Key facts
- Must try
- Pastizzi, ftira, rabbit stew, lampuki pie
- Markets
- Marsaxlokk Sunday fish market
- Drinks
- Local wines, Kinnie, Cisk
- Dining hubs
- Valletta, Sliema, St Julian’s, Marsaxlokk
Maltese classics
- Pastizzi — flaky pastries with ricotta or peas.
- Ftira and ħobż biż-żejt — Maltese bread with tomato, olive oil, tuna, capers and olives.
- Stuffat tal-fenek — rabbit stew; the fenkata is a rabbit feast.
- Lampuki — dorado, in season in autumn, often baked in a pie.
- Bigilla — a bean dip.
- Imqaret — date pastries.
Markets
The Marsaxlokk fishing village holds a lively market, with fish on Sunday mornings; farmers’ markets run in several towns.
Drinks
Local wines, Kinnie (a bitter-orange soft drink) and Cisk lager.
Where to eat
Valletta for atmosphere and fine dining; Sliema and St Julian’s for variety; Marsaxlokk for seafood; village bars for honest local food.
See living in Malta.
