Osteria Sopra il Mare

In an obscure laneway lies an Osteria that typifies Genovese food. An unassuming little restaurant, but the food is prepared with heart, soul and love. This gorgeous place welcomes you, and all the people who work here, want you to enjoy your dining experience, because they put their heart into their food they present to you. Marsha, darling, beautiful Marsha, will guide you, if needed to navigate your food pleasure. We've dined here 2 nights. Anchovies are a must!! Grilled Octopus, grilled swordfish with a salad is so refreshing. Tonight Anchovies again and both of us ordered the same, Baccala Genovese. I couldn't highly recommend this restaurant enough. Even the chef Giovanni was so gracious nd appreciative that we loved and enjoyed his cooking. If you want to experience food home cooked, italian traditional, this is your place. We also had house wine!!

This restaurant is recommended by the B & B we stayed in just around the corner. We were not disappointed. We wanted seafood, and that is about all that they serve. We had a spicy octopus starter that was one of the most unusual dishes we have had had in Italy. It was delicious. The tagliatelle with a pistachio pesto and prawns was done perfectly and had an amazing flavor. The mixed seafood grill was delicious. The portions were huge, especially by European standards. The good news is that the huge portions did not in any way take away from the quality or flavor of the dishes. Note that they did not have any meat on the menu the night we were there. Also, the menu is written on a chalk board, and it appears to change from time-to-time. This is not a large place, maybe a total of 25 seats. While others have recommended reservations, the night we were there, there were at most 9 people there.