Valletta
Just maybe Malta's best pizza is the star at this Italian-owned pizzeria. That means the pizzas are served in a square shape Roman-style. Service is…
Must-see restaurants in Malta
Southern Malta
A Slow Food ethos meets Sicilian flavours at this relaxed restaurant away from the hubbub of Marsaxlokk's tourist strip. Locals and in-the-know Italian…
Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville
Lulu, set on a quiet side-street close to the Portomaso complex, is informal yet sophisticated. It is prettily decorated in ochre, white and green, with a…
Vittoriosa
Intimate, characterful restaurant Tal-Petut occupies a former grocery but feels like a home away from home. It's presided over by host-with-the-most…
Northern Malta
A great choice for a cheap meal is this local band club, a high-ceilinged hall with snooker tables at the back. There some outdoor chairs and tables…
Victoria (Rabat)
This cafe-bar has a nice atmosphere, with its marble counter, brass rails, dark wood and vintage ads on the walls, and has a couple of outside tables on…
Valletta
This friendly cafe has a great location – its outdoor tables are scattered under the trees in the pedestrianised area outside St John's Co-Cathedral. The…
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…
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…
Gozo
Waterfront Otters has a glorious, shady, outdoor terrace overlooking the bay. The menu has some great Gozitan choices, including braised lamb shank with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Victoria (Rabat)
This cellar bistro is a fun place for an aperitivo or dinner – it's intimate and welcoming – and is popular with locals and tourists for its delicious…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Malta
A lively, family-friendly poolside garden restaurant, prettily set, with fairylit trees, offering a good choice of pizza, burgers and tapas-style shared…
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…
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…
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.
Malta
Here you can pick up samples of Maltese specialities such as nougat, delicious nut brittle and fig rolls.
Malta
This popular local restaurant serves traditional Maltese cuisine such as rabbit and snails.
North Country Bar & Restaurant
Malta
Local eatery offering generous portions of Maltese dishes such as rabbit and sausages.
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…
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…
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…
Malta
Palazzo Castelletti, formerly used by the Knights of St John, has been converted into the appropriately grand restaurant San Andrea, with pale limestone…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
