Genoa counts 5 verified addresses, including 2 fully dedicated kitchens — and those two are certified by AIC, making them the only ones we recommend ordering from without discussion. The other three are mixed places: a specialty grocery with shared shelving and two ice cream shops. The city therefore plays out in two parts: two safe addresses, three where you ask questions.

The city in numbers

Genoa's 5 verified addresses, by type
Ice cream shops2
Bakery1
Restaurant1
Grocery1

The two dedicated, AIC-certified addresses

Bakery 1970 Gluten Free, Via di Ravecca, in the historic center, is the city’s first 100% gluten-free focaccia lab: classic or sage focaccia, brioches, cannoli and biscuits, with no wheat production line at all on the premises. Celiaquita.it describes it as an artisan lab registered in the Associazione Italiana Celiachia network, and customer reviews stress that the whole shop is gluten-free. No documented risk.

ZeroG, Via di Canneto Il Lungo, is a small downtown takeaway, AIC-certified, where everything is gluten-free: focacce, piadine, panini and quick first courses. The pesto raviolis are the most cited item. Gluto.it and Atly converge on an exclusively gluten-free kitchen, with no cross-contamination risk flagged. This is the address to remember for a real meal.

The three addresses that call for caution

Bassano Gluten Free, Corso Sardegna in the Marassi neighborhood, is a specialty supermarket with a well-stocked gluten-free aisle — flours, breads, pasta, biscuits, frozen goods. But the store covers five dietary categories (gluten-free, diabetic, protein-free, organic) and shares shelving between them. No “100% senza glutine” claim or AIC certification was found: outside the dedicated aisle, read every label.

VERCESI Gelateria Pasticceria Artigianale Senza Glutine, Via Posalunga, puts gluten-free right in its name. We examined the official site closely: it highlights ingredient quality, but mentions no dedicated lab, no AIC certification, and no cross-contamination protocol. The establishment advertises gluten-free, and we found no independent source confirming it — so we class it as mixed, out of caution.

Grom, Via S. Lorenzo, offers a few gluten-free-minded products, including a dedicated Sicilian brioche presented as a novelty, within an otherwise classic artisan ice cream menu. This is not a dedicated gelateria: cones, wafers and biscuits contain gluten, and wheat flour circulates on site. Ask for a cup, never a cone, and have the scoop changed.

Our tips on site

  • Say “Sono celiaco” or “Sono celiaca” (I am celiac), rather than “senza glutine.” This is the word that triggers real precautions in an Italian kitchen.
  • Look for the AIC mark. The Associazione Italiana Celiachia trains and lists establishments; in Genoa, Bakery 1970 and ZeroG belong to it. It’s the country’s most reliable marker, and here it clearly separates the two safe addresses from the other three.
  • The historic center concentrates the good addresses. Bakery 1970 (Via di Ravecca) and ZeroG (Via di Canneto Il Lungo) are both in old Genoa, a short distance from each other.
  • Continuing in Italy? Our guide to gluten-free travel in Italy covers the rest of the country, and AFDIAG, AIC, FACE certifications explain what each label really guarantees.

Explore the 5 addresses

Every address cited has been verified at the source: existence, actual gluten-free level, risks. All 5 are on the Nutrixe map — and if your Genoa address is missing, suggest it. The full list is on our page gluten-free restaurants in Genoa.

Figures at the time of publication. The database grows every week: today's exact count is always on the map.