One of Genoa's surfeit of crumbling palazzi is being put to excellent use in this atmospheric cocktail bar. Three bearded, vest-wearing, red-headed brothers β the 'rouges' of the name β man the floor and shake up soβ¦. The Puccini wafting up the laneway gives you some clue that this is a special little place. The owners here have a passion for good music and brilliant wine, and will pour you some amazing local drops and stave off β¦.
Tucked under the bar Groove, Malkovich is one of Genoa's most atmospheric and secretive drinking dens. To get in, you'll have to provide the password check the Facebook page for the question, which you'll have to aβ¦. Tiny wine bars dot Genoa's old city, although this one, under the arches by the port, is particularly characteristic and full of colourful locals. If you've been yearning for some late-night drinking fun, this antica-is-the-new-black place is your answer. A completely untouched old-school backstreet bar, along with its elderly owners, have become the darlings β¦.
A little bit of Brooklyn or Melbourne in the caruggi, this brewpub packs out with Genoa's black-clad young. There are over a dozen taps of local and imported beers and a staggering by-the-bottle list. And, yes, theyβ¦. If you're keen to taste the best of Italian wine and not on a multiple-region trip, this bar breaks out of the local-is-best mould and offers a long list of pan-Italian wines by the glass, as well as some good Frencβ¦.
Pre-dating cappuccinos, Klainguti opened in and its Mittel European charms, and presumably its strudel and pastries, had Verdi and Garibaldi coming back for more. Waiters in bow ties toil under an impressive chβ¦.
A bit of Turin disconnected and relocated km to the south, this tiled art-deco showpiece was and is a favourite hang-out of Genoa's intellectuals. You can sink your espresso at street level or disappear upstairβ¦.
