Genovese Italian Restaurant in Lawrence, Douglas County, United States | Italian Restaurant

Welcome to Genovese Italian Restaurant in historic Downtown Lawrence, Kansas in the United States. Subarna Bhattachan and Alejandro Lule, Co-Owners of La Parrilla and Zen Zero in Downtown Lawrence, Kansas, opened Genovese Italian Restaurant together with Armando Paniagua, formerly Executive Chef of Rose Pistola in North Beach area of San Francisco. Armando is an award winning chef who has 16 years of cooking experience in the San Francisco Bay Area. He started working at Rose Pistola as a Sous-Chef and was the Executive Chef for the past seven years prior to joining Genovese. He has travelled to Italy frequently for research and development, food and wine tasting, and getting to know the local culture, people and most importantly the food.
The interior changes at Genovese Italian Restaurant were made with input from Denton Nichols, a local architect, consulting from Katie Baird who owns His By Design, an interior design firm in Overland Park, KS and guidance from Jack Cronemeyer, a local contractor and a dear friend. The interior evokes a rustic Italian feel with Mediterranean colors, terra cotta tile blends, antique tile reproductions, mosaic, Venetian plaster and exposed wooden beams.
Genovese Italian Restaurant features seasonal rustic Italian cuisine from the Liguria region of North West Italy by the Italian Rivieras. The restaurant imported Italian made wood-fired rotisserie and charcoal grill. Additionally, another cooking feature is the gas/wood fired pizza oven. The menu features hot and cold antipastis, soup & salads, crisp thin pizzas, homemade fresh pastas --ravioli, fettuccine, pappardelle and gnoochi, and wood-fired rotisserie meats.
Diners can also choose from a wide range of wines from the Wine List whether the $20 List, Premium or Reserve List. Wines are featured from Italy, Spain, Portugal, US, Chile and Argentina, in addition to the Bellini from the Cocktail List or Vanilla Swirl Martini from the Martini List to name a few.
We hope you will enjoy our food, hospitality and service at Genovese Italian Restaurant in Lawrence, Kansas.