Cosentino's occupies a converted railroad depot at 1 Railroad Place in Geneva, and the building gives the restaurant a character that most small-town Italian places lack. The brick walls and the old industrial bones of the space create a dining room that feels warm and lived-in without trying too hard. This is not a trendy farm-to-table reimagining of Italian food — it is a southern Italian red-sauce restaurant that has been doing the same thing well for decades, and the regulars who fill the dining room on weeknights are proof that consistency matters more than novelty.

The menu runs deep: house-made pastas, veal marsala, chicken parmigiana, eggplant dishes, and the kind of generous portions that make you reconsider ordering an appetizer. The pasta is the strongest category — the kitchen takes the time to make it in-house, and you can taste the difference. Cosentino's earned FLX Finest Silver for Best Italian Restaurant in both 2022 and 2025, which in a region that has no shortage of Italian-American dining options says something about staying power. Geneva has become a genuine food town in recent years, with ambitious restaurants opening on the lakefront and along Exchange Street, but Cosentino's fills a different role: it is the place where you go when you want a proper Italian dinner without a prix fixe menu or a two-hour wait. Date night works. Family dinner works. A solo plate of pasta at the bar after a day of wine tasting works. The prices are fair, the wine list leans Italian, and you will leave full.