Fodor's Travel

"Some of Liguria's best pesto is served here by the man who runs the annual Pesto World Championship!"

Il Mangione

"Il tocco, the classic meat sauce that accompanies the tasty homemade ravioli, is fragrant and dense."

Leslie Pariseau

"Where to Eat Pesto at the Source: Il Genovese - In a humble trattoria in the center of Genoa, pesto master and ambassador Roberto Panizza serves his famous recipe every which way."

Davide Romanini

"The best pesto in Genoa for the readers of ZenaZone.it is that of Il Genovese in via Galata 35, or that of Roberto Panizza already known in the city and not only as the "king of pesto", also as patron and organizer of the "Championship World of Pesto" and popularizer of good Genoese pesto in the world."

StudentsVille

"Il Genovese restaurant – here is where you will find dishes made with the best pesto in Genoa. A small distance outside of the city center, you will not be disappointed by their many dishes that incorporate their locally produced “Rossi” pesto."

Tamar Adler

"Next is pesto al mortaio. This was invented here and is still made by hand in mortars of Carrara marble. The basil leaves’ own oils emulsify, along with sharp parmigiano, local oil, and pine nuts, into a sauce that is ineluctably creamy."

Amanda Ruggeri

"Outside of a Ligurian nonna’s kitchen, one of the best places to try pesto is Il Genovese, a 102-year-old restaurant in the heart of Genoa that not only prepares the sauce with the gold standard ingredients—including sea salt from Trapani—but still grinds the basil with a mortar and pestle."

Michele Aggiato

"Il Genovese - The Best Place to Taste the Pesto in Genoa. Which better place than a restaurant that is producing the pesto hand-made with pestle and mortar using the most traditional ingredients? My tip: il Genovese in Via Galata, 35."

Erica Battellani

"Of all the pesto alla genovese tasted at the various food and wine events and around gourmet shops, the Pesto Rossi by Roberto Panizza - also owner of the restaurant Il Genovese - is undoubtedly the best."

Dear Miss Fletcher

"The pesto with which they were seasoned had a taste that had nothing to do with anything else you tasted. Fresh, fragrant, simply sublime, this is the best pesto in the world and if you visit Genoa or live there you should definitely come and taste it."