Ali Baba

Top choice in Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville


Multiple recommendations from foodie locals add up to Malta's best Lebanese flavours. This popular restaurant is located in the Gżira district, around 1km west of Sliema waterfront. Bookings are highly recommended. More than 50 different dishes, designed to be shared mezze style, include black sesame-seed tahini, chicken and pistachio sausages, and brik pastries filled with squab and quail.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville attractions

1. Manoel Island

0.3 MILES

Manoel Island, which can be accessed via a short bridge from Gżira, is largely taken up by boat-building yards and the partly restored Fort Manoel. The…

2. Sacred Heart Church

0.38 MILES

Built in 1872 by Paul Vella, a Valletta priest. During WWII, the church's Franciscan friary was bombed and 23 people were tragically killed.

3. Lazzaretto di San Rocco

0.53 MILES

A 17th-century plague hospital on the south side of Manoel Island. More recently, the hospital served as an isolation hospital during WWI and was last…

4. Stella Maris

0.58 MILES

'Our Lady Star of the Sea' was built in 1877. On the third Sunday in August, the church's revered Our Lady Stella Maris statue is paraded through nearby…

5. Sliema Beach

0.79 MILES

The Sliema waterfront is edged by flattish rocks, with stepped access at various points. It's a good place to swim from, though the water tends to be deep…

6. ll-Fortiżża

0.81 MILES

Seaside tower built by the British in Gothic style in the 19th century; now houses a restaurant.

8. St Julian's Tower

0.82 MILES

A fortified coastal tower, built in the 17th century by Grand Master de Redin.