Food Tours in Genoa at a glance
- Our pick: Genoa: Food & Wine Tasting Walking Tour with Local Dishes, € 59 per person (2h, 4.89★ · 285).
- Top rated: Genoa: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class in Local Home, € 109 per person (3h, 4.90★ · 87).
- Shortest: Santa Margherita Ligure Food Tour: Ligurian flavors and wine, € 80 per person (1h 30m, 5.00★ · only 3 reviews).
Price per person across the 26 options priced per person: € 59–€ 210 (median € 105). With 100+ reviews: 4 of 26.
Of the 26 options: 26 with live guides in English, 26 with free cancellation, 25 with instant confirmation, 22 kid-friendly, 6 private and 22 bookable last-minute.
How we rank: quality, number of reviews, availability, booking conditions and relevance to the topic. In the comparison table, our top 3 comes first. Price per person. “Top rated” = the highest score among options with at least 50 reviews.
Food Tours in Genoa
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26 options
The 15 best
Ranked by quality, reviews, availability and booking conditions.
Genoa: Food & Wine Tasting Walking Tour with Local Dishes Wander Genoa’s historic streets, taste focaccia and pesto, sip Ligurian wines, and hear stories from a local guide. Includes food tastings and wine pairings. Every day · 10:00, 14:30 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 4.89 (285 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · IT · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 59 per person
Genoa: Food Tour with Pesto, Focaccia & Full Meal Small-group food tour in Genoa with local guide. Four stops, pesto tasting, focaccia di Recco, full meal included, English-Italian. Authentic Genoese cuisine. Every day · 11:30 and 18:00 · All ages ★ 4.86 (574 reviews) Duration: 3h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 69 per person
Genoa: Pesto & Fresh Pasta Class with Rooftop Wine Learn to make authentic Ligurian pesto and handmade pasta in a Genoa chef's home. Includes full meal, wine, and terrace views. Small group class. Every day · 12:00 and 17:00 ★ 4.96 (372 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 85 per person
Genoa: Pasta & Pesto Cooking Class with Terrace Lunch Feel the rhythm of Genoa as you make fresh pasta and pesto in a historic palace, then share lunch on a sunny terrace. Small group, local wine, hands-on class. Next departure: 26 Oct 2027 · Up to age 80 ★ 4.92 (206 reviews) Duration: 3h 15m Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 69 per person
Genoa: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class in Local Home Step inside a Genoa home for a hands-on pasta & tiramisu class with a local host, Italian aperitivo, and family recipes. Small group, includes drinks and lunch. Every day · 10:00, 11:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:00 · All ages ★ 4.90 (87 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 109 per person
Genoa: Walking Food Tour with Focaccia, Pesto & Palaces Next departure: 1 May 2027 · From age 5 ★ 4.93 (85 reviews) Duration: 6h Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 179 per person
Pesto, Gnocchi & Tiramisu Cooking Class in Genoa Make pesto with a marble mortar in a 17th-century palace, then cook gnocchi and tiramisu from scratch with Tiziana, a certified pesto expert. Every day · 11:00 and 18:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (30 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 125 per person
Pasta & Tiramisu Class in Genoa: Cook at a Local's Home Learn to make two pasta dishes and tiramisu from scratch in a Cesarina's home in Genoa, then eat what you've cooked with local wine. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (16 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 145 per person
Genoa historic center tour with wine tasting and dinner Walk through Genoa's medieval streets past Renaissance palaces and ancient shops, then taste three local wines paired with food in a cellar at the heart of the city. Tue–Fri · 17:00 · Up to age 85 ★ 4.82 (11 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT · FR ✓ Free cancellation. from € 85 per person
Cooking Class & Meal in Genoa: Learn 3 Local Recipes Learn to make three authentic Genoa dishes in a local cook's home, then eat what you've prepared with regional wines. Morning or afternoon, in English or Italian. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 4.90 (10 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 145 per person
Ligurian Cooking Class in Chiavari: Make Fresh Pasta & Pesto Learn to make fresh pasta by hand and pesto from scratch in a 1900s Genoese apartment in Chiavari's historic center. Every day · 17:00 and 18:30 · From age 5 ★ 5.00 (7 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 90 per person
Genoa Cooking Class: Learn Ligurian Recipes Hands-On Learn to cook 4 traditional Ligurian recipes with a local chef in Genoa, then enjoy your creations paired with local wine or beer. Mon and Thu · 09:15 · All ages ★ 4.95 (60 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 97 per person
Santa Margherita Ligure Food Tour: Ligurian flavors and wine Guided food tour in Santa Margherita Ligure with Genoese focaccia, fresh pasta, local specialties and Ligurian wine. 90 minutes tasting the Riviera's best. Tue–Sat · 11:30 · From age 6 ★ 5.00 (3 reviews) Duration: 1h 30m Live guide: EN · PT · IT · FR +1 ✓ Free cancellation. from € 80 per person
Genoa Street Food Tour with a Local Guide Eat fried fish, focaccia and farinata with a Genoa local guide who knows the spots tourists miss, plus wine and an espresso ritual. Mon–Sat · 11:30 · From age 10 ★ 5.00 (4 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 82 per person
Santa Margherita Ligure Cooking Class: Show & 4-Course Meal Cook an Italian meal in a local's kitchen in Santa Margherita Ligure, then sit down to eat what you made with wine and coffee included. Every day · 12:00 and 19:00 · All ages ★ 4.60 (10 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 105 per person
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Cooking demo and 4-course dinner in Chiavari with wine Private dining at a local cook's home in Chiavari: watch your host finish a dish, then enjoy a 4-course Ligurian meal paired with regional wines. Every day · 12:00 and 19:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (10 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 85 per person
Ligurian Cooking Class in Genoa: Make 6 Local Dishes Learn to cook six Ligurian dishes from scratch in Genoa's city center with chef Fabrizio: panissa, three types of focaccia, gnocchi with pesto. Every day · 15:00 · From age 6 ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 4h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 140 per person
Pesto Class in Chiavari: Make & Taste Authentic Ligurian Sauce Learn to make authentic pesto from scratch in Chiavari with a local Italian chef, then enjoy trofie pasta and dessert paired with wine. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 115 per person
Pizza & focaccia genovese cooking class in Genoa Learn to make Genoese focaccia and Margherita pizza in an eighteenth-century home in Genoa's old town, then eat them fresh from the oven with prosecco. Every day · No fixed time ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 110 per person
Chiavari food tour: Historic center with aperitif and wine Walking food tour of Chiavari's medieval center starting with focaccia, bruschetta and local white wine in a 1900s Genoese apartment. Mon–Sat · 11:00 · From age 5 ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 1h 30m Live guide: EN · PT · IT · FR +1 ✓ Free cancellation. from € 80 per person
Chiavari Private Dining: 4-Course Show Cooking Experience Spend an evening or afternoon at a Chiavari home cook's table for a 4-course meal with show cooking, wines from regional cellars. Every day · 12:00 and 19:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (3 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 85 per person
Cooking class in Vezzano Ligure: Make fresh pasta and tiramisu Learn to cook three classic dishes in a private class at a local home in Vezzano Ligure, then eat what you made with local wine paired by your host. Tue and Fri · 19:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 139 per person
Focaccia Genovese Cooking Class in Chiavari: Learn from a local home cook Learn to make focaccia from scratch in a local home kitchen in Chiavari with a skilled cook. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 109 per person
Pesto Cooking Class in Santa Margherita Ligure: Make & Taste Learn to make authentic Genovese pesto by hand at a historic villa overlooking the Ligurian Gulf, then eat it fresh with homemade trofie pasta and local wine. Next departure: 11 Jun 2027 · All ages ★ 5.00 (2 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 135 per person
Ligurian Cooking Lesson in Genoa: Make Pesto & Pasta Three-hour morning cooking class in Genoa's old city center where you make Ligurian pesto, lasagne and stuffed vegetables with a chef, then lunch with local wine. Tue–Sun · 10:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (3 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 210 per person
Italian Cooking Class in Zoagli with Portofino Views Make fresh pesto, focaccia and pasta by hand in a hillside home overlooking Portofino, then taste homemade tiramisu and limoncello from the garden. Fri–Sun · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 159 per person
The top 12 of 26 options, side by side
✓ 2026-11-14| Option | Price | Duration | Rating | Days and times | Guide languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa: Food & Wine Tasting Walking Tour with Local DishesOur pickGroup of up to 15 | € 59 per person | 2h | 4.89★ · 285 | Every day · 10:00, 14:30 and 17:00 | English, Spanish, Italian |
| Genoa: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class in Local HomeTop ratedGroup of up to 12 | € 109 per person | 3h | 4.90★ · 87 | Every day · 10:00, 11:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:00 | English, Italian |
| Santa Margherita Ligure Food Tour: Ligurian flavors and wineShortestGroup of up to 12 | € 80 per person | 1h 30m | 5.00★ only 3 reviews | Tue–Sat · 11:30 | English, Spanish, French +2 |
| Genoa: Food Tour with Pesto, Focaccia & Full MealGroup of up to 12 | € 69 per person | 3h 30m | 4.86★ · 574 | Every day · 11:30 and 18:00 | English, Italian |
| Genoa: Pesto & Fresh Pasta Class with Rooftop WineGroup of up to 6 | € 85 per person | 3h | 4.96★ · 372 | Every day · 12:00 and 17:00 | English, Italian |
| Genoa: Pasta & Pesto Cooking Class with Terrace LunchPrivate | € 69 per person | 3h 15m | 4.92★ · 206 | Next departure: 26 Oct 2027 | English, Spanish, French +1 |
| Genoa: Walking Food Tour with Focaccia, Pesto & Palaces | € 179 per person | 6h | 4.93★ · 85 | Next departure: 1 May 2027 | English, Spanish, French +1 |
| Pesto, Gnocchi & Tiramisu Cooking Class in GenoaGroup of up to 12 | € 125 per person | 2h | 5.00★ · 30 | Every day · 11:00 and 18:00 | English, Italian |
| Pasta & Tiramisu Class in Genoa: Cook at a Local's HomePrivate | € 145 per person | 3h | 5.00★ · 16 | Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 | English, Italian |
| Genoa historic center tour with wine tasting and dinnerGroup of up to 8 | € 85 per person | 3h | 4.82★ · 11 | Tue–Fri · 17:00 | English, French, Italian |
| Cooking Class & Meal in Genoa: Learn 3 Local RecipesPrivate | € 145 per person | 3h | 4.90★ · 10 | Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 | English, Italian |
| Ligurian Cooking Class in Chiavari: Make Fresh Pasta & PestoGroup of up to 12 | € 90 per person | 2h 30m | 5.00★ only 7 reviews | Every day · 17:00 and 18:30 | English, Italian |
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- Private (6): Genoa: Pasta & Pesto Cooking Class with Terrace Lunch (€ 69 per person) · Pasta & Tiramisu Class in Genoa: Cook at a Local's Home (€ 145 per person) · Cooking Class & Meal in Genoa: Learn 3 Local Recipes (€ 145 per person)