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 Bread all night long |
Corso Sardegna, 246r Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 87 0831 |
This bakery can be found amongst the many all night bars on the street of the fruit and vegetable market. It offers delicacies all night long, and passers-by will find it difficult to resist the smell of hot focaccia or freshly made croissants. Don't be put off by the long queue, you will be served quickly and courteously, and this is a great place to come for a late night snack before going home to bed. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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In the heart of the centre |
Piazza delle Erbe, 20 r Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 275 7549 |
Together with the Bar Berto, this place is the heart of the Piazza delle Erbe. It is open for lunch offering salads and sandwiches, and reopens in the evening at 6pm for aperitifs until 2am. On Friday evenings, the piazza is literally invaded by pedestrians taking a stroll. The bar offers cocktails and beer as well as sandwiches until late at night. There tends to be a young crowd, and this is an excellent place to find out what is happening all over the city. The next door tobacconists is open until late. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A trendy hangout |
Via Paraggi a mare, 10 Genoa 16100 Italy +39 18 528 6721 |
This place is about half an hour by car from Genoa, between Santa Margherita and Portofino, in the Paraggi bay, which is famous for its white sand and green water. This is the place to go to on the riviera, and is popular on Friday and Saturday nights in summer and winter. It is a beautiful club, with a veranda overlooking the sea, low ceilings and wooden structure. It is a restaurant for the first half of the evening, and towards midnight it becomes a disco. Entrance is reserved for those who have booked a table, those who personally know the staff on the door and anyone important looking! Ultra snobby atmosphere but also a fun place. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Commercial music and rock in this lively disco |
Via Carzino, 13r Sampierdarena Genoa 16100 Italy |
This disco is extremely popular with Genoan students although it is slightly out of the centre. In the Sampierdarena district, it has attracted a crowd of youth for years, especially on Saturdays, who dance to mostly commercial music and old and new rock. This is not a big place, and it has two floors. The upper floor has a balcony which is usually packed and the dance floor, dominated by the DJ, is downstairs. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Trendy music in a beautiful setting |
Via Degola, 9 Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 59 3650 |
This old cinema has been renovated and is now a concert venue and a disco. The loft like structure has high ceilings and a large stage and dancefloor with an elevated floor and gangways looking onto the dancefloor. The place is dominated by the electric blue walls, bright red, velvet sofas and a bronze bar. The hi-tech glass and steel staircase that leads to the upper floor is particularly distinctive and gives the place an avant-garde look. With high quality music, foreign DJ's from all over Europe come here to play the most up to date sounds, including break beat, new jazz beat, drum and bass and asia underground. This is a trendy place with a metropolitan style that is unique in Genoa. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Club, cabaret and live music |
Piazza Cavour, 35r Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 246 1129 |
The pub is divided into three parts. The main room contains tables and benches. From here you can reach the 'disco' area at the back and then there is a superelevated floor with more tables laid out, but where there are also occasional exhibitions of young artists. The walls are adorned with sculptures made out of mechanical items such as wheels, bolts and gears, all formed into enormous robots and functioning machines that have no function (there is a beautiful englobed structure on one of the benches). Concerts are organised in the disco room but the standing room available for spectators is very limited and the view of performers is non-existent. The cabaret evenings allow a better view of the stage as they are less busy, and tables are available. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 The latest in the panorama of old town pubs |
Piazza della Lepre, 5r Old Town Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 251 7693 |
In a less frequented area of the old town, away from the piazza Sarzano but not far from the via Garibaldi we find this recently opened pub: pretty, airy and quiet. High-ceilinged rooms, light green walls, a wide bar. First impressions are of coldness. In actual fact the atmosphere is simple and moderate, in a welcoming way. The choice of beer and wines is accompanied by snacks and tapas. The bar is great for aperitifs but also for quick snacks before and after the cinema. The atmosphere is very quiet, with the area subdivided into three rooms to avoid smoke stagnation, which is a big problem in old town bars and too much noise, with music and general chatter being kept at a more moderate level. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Wine bar in a historic palazzo |
Piazza Invrea, 3r Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 247 0823 |
This wine bar is located in a historic palace, with many medieval arches and elegant, stylish renovations. The walls are red and orange, there are stone columns and commissioned lamps emitting soft lighting; all in all a warm, rustic atmosphere. This is one of the most chic bars in the 'alternative' side of Genoa. If you want a speedy and convenient stop for a snack, it's fairly close to the Piazza del Duomo. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Trendy pub at any time of day or night |
Via San Donato, 36/38r Old Town Genoa, Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 246 8652 |
The pub where every night you can find guest artists, theater actors and other undercover stars enjoying a night out. Strategically placed, near to the Palazzo Ducale, architectural Faculty in the heart of the old town the pub always fills up at around 7pm at the weekends and by 11 getting a drink is a real 'mission impossible'. Artists' exhibitions are displayed on the walls, there are three rooms with tables, two benches and plenty of windows looking out onto the street so you can watch the world go by. Mostly soul and funk, the atmosphere is very smoky. Generous dishes to accompany the drinks. Definitely Genoa's most trendy bar, there's no need for an appointment, just get yourself down there. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Underground club in the historic centre |
Via Salita Mascherona, 16r Genoa 16100 Italy |
In an area full of bars, in the historic centre, this is one of a variety of clubs where you can go for an after dinner drink, listen to live music, and enjoy improvised jamming sessions by Genovese musicians. They also offer cabaret evenings and are great places to go with friends. In an old building, it looks out onto the Mascherona exit and is slightly hidden away from the main road. Nonetheless, it can be easily reached by the more lively San Bernardo alleyway. Open until late, this is an ideal end to an evening of bar hopping on a Friday or Saturday night. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Out of the centre |
Via Simone Schiaffino, 32 Genoa 16148 Italy +39 10 376 1664 |
This is a dancehall with a small stage where concerts sometimes take place. Interestingly decorated, it is one large room with a marble balcony. There is a retro, end of the nineteenth century atmosphere and it attracts a young crowd, particularly on 'rock' evenings. It has also lately been offering evenings devoted to Latino music, with lessons by professional dancers. Far from the centre and difficult to reach without precise directions. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Live music and Dj's |
Piazza Sarzano Genoa 16123 Italy |
This is a historic place in Genoese clubbing history, as it was the first place in the city to offer live music on the underground circuit (at the beginning of the 1980's). Once small and packed, it is now more airy after being renovated and extended. All kinds of Genoese groups playing all kinds of music have performed here, from punk to rock, reggae and ska. Every night is an event, and there is also a DJ set. Open until the small hours, all die hard clubbers end up here sooner or later. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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On the Santa Margherita promenade |
Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 32 Genoa 16100 Italy |
If you find yourself on the Santa Margherita promenade on a Friday night, why not try out Sabot? While not too fashionable, it plays loud music, offers excellent cocktails and is open until late. The upstairs tables are a good place to sit, and this is a must in the summer, especially during the Portofino regatta at the beginning of May. Review © 2007, Wcities |