Caffè degli Specchi — Restaurant in Genoa

Great for coffee and pastries at affordable prices. Great location and seating area with a lovely view of Genovese old town. The staff are amazing and kind. I always try to learn the language of the country I visit and practise with the locals, the blonde staff member (I forget her name sorry) is always patient when I attempt to speak Italian and also responds in Italian, helping me with words/phrases that I struggle with. Whereas many shops and staff in the city refuse to speak Italian if you’re not fluent, the staff in this café are patient and encourage your learning, and that for me...

Had some coffee and cake here. Coffee was nothing special and choco cake was good, however (in)famous italian hospitality to take extra bit of cash from 'stranieri' (strangers) worsen whole impression for me. E.g. regular capuccino on the pricelist was 1.6 Euro but on the bill it was 2.6 Euro. Same is for cake: 5 Euro on the pricelist - 6 Euro on the bill. Yes I know they have this 'table service', but it usually is 20 to 50 cents, not a euro per cup. What I really want is for those people to experience same attitute they give to themselves, when they are on vacation in...

I had dinner here, I got a table right away. I spotted the place even before because they had tables in the street, and it was nice and cute. I was looking for a place for dinner and they were still open and serving food. I had pasta in walnut sauce and a glas of wine. The waiter helped me to choose the wine and it was quite good. I really liked everything - the place, the food, the staff. Every...