Genoa Street Food Tour

The Genoa Street Food Tour is run by Do Eat Better Experience, a food-tour company operating in Genoa, in the Liguria region of northwest Italy. Its guides are Genoa-born or long-term residents and lead the walk in English and Italian. The tour meets at 11:30AM, Monday to Saturday, at the Neptune Galleon in the Porto Antico, the redeveloped old harbour area beside the city's aquarium, and lasts about three and a half hours. From the waterfront the route moves into the old town, one of the largest medieval city centres in Europe, and finishes along Via di Canneto il Lungo and near Piazza Campetto. The programme is built around at least four food stops with one serving at each, and the balance is firmly savoury with a coffee-flavoured sweet at the end. Fried fish and panissa, a fried chickpea-flour fritter, come first in the old town. Next is pesta, a focaccia filled with handmade Genoese pesto, followed by a highly rated bakery for farinata, the chickpea pancake baked in copper pans, and onion focaccia. Ligurian savoury pies and focaccia al formaggio are served on Via di Canneto il Lungo, and panera, the Genoese coffee semifreddo, closes the tasting. Offerings vary by season and availability. The price starts at €65.95 (about $76) per person and includes the food and water; extra drinks can be bought separately on a drink card, and transport is not needed because all stops are on foot. Groups run from 2 to 12 people, with a minimum of two for the tour to go ahead. Walks between stops are short and the pace is relaxed, with regular breaks. The company describes access as generally possible for wheelchair users depending on the itinerary and asks guests to email before booking. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy alternatives may be possible depending on the local partners, so dietary needs should be raised when booking. Children aged 4 to 10 pay a child rate, and ages 0 to 3 join free without food. The tour runs in rain and is cancelled only under a severe weather alert.