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Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar

Name: Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar
Address: Via al Ponte Calvi, 18, Genova, 16124, Italy
Price range: €35 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.2

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Restaurant menu

Menu photo36 photos

Food photo260 photos

Type of cuisineItalian

Average price€35

Spaghetti bottarga e cozze

€20

Pasta fresca, cozze, bottarga di muggine grattugiata, profumato all’aglio e latte, olio evo, prezzemolo

Spaghetti con tartare di gambero

€24

Pasta fresca, gamberi cotti, brodo nostrano di gambero con sopra una tartare di gambero argentino marinata in succo di lime, olio evo e prezzemolo

Spaghetti doppio tonno alla salsa rosè

€22

Pasta fresca, tonno cotto, salsa di pomodoro, brodo di pesce nostrano, panna, tartare di tonno crudo, olio evo e prezzemolo

Reviews

8.2
of 10

Very good

698 reviews

Ambience

8.0

Food

8.2

Service

8.3

Real experiences from real diners
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Jidan Zehen P. • 2 reviews
March 8, 2025
10/10
Nice place n food

Ramona G. • 1 review
March 4, 2025
10/10
Cosy Restaurant with friendly and helpful staff and good food.

Renato Capoeira C. • 1 review
February 26, 2025
10/10
Very Nice place, excelente food,fresh fish and all waiters well prepared,

Greg M. • 2 reviews
January 23, 2025
8/10
When I checked the receipt，the service guy told me there is a service charge for 3Euros per person. Really funny, because of we are Asians? If it is ur regulation，you should let customer know it in advance.
Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar • Owner
Of course not madame. Asian People is very welcome in our restaurant. We have a lot of asian costumers. The service charge in Italy is normal, called " coperto" . We explain every thing when we give the menu " steaks, drinks and coperto is not included. Thank you for you review

Rustam V. • 2 reviews
November 20, 2024
9.5/10
tiramisu with pistachio is really amazing! Made my day
Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar • Owner
Grazie mille della sua visita

Amin F. • 3 reviews
November 12, 2024
8.5/10
Everything is perfect 👌 and thank you so much .

Irena I. • 3 reviews
October 14, 2024
8.5/10
Lovely setting outside, we had the table outside and enjoyed it. The food was really good, tried 3 dishes, one of them was average the most (my personal taste, the mussels were overcooked in my opinion). The salmon and the spaghetti with shrimp were excellent. The first waiter did not speak English, but the second one did and was super helpful. No issues with the discount, but keep in mind it doesn’t apply to the meat menu.

Eva S. • 3 reviews
August 21, 2024
8.5/10
The food was great. Very delicious. Unfortunately were the meat dishes not included by the discount. They didn’t tell us that before. But overall a good experience.

Alexandre T. • 9 reviews
July 27, 2024
5.5/10
Food very average. Not very tasty. Some mussel shells left. Mussels too cooked. Not worth the price, even with the 50% discount

Albert B. • 4 reviews
May 7, 2024
7/10
The restaurant is in a narrow street, near the boulevard and the new aquarium in Genua. Reception is friendly, service is attentive throughout the evening, but clearly not 100% professional. The menu offers some nice descriptions, conveniently in a lot of different languages. We shared a fish carpaccio dish, which looked great and tasted nice. The main courses were squid risotto, with a creamy (milk, Italian cooks would never do this!) sauce and some shrimps. The taste was a bit flat, but most importantly: the dish was served on a cold plate and cooled down within minutes which ruined the taste. The second main course was the classic Genua dish of pasta with green pesto, beans and potato. This was also somewhat flat and, no exception, too cold. Dessert was a good mousse of passion fruit, nicely served. The price of about €110 for two persons with water and some wine seemed fair. There is still a lot to learn for Esoticum: use warm plates, create more depth in taste, turn down the background music (it was really too loud), and stay a bit closer to the Italian cuisine.

Sven T. • 1 review
March 24, 2024
10/10
The dining experience at Esoticum was exquisite - the was extraordinary, unique and very tasty. The service and atmosphere very pleasant and friendly. Undoubtedly an experience to repeat and I can strongly recommend it to everyone.

Jaime p. • 1 review
February 14, 2024
4.5/10
Unfortunately very poor and slow service . Food was average. Picahna was cuts of cold and dry meat. I had to cut it by hand cause no knife on the table . Spaghetti well overcooked. Very bad san Valentino evening. Not recommended at all

James L. • 1 review
December 26, 2023
10/10
Excellent service and food!

Roland H. • 20 reviews
November 14, 2023
9.5/10
Phantastic service.... We tried the wine before ordering it.... Very good wine!!!, phantastic food... Best tuna ever!!!

Evan T. • 1 review
October 22, 2023
10/10
This is my ideal restaurant: small, quiet, friendly but unobtrusive service, and great food, creative but not fussy.

Zain M. • 23 reviews
May 8, 2023
10/10
Definitely enjoyed the dished & amazing service

Milica K. • 8 reviews
April 15, 2023
10/10
Nice food, but we waited for more than half an hour. Wifi is not working upstairs

Jhon w. • 2 reviews
August 11, 2022
10/10
Very good fish quality

Jhon w. • 2 reviews
July 29, 2022
9.5/10
i was searching for some seafood restaurant near of the Genova Aquarium, then I found this one. The name was the first thing that I liked, but the experience is what remains, and it was amazing. My favorite plate was gazpacho with row shrimp and double tuna. Thank you guys

Helio Britto official B. • 4 reviews
July 22, 2022
9.5/10
Formidable!!! We come back again on Sunday.

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

49 reviews

Location

Via al Ponte Calvi, 18, 16124 Genova

Vicino al capolinea del 1,13,9,32 metro vicine Darsena, San Giorgio

Parcheggio pubblico dopo le 20:00 nell zone blu, parcheggio a pagamento dall'Acquario

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Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar is rated 8.2/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 8.2/10
- Service: 8.3/10
- Atmosphere: 8/10