The best restaurants Valette

Close to the Grandharbour Hotel, this Italian restaurant is open only at noon with a clientele of businessmen and office staff who give it a nice club atmosphere. The terrace in height is very pleasant. A reduced card and simple, well-made dishes, including fish. Excellent pasta and good desserts. Small prices.

An interesting address. The restaurant is located just a stone's throw from the Grand Masters Palace. Under elegant vaults, you can enjoy huge pasta or risottos dishes accompanied by sometimes original sauces (at Amaretto, Pernod, fresh vegetables, etc.). The dish of tortellinis scatolati surrounded by a delicious crust is particularly rich. Huge and varied pizzas are also on the menu.

The cheapest restaurant at the Waterfront Promenade. Basic dishes (pasta, pizza, salads…), but rich. Decorated like a large boat, the frame will please children. Good service.

A Japanese design restaurant where you can eat sushi. Also a mini-area bakery where you can take a quick breakfast for less than 5 €.

It combines the ambience of an old bistro with an arty decor, featuring weathered woodwork, vintage bottles, antiques and contemporary art canvases. The menu features exceptional spontaneous market cuisine, with dishes that vary according to the season and the inspiration of the chef, who favors local sourcing. The restaurant also boasts a top-notch wine list, as well as a very small terrace, which is much sought-after and often crowded in fine weather.

If you had to choose just one on the long seafront promenade, this would be it. A restaurant with a terrace overlooking Saint-Laurent Church and the Malta Maritime Museum on the other side of the shore. The view at sunset is breathtaking. Take a pizza from the à la carte menu, you won't be disappointed... Surprised, on the other hand, you may well be, particularly by the spicy dough, which looks more like a clafoutis than a fine Italian dish. But by the taste too, and the gourmet filling for a lower price. You get what you pay for. If you're lucky, the cannons of Valletta will punctuate every bite as you watch in amazement.

With its terrace overlooking Spinola Bay, you'll find hearty gourmet pizzas and burgers, sometimes served with a homemade onion sauce. Cheddar, bacon, salad are among the classics (we recommend the detox salad), don't forget the Maltese, made with a rabbit steak. Your choice of shrimp, fish and lamb sandwiches. Vegetarians are not forgotten with a selection of vegetable fritters and salads. Please note: the silent garden at the back, except in case of football matches where they will be broadcasted on the giant screen.

A good Italian house where it's better to book the day before. Lots of atmosphere and an opportunity to rub shoulders with the Maltese. Grilled fish and some wonderfully prepared local dishes, all accompanied by chardonnay or transalpine wines. No menu but a market cuisine composed according to the arrival of fish and starters in a showcase. The dishes are all excellent (rabbit and lobster ravioli in particular), the fish is very fresh and the antipasti varied. Keep a place for the chocolate pie on a biscuit crumble base.

Open since February 2016, this pizzeria (owned by the same Roman family as the trattoria of the same name) is a pure success story. The room looks like a wine cellar with an open kitchen where you can admire the pizza maker in action. This is the best pizza in Malta, without a doubt. Fine dough, fresh products, golden crust.

Smart tip: if you're looking for an experience of your own, take the pizza to go (preparation time 5-10 min maximum) and then head for the Hasting gardens next door. And there you can enjoy your meal with the Three Cities lit up under an omnipresent moon.

It is the restaurant of the hotel Casa Ellul that opens its doors in the evening. At its head, Steve Scicluna who took possession of the place after many years of practice in starred restaurants in London and Dublin. His bias: to combine a French inspired cuisine with Japanese techniques and ingredients. This will result in, for example, shrimp dumplings with a coconut sauce or a tomato and green bean tart with Alsatian bacon. All this via a menu that changes every week. Great art.

Opened at the beginning of 2022, this restaurant aims to break away from traditional offerings. Here, the focus is on products and their freshness. And they are prepared in the style of international cuisine, with the right amount of reference to Asian trends and the prevalence of burgers. The menu is meant to be a sensory journey that can be enjoyed, for example, by tasting a hamburger served with fried brie or an octopus terrine. You can also have breakfast and later discover the many cocktails concocted in-house.

The restaurant is beautifully decorated and housed in the King's Own Band Club, a band that received royal assent from Edward VII in 1903. The menu features traditional Maltese dishes (fried goat cheese, fish soup) as well as freshly caught fish and seafood (octopus, tuna, sea bass, swordfish). And for dessert, you can opt for imqaret. Lovers of open-air terraces should go there in the evening. Excellent welcome.

This is the latest restaurant to move into the prestigious Vederlin Hotel, a baroque-style palace built in 1650, in 2020. With since March 2022 a new chef, Tom Peters, recruited from a prestigious London restaurant. His ambition: a modern reinterpretation of classic dishes such as king crab, tuna tartar, celeriac pie with salt and a mushroom and truffle compote or pavlova for dessert. In the end, a pleasure for the eyes and the senses in one of the tables of Valletta not to be missed.

A superb view of the Grand Port, just this first element alone deserves a visit. But not only that. People also come here for the pleasure of savouring Mediterranean cuisine, with French inspiration. We confess a preference for asparagus on parmesan cream, caramelized onions and pistachios. For dessert, dark chocolate with truffles and a hint of coriander flavoured with candied pecan nuts is a must. You will appreciate the pretty presentation of the dishes as well as the soft background music or the beautiful wine list.

Nestled under the bastions of Valletta, along Marsamxett, here is an institution! Cockney started in 1932 with a small fishing shop and the fishermen, once the equipment bought came into the café from next door to play cards and have a coffee. This tradition has never left it, it is the place to enjoy fresh fish. But the pasta with mussels and clams also contributes to the reputation of this restaurant, all covered in wood. While waiting for the ferry to Sliema, this third generation family restaurant and its terrace overlooking Fort Manoel is highly recommended.

Located in the cellars of the luxurious Ax-Rosselli Hotel, this restaurant has just been awarded a Michelin star in 2019. It is headed by chef Victor Borg, who trained with Gordon Ramsey at the Aubergine Restaurant in London. He offers a selection of delicious dishes such as a sea bass tartar with whipped cream and oysters, rabbit confit with leek and black truffle fondue or roast Black Angus beef sirloin with smoked royal marrow. With a constant reference to the tailor's trade, from the menus to the dishes.

Back to the origins at the Giannini with chef Aaron de Giorgi back in the square. The semi Maltese, semi Mediterranean cuisine has a reputation that is well established. The menu often gives way to the inventive and succulent specialities of the day. On the menu, saffron fried risotto cake with rocket leaves and goat's cheese with pepper, roast lamb cooked with rosemary and tiramisu for dessert. For fish fans, a selection of the day's best catches is on the menu. The view will take your breath away and the food, the hunger.

In this restaurant, everything is cooked the Gozo way, with traditional products from the neighbouring island, which will delight the taste buds of those who will not have the opportunity to go there. There is an all-you-can-eat buffet for soups, salads and side dishes. And you can also enjoy a good rabbit stew, a very good dish of bragoli, horse meat, rabbit and suckling pig as well. You will especially appreciate the small covered terrace, away from the crowds of tourists. Excellent value for money for a hearty meal.

We fell in love with this restaurant located in an old 16th century building which is one of the best in the Maltese capital. It's a bit difficult to find but it's worth it. The atmosphere is intimate and the welcome of the owner Charles is perfect. If you go there as a lover, sit at the table at the bottom of the small staircase, near the small wine cellar: it's very romantic. On the food side, it is a gastronomic festival at the crossroads of Italian and Maltese cuisine. Eat light at lunchtime, as the starters have the consistency of a main course.

The staff were friendly and helpful. Overlooking the street with a terrace in the shade of the newspaper booth, a simple room inside which also makes bar and upstairs, even map but in a quieter place. Sometimes you have to make the tail, but you will not get bored, just look at the walls covered with photos and objects of different styles and periods, which tell the city. The success of the residents of Valletta is due to hearty portions, pasta and 20 sauces of Maltese choice and food. Authentic atmosphere and pleasant decor. As for service, it is fast and effective. Beautiful view of the co-cathedral.

This restaurant offers Roman specialities prepared by a couple of Italians, pure juice. To put you in the right mood, we will speak Italian to you upon arrival and will offer you a slate of the day, everything appetizing: homemade ravioli, fresh pasta or even a superb ham and cheese platter. A la carte, you will be able to try delicious meats. Whichever formula you choose, the price will be reasonable. Attentive staff. Remember to make a reservation, even for lunch, as it is often full of locals.

From the footbridge at the entrance to the town, you can't miss the terrace of this gourmet restaurant, carved into the rock of the moat that surrounds the old town. Many have looked for the entrance, but few have found it! After descending a steep staircase, you pass through a vaulted cellar dug into the fortifications, where beautiful tables with white tablecloths and silver cutlery are set, before emerging onto the terrace. In summer, it's THE most pleasant spot in Valletta, whether for a glass of fine wine as an aperitif or for dinner. The Mediterranean fusion-inspired cuisine is top-notch, subtle and delicious. Perfectly cooked pieces of beef and fish, tasty vegetables, sophisticated plates. The restaurant is rather expensive, but it's unrivalled in Valletta for the quality of its cuisine. Excellent service. While waiting for your meal, you can visit a small, free museum set up by the restaurant's owner, with some forty figures representing Malta's traditional trades, from fisherman to lace-maker.

Behind its light grey façade you will discover one of the best tables on the island, whose name derives from the founder's first name, Louis. Its Mediterranean cuisine is distinguished by its flavour, the perfect cooking of the ingredients, always fresh, light and refined presentation of the dishes. It is an inspired market cuisine, where customers choose the meats and fish on a tray before cooking and can see how fresh they are. The menu changes every day. The room is always full, so remember to make a reservation.

It's a fast food restaurant nestled in the staircase that hosts the bars of Malta's trendiest neighbourhood. You will find that the queue to get there is often long, day and night, with the aim of getting a precious wrap, the most popular being the chicken wrap, but also sandwiches, ftiras (Maltese pizza) or even pasta. The products are fresh and as the slogan says ("You name it, we make it"), the service is personalised. You can order online and have your order delivered to a wide range of locations.

In the middle of Merchant Street, this small family restaurant is located in a nice old building, 300 years old. As far as the cuisine is concerned, priority is given to the great classics of traditional Maltese cuisine, such as rabbit served with a sauce combining cheese, aromatic herbs and wine, or lampuki, the must of Maltese fish, in season. You can also enjoy fresh pasta dishes stuffed with ricotta cheese or fish or the soups of the day. There is a small interior space to sit in, but it is the large terrace that attracts.

It was in March 2018 that this place, known to the inhabitants of Valletta, reopened, since the address used to house the Django's Jazz Club and well before the Xmun's Bakery and Confectionnery, which served meat and cakes there decades ago. Today, this place is reinvested by a young chef, Jonathan Brincat, who gave his nickname "Noni" to the restaurant and has come to it with his previous experiences in London, Australia but also in Malta since he worked under the supervision of a Michelin at the Waterbiscuit in St Julian. Hence his choice: to reinterpret Mediterranean and Maltese cuisine by adding a touch of classic French cuisine. Logically, all the products are local and well sourced, both the fish and the meat or herbs that accompany them, and the menu changes with the seasons. But randomly, you could try braised beef croquettes with cauliflower purée, fish tagine or sheep chops served with moussaka. Finally, a carrot cake with pistachio ice cream. Reputation is mandatory, it is advisable to book.

Sisters Ramona and Roberta Precca are much talked about in Valletta's gastronomic scene with this restaurant, and two other culinary addresses, all new in the area. The Palazzo is a rather chic place where local Italian-inspired, contemporary and refined cuisine is served. On the menu: lots of fresh fish that will be presented to you before being cooked, seafood and also meats. For example, try the octopus carpaccio or the traditional rabbit accompanied by garlic and wine.

Beautiful old-fashioned décor and photos on the walls for this new restaurant with a burgundy façade, opened in May 2018. Here again, it is the chef's name that serves as the gateway to the city, since at its head is chef Aaron Degabriele, who works after more than twenty years of culinary experience in the city. On the menu, market cuisine, a judicious selection of specialities but also preparations on demand. As starters, Maltese specialities such as Gozitan ravioli, topped with Gozo cheese and simply toasted with garlic and tomato can be enjoyed. And continue to use the local metaphor by choosing the national dish, the rabbit, accompanied by tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices as well as a maternal ingredient, kept secret. The house also offers burgers, pasta and risottos. The whole thing looks great.

It will be difficult to forget its address, since that's what it says right off the bat. As far as location is concerned, it couldn't be better: right in the center of Valletta, a few steps from the Palace of the Grand Masters. And that's where, since 2017, it offers a high-end restaurant in a decor that is just as high-end. No flagship dish but a menu that changes every 8 weeks and gives priority to local and seasonal. In short, more of a culinary experience than a meal. The terrace of this multi-awarded restaurant is logically taken by storm.

It's one of the Maltese's favorite spots. Frequented by surfers and sports fans who come here to watch various matches on the big screen, but not only. The real bonus of this 3-storey bar-grill is the beautiful panoramic views over the sea, which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own chair. You can choose the higher perspective to enjoy a pizza and a giant salad, or opt for the lower terrace, just a stone's throw from Sliema's little pools, to enjoy a fresh orange juice or a cocktail, before taking a dip.

If you enjoyed him when he was at Marsaxlokk, you'll be sure to follow him to his new space inside Fort Saint-Ange, where you'll be able to enjoy a meal on the terrace. He has kept the same culinary inspirations, combining Maltese and Southern Italian traditions. The menu, which changes daily, focuses on fish and seafood: risotto de la mer, grilled octopus or fish tartare. For dessert, you can choose between tiramisu and the specialty lemon tart.

This old pastry shop has been tastefully transformed into an elegant restaurant and enjoys an excellent reputation among the inhabitants and employees of the capital. The cuisine is remarkable and the Maltese and Italian menu is frequently renewed. The local products (pickled vegetables, bigilla, goat cheese, rabbit, Maltese sausages) are well highlighted. The changing menu offers on some days a more pronounced detour to Sicily or even North Africa. It is, of course, quite expensive, but it is justified.

A restaurant with an elegant, jazzy atmosphere in a decor colored by the works of art hanging on the wall and the blown glass available for sale here and there. The Mediterranean and Italian specialties and fish are really well prepared, and the portions generous. What's more, you'll enjoy watching the cooks busy themselves with the order you've just placed. A word of advice: try the seafood platter to whet your appetite. A good address where the chefs have a know-how that is rare on the island.

A regular award-winner, this restaurant has now joined St Julian's, part of the Corinthia hotel group. It continues to specialize in seafood and fish, with options including red tuna, prawns and smoked octopus, as well as sharing platters of oysters and sturgeon caviar. Meat lovers are not forgotten, thanks to chicken with gorgonzola and grilled chops with herbs and mushrooms. Enjoy the sea view, with a sunroof in summer.

You will be discouraged from this restaurant because the dishes are not good, taste, and the freshness of food, more than questionable. It is tempting to stop there because the location is very nice, on Merchant Street, with this nice terrace, a smiling welcome and competitive prices for a restaurant in the sector. Make a stopover to take a drink…