Antica Sciamadda - GENOVA

Delicious experience. Felt it a privilege to watch the farinata come out of the 200 year old oven. The proprietor was so friendly too.

Visited this place for a quick bite of pizza while we were in Italy and it was awesome! Really good pizza and different selections! It has free wifi, good service and a younger atmosphere. They do only have a few different places to sit along a bar and a couple tables i think but that is all.

The taste of Farinata! Period!!!! Why? A 200 year old wood fire oven built to cook farinata. It has extra large mouth for receive extra large cooper plate forged exclusively to cook farinata. This farinata sounds good because it 's crispy upside and soft downside. It is bake with high wood fire and this gives its peculiar crisp. Fantastic!!!!!

The ancient shamadda, a few meters from the splendid church of San Giorgio and the tourist area of the ancient port, is one of the oldest in the area, in fact it was inaugurated in the beginning of 1800. its name refers to the typical Genoese Shamads friggitorie, characterized by a small and spartan environment, some stool to sit, a large wood oven and copper utensils. once represented the traditional harbour meeting and over time have become a fixed stage of each gourmet, a true and proper chicca of street food. the etymology would return to the luminous flames that served to heat the wood oven, undisputed elemanto to prepare some of the most famous dishes of the Genoese cuisine: flour, panissa and fried cuculli, all based on chickpea flour. among the proposed delicacies we also remember cod and fried anchovies, stuffed anchovies, rice cake, various vegetable sweets, such as onions, broccoli, cardi, porri, zucchini, spinach; the famous Easter cake, based on eggs, ricotta, bietole and artichokes; or the cake based on bietole and prescinsêua, i.e. curd liguria slightly acidic. among my favorites, certainly the Genoese meatloaf, the vegetable cake made with potatoes and beans and pumpkin cake. among the sweets, the delicious cake made of apples and cinnamon.

The local Antica Sciamadda, a few meters from the beautiful church of San Giorgio and the tourist area of Puerto Viejo, is one of the oldest in the area, probably inaugurated in the early nineteenth century. Its name refers to sciamadde, typical genoveous freiduries that are characterized by being small locals and with an austere environment, some stools to sit, a large wood stove and a decoration with copper tools. They represented a return to the tradition of the port and over time they have become scenarios of good taste, a true jewel of street food. The origin dates back to the shoots that were used to heat the wood oven, an undisputed element to prepare some of the most famous dishes of the genoese cuisine: gachas, panissa and cuculli fried, all based on chickpeas flour. Among the delicacies are cod and anchovies, the anchovies filled, the rice cake, several vegetable cakes, such as onions, broccoli, meats, pigs, pumpkin, spinach; the famous Easter cake, egg-based, ricotta cheese, acelga and alcachofas; or the cake made with beetroots, cooked with freshly cooked. Among my favorites: without a doubt the Genoese meat cake, the veggie cake with potatoes and green beans, and the pumpkin pie. Among the desserts, the delicious cake made from cinnamon and honey.