Restaurants - Western Italy

Il Fabbro
Vico del Campanile delle Vigne, 19 Rosso, 16123 Genova GE, Italy

Pitstop on our wanderings through Genoa.

Specials board at Il Fabbro
Specials board at Il Fabbro

Trenette al Pesto we shared for lunch
Trenette al Pesto we shared for lunch

Bar Cavo
Via Balbi, 169/171, 16126 Genova GE, Italy

Typical tourist trap restaurant.

Whishy whisky!
Whishy whisky!

They tell you shouldn't eat at restaurants that have menus like this...
They tell you shouldn't eat at restaurants that have menus like this...

Tagliata con Rucola e Grana (grilled beef with rocket and grana cheese) (15 EUR)
Tagliata con Rucola e Grana (grilled beef with rocket and grana cheese) (15 EUR)

Pansoti con Salsa di Noci (Pansoit filled pasta with walnut sauce - Genovese specialty) (9.50 EUR)
Pansoti con Salsa di Noci (Pansoit filled pasta with walnut sauce - Genovese specialty) (9.50 EUR)

Ristorante FICO La Spezia
Via Fiume, 57, 19122 La Spezia SP, Italy

Typical tourist trap restaurant, although I never had a bad carbonara from any of these places.  Super slow service though.

Wine map of Italy
Wine map of Italy

Spaghetti carbonara we shared for dinner
Spaghetti carbonara we shared for dinner

Mum with our dinner
Mum with our dinner

Mum and the chicken and salad we shared for dinner
Mum and the chicken and salad we shared for dinner

Trattoria Pizzeria Pulcinella
Via Fiume, 6, 19100 La Spezia SP, Italy

Just down the street from FICO above.  This was very nice.  Probably should have had some salad hehe.  

Mum at Trattoria Pizzeria Pulcinella
Mum at Trattoria Pizzeria Pulcinella

Apperol spritz (6.00 EUR)
Apperol spritz (6.00 EUR)

Tagliolini al funghi porcini - Tagliolini with porcini mushrooms, cream and parsley (9.00 EUR)
Tagliolini al funghi porcini - Tagliolini with porcini mushrooms, cream and parsley (9.00 EUR)

Filetto alla crema di tartufo - fillet with truffle cream (20.00 EUR)
Filetto alla crema di tartufo - fillet with truffle cream (20.00 EUR)

Mum and our dinner that we shared at Trattoria Pizzeria Pulcinella
Mum and our dinner that we shared at Trattoria Pizzeria Pulcinella

Bar Remo
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 19122 La Spezia SP, Italy

Last of the La Spezia tourist trap restaurants.

Tagliatelle bolognase we shared for dinner
Tagliatelle bolognase we shared for dinner

Roast pork we shared for dinner
Roast pork we shared for dinner