Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar
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Esoticum Restaurant & Lounge Bar
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- 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
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What diners said about this restaurant:
Eva S. • 3 reviews
August 21, 2024
8.5/10The 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.
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Alexandre T. • 7 reviews
July 27, 2024
5.5/10Food 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
7/10The 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.
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Sven T. • 1 review
March 24, 2024
10/10The 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
4.5/10Unfortunately 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
10/10Excellent service and food!
Roland H. • 16 reviews
November 14, 2023
9.5/10Phantastic service.... We tried the wine before ordering it.... Very good wine!!!, phantastic food... Best tuna ever!!!
Evan T. • 1 review
October 22, 2023
10/10This is my ideal restaurant: small, quiet, friendly but unobtrusive service, and great food, creative but not fussy.
Harsh G. • 17 reviews
October 7, 2023
5/10Costly
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Zain M. • 23 reviews
May 8, 2023
10/10Definitely enjoyed the dished & amazing service
Milica K. • 8 reviews
April 15, 2023
10/10Nice food, but we waited for more than half an hour. Wifi is not working upstairs
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Jhon w. • 2 reviews
August 11, 2022
10/10Very good fish quality
Jhon w. • 2 reviews
July 29, 2022
9.5/10i 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
9.5/10Formidable!!! We come back again on Sunday.
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Via al Ponte Calvi, 18, 16124 Genova
Vicino al capolinea del 1,13,9,32 metro vicine Darsena, San Giorgio Frequently Asked Questions
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