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Gennarino’s Cacciucco earns rapturous praise as a deeply savory, soul-warming masterpiece. The overall vibe is one of rustic, heartfelt comfort that feels both refined and genuinely welcoming.
“We came to Gennarino to taste the cacciucco with 5 Cs — don't get it wrong or they'll kick you out of Livorno. Almost every Livornese we know confirmed the same thing. Gennarino follows the official disciplinary. In the menu you'll find cacciucco and cacciucchino — order the smaller version so you can try another course. They'll ask if you want it with or without bones; the canonical version has bones. A proper cacciucco contains rock fish depending on availability — scorpionfish, gurnard, monkfish, weever, cephalopods like octopus, cuttlefish, squid, mussels, crustaceans like mantis shrimp and shrimp, plus stale bread that soaks up the tomato sauce, making it not a soup but a dense sea concentrate. Look at that — the bread becomes a cream. Amazing!”
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L di LIVORNO - Livorno Food Tour - 🇮🇹 "L'Italia dalla A alla Z" 🇮🇹 - Episodio 11 · @ 5:05
A traditional trattoria since 1959, serving excellent Livornese classics like cacciucco and baccalà, with generous portions and fair prices.
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Cozze Ripiene
I'm trying the stuffed mussels for the first time in my life — stuffed with beef, Livorno-style. Wow! It's a mix between a stuffed mussel and a meatball. The sauce is delicious.
Baccalà Sotto il Pesto
I'm trying the baccalà sotto il pesto — remember the pesto we talked about? That marinade of vinegar, garlic, and chili where eggplants soak. Well, you can also marinate battered and fried cod in it. We tried one last night too. The immersion of the fried cod in this vinegar-garlic-chili mix makes the batter lose a bit of crunch, but it gains 100 times in flavour. You taste the garlic, a slight vinegar sourness, the chili is well-balanced. In this particular pesto there's also a bit of rosemary — that balsamic note adds something extra. The cod isn't salty. I could eat a ton of it.
Baccalà alla Livornese
I ordered the baccalà alla livornese — battered and fried cod in tomato sauce. It's a typical example of how cosmopolitan this city was under the Medici. The cod is buttery, the sauce is incredibly delicious because it's very garlicky. I love garlic, it's exceptional.
Cacciucco
We came to Gennarino to taste the cacciucco with 5 Cs — don't get it wrong or they'll kick you out of Livorno. Almost every Livornese we know confirmed the same thing. Gennarino follows the official disciplinary. In the menu you'll find cacciucco and cacciucchino — order the smaller version so you can try another course. They'll ask if you want it with or without bones; the canonical version has bones. A proper cacciucco contains rock fish depending on availability — scorpionfish, gurnard, monkfish, weever, cephalopods like octopus, cuttlefish, squid, mussels, crustaceans like mantis shrimp and shrimp, plus stale bread that soaks up the tomato sauce, making it not a soup but a dense sea concentrate. Look at that — the bread becomes a cream. Amazing!
