The King of Pesto
President of the Palatifini association, Roberto Panizza is the creator of the World Pesto al Mortaio Championship and owner of the Il Genovese restaurant in the historic centre of Genoa.
Through his restaurant and his cuisine – star of countless events and television appearances in Italy and abroad – Roberto wants to defend and hand down the historical memory of Pesto Genovese.

Ristorante “Il Genovese”
A traditional cuisine tied to the territory
A traditional restaurant in the heart of a city of timeless charm: Genoa. In his restaurant Il Genovese, Roberto Panizza pursues a cuisine respectful of tradition, linked to the territory and to the quality of the ingredients, of which he is an ambassador.