, lemons from Monterosso al Mare, and olive oil that tastes of grass and pepper.

What You’ll Find Here

• Limoncino and Ligurian Liqueurs Guide — a complete guide to the Riviera’s artisanal spirits
• Essential Dishes — Every Ligurian speciality you need to try, from trofie al pesto to farinata
• Where to Eat Pesto — The best trattorias in Genoa for the real thing
• Wine Guide — Vermentino, Pigato, Rossese and the steepest vineyards in Italy
• Focaccia Genovese — The history, the technique, and where to find the best
• Restaurant Guides — Where to eat in every town, from Cinque Terre to Sanremo
• Food Experiences — Cooking classes, olive oil tastings, truffle hunting, wine tours

Latest Food & Drink Guides

• Focaccia Genovese: History, Recipe & Where to Find the Best — Everything about Liguria’s most famous bread
• Liguria Food Guide: 20 Dishes You Must Try — The ultimate culinary tour of the region
• Best Restaurants in Cinque Terre — Where to eat in each of the five villages
• Where to Eat the Best Pesto in Genoa — 8 essential addresses for authentic pesto alla genovese
• Ligurian Wine Guide — Vermentino, Pigato, Rossese and more
• Olive Oil in Liguria — A tasting guide to the Riviera’s liquid gold
• Ligurian Wine Guide: Vermentino, Pigato, Rossese and More
• Where to Eat the Best Pesto in Genoa: 8 Essential Addresses
• Ligurian Aperitivo Guide
• Ligurian Seafood Guide: Fish, Shellfish & Coastal Cuisine — Coming June 9
Best Gelato in Liguria — 15 must-try gelaterias on the Italian Riviera
• Cooking Classes in Liguria: Learn Pesto, Focaccia and More
• Best Bakeries & Panetterie — Where to find the best focaccia, farinata, and sweet pastries across the Italian Riviera
• Best Street Food in Genoa — 10 must-try Ligurian street eats from farinata to focaccia col formaggio
• Where to Eat in Sanremo: Best Restaurants from the Old Town to the Seafront — 8 essential restaurants, food markets, and local specialties in the city of flowers
• Best Restaurants in Genoa: Where Locals Actually Eat (2026) — From historic trattorias to modern Ligurian cuisine in Italy’s most underrated food city
• Farinata & Ligurian Street Food — the complete guide to farinata, panissa, frisceu and more
• Traditional Ligurian Recipes to Cook at Home — Master the Riviera’s classics in your own kitchen
• Where to Eat in Portofino & Santa Margherita Ligure — our complete restaurant guide with 10 recommendations, prices, and local favourites
• Where to Eat in Savona and the Riviera delle Palme — Trattorias, focaccerie, and seafood on the western Riviera

Come hungry. Leave planning your next meal.