Restaurant Scams in Genoa

Restaurant coperto, fish-by-weight and bill padding

In tourist-facing trattorie near the port and old town, bills can balloon through a per-person coperto (cover charge), a servizio (service) line, and seafood priced per 100g (all'etto) rather than per portion. Diners who order fish 'by weight' without asking the total can face shockingly large bills when a heavy plate arrives. Extra items or inflated prices sometimes appear on the final bill, so it pays to check.