Must-see restaurants in Malta

  • Badass Burgers

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    Besides 100% gourmet beef, the menu includes 'Off the Hook' burgers with prawn and haddock, and the 'Maltese' with rabbit and sausage. All are tasty and…

  • Tal-Familja

    Southern Malta

    A local favourite, with a huge menu and daily specials, at the heart of which are fresh seafood and classic Maltese cuisine. There's a set menu of four…

  • Otters Bistro

    Gozo

    Waterfront Otters has a glorious, shady, outdoor terrace overlooking the bay. The menu has some great Gozitan choices, including braised lamb shank with…

  • Trattoria da Pippo

    Valletta

    This hidden-away, informal Valletta hub, all green woodwork and gingham tablecloths, is a local favourite, with something of an old boys' club feel, and…

  • Gululu

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    Offering water's-edge dining, this place has balconies overlooking Spinola Bay, where you can enjoy Maltese homestyle favourites such as aljotta (fish…

  • Guze Bistro

    Valletta

    In the flagstone interior of a 16th-century house, hung with antique chandeliers and decked with wooden tables, Guze offers a short menu of spectacular…

  • Coffee Circus

    Southern Malta

    Rustic mismatched furniture, an informed and diverse approach to both tea and speciality coffee, and healthy food including wraps and salads all make…

  • Rickshaw

    Malta

    Fusion pan-Asian cooking by Filipino chef Karen Joy makes eating here a treat. Eat inside or out on the terrace. The menu covers all the bases from China…

  • Cuba

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    Always busy and lively, the sunny terrace here is a prime people-watching spot, almost jutting over the water, with a fantastic view of Spinola Bay. There…

  • Caffe Cordina

    Valletta

    Cordina was established in 1837 and is now a local institution. You have the choice of waiter service at the sun-shaded tables in the square or inside, or…

  • Trabuxu Bistro

    Valletta

    This place feels vaguely Parisian, and with dark red walls punctuated with paintings the setting entices you to linger. The Mediterranean menu is up to…

  • D-Venue

    Gozo

    D-Venue has blonde-stone arches downstairs, and a great glass-covered terrace on the 1st floor. Food is equally stylish, with choices like spaghetti with…

  • Carmen's Bar & Restaurant

    Southern Malta

    This tiny bar-restaurant is set in a fisherman's boat hut, among fishing boats, just above the Għar Lapsi swimming hole, and is a splendid, simple place…

  • Summer Kitchen

    Malta

    A lively, family-friendly poolside garden restaurant, prettily set, with fairylit trees, offering a good choice of pizza, burgers and tapas-style shared…

  • Arzella

    Gozo

    Set high up to the east of the bay, family-run Arzella has a covered terrace with great views out to sea, and buzzes with locals who come for its fresh…

  • RivaReno

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    This bright gelateria in the centre of St Julian's offers fantastic Italian ice cream in many different, delicious flavours using the best natural…

  • Agliolio

    Northern Malta

    Cheery, noisy and aqua-coloured Agliolio has an appealing Med-flavoured menu heavy on pizza, pasta and salads; nab a table outside overlooking the beach.

  • Parruċċan Confectionery

    Malta

    Here you can pick up samples of Maltese specialities such as nougat, delicious nut brittle and fig rolls.

  • Ta'Gagin

    Malta

    This popular local restaurant serves traditional Maltese cuisine such as rabbit and snails.

  • Step In

    Southern Malta

    There is a cluster of restaurants around the launching point for Blue Grotto trips, and Step In is recommended for terrace views out to sea and over to…

  • Ta'Rita Lapsi View

    Southern Malta

    This 1950s-style restaurant has the look of a '50s municipal swimming pool, with a slightly crumbling exterior fronted by trestle tables, but inside is a…

  • Point de Vue Guesthouse & Restaurants

    Malta

    Point de Vue, just outside Mdina's city walls, is popular with locals for its tasty pizzas, traditional dishes and impressive selection of steaks and ribs…

  • Palazzo Castelletti

    Malta

    Palazzo Castelletti, formerly used by the Knights of St John, has been converted into the appropriately grand restaurant San Andrea, with pale limestone…

  • Cosmana Navarra

    Malta

    Cosmana Navarra was the Maltese aristocrat who paid for St Paul's Church, and this restaurant is housed in her former home. It's a lovely old building…

  • Streat Whisky & Bar

    Valletta

    This place serves gourmet burgers, including the Obama, with bacon, onion relish and Marie Rose sauce. It's in a particularly good central location, with…

  • Rampila

    Valletta

    Rampila serves Maltese food such as pasta with rabbit on a wonderfully set outside terrace that overlooks the City Gate – book ahead. There's also the…

  • Porto del Sol

    Northern Malta

    Porto del Sol is a family-run restaurant with a sunshaded outdoor terrace and views of the bay from its large picture windows. It's popular with locals…

  • Wigi's Kitchen

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    Wigi's is the Malti pronunciation of 'Luigi's'. This much appreciated, family-run Italian restaurant offers views over the bay through its large plate…

  • Piccolo Padre

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    This casual, family-friendly pizzeria has fabulous sea views; try to snare a coveted table on the enclosed balcony. Pizzas are crunchy and tasty – the…

  • Ħaġar Qim Restaurant

    Southern Malta

    This pleasingly spacious restaurant, just above the Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra car park, has a large open-air terrace shaded by a bamboo-slatted canopy, a…

  • Inspirations

    Valletta

    The cafe of the St James' Cavalier arts centre, Inspirations has a long menu of sandwiches, pizzas, ftiras (Maltese bread) and salads, but the main reason…

  • Simler's

    Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville

    This bakery was established in 1945, and unlike most pastizzerijas, it bakes everything on-site, rather than baking pre-prepared pastizzi. You can see the…

  • Legliglin

    Valletta

    With tiled floors and brick arches, this is an intimate cellar wine bar, serving Maltese tapas alongside a fine list of tipples. The name means 'glug' in…

  • Sammy's – Il-Kcina Tal-Barrakka

    Gozo

    In a great location by the harbour in a lively strip of restaurants, Sammy's is a popular family-run restaurant with a crammed and atmospheric outdoor…

  • Melita Gardens

    Malta

    By the entrance to the San Anton Gardens in Attard, Melita offers balmy outdoor seating, with sunshades, wrought-iron chairs and tables, and greenery. The…

  • Ta'Nona

    Gozo

    With tables so near the sea you may get splashed, this is a nice simple place to have a beer and pizza or ftira (Maltese bread), and it offers more…

  • La Sicilia

    Valletta

    This unpretentious Sicilian-owned eatery fronts a tranquil little square. There are lots of hearty Italian pasta dishes, grilled meats and fish. However,…

  • Cockneys

    Valletta

    Cockneys, in a great location just next to the water taxi and ferry stop, is a Valletta institution. There's a boat-like wooden cabin with a cosy…

  • Grabiel

    Southern Malta

    Elegant Grabiel combines an upmarket seafood restaurant with a kiosk-style terrace cafe, which has less interesting food at cheaper prices. Wraps and…

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