Malta’s Top 40 Restaurants For 2026 Revealed In Definitive(ly) Good Guide Awards
The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta and Gozo has announced its Top 40 survey rated restaurants for 2026, following its annual awards ceremony held at the Grand Hotel Excelsior.
Based on thousands of diner reviews submitted in the 2025 Malta and Gozo Restaurant Survey, these restaurants achieved the highest overall ratings, taking into account voter numbers, comments and detailed scoring across food, service and ambience. This year’s Top 40 restaurants, ranked from highest rated, are:
- de Mondion
- Sole by Tarragon
- Ion Harbour
- Venus
- Muża
- Trattoria da Manuele
- OyOy
- Opa
- Minoa
- Galea’s Kitchen
- Buonbon Café
- Adura
- Toro Toro
- Caviar and Bull
- Palio’s
- Scala
- Trattoria AD 1530
- Step 15
- Noni
- Ta Tona
- Lovage
- da Luigi
- Casa Gringo
- Don Royale
- Lubelli
- Chophouse
- Terrone
- Village Fork
- Ventuno
- Root 81
- Obi
- Bastion
- Bahia
- Mamachi
- Chatterbox
- The Golden Fork
- Tal Familja
- Trattoria ix Xatba
- Chiaro B’Kara
- Paranga
Additional category winners include:
- Best Food – de Mondion
- Best Ambience – Bahia
- Best Service – Sole by Tarragon
- Best Restaurant in Gozo – Ta Tona
- Best Chef – Sandro Vella
- Best Newcomer – Trattoria da Manuele
- Most Children Friendly – Don Royale
- Best Maltese Restaurant – Gululu
- Most Popular for Business Dining – Caviar and Bull
- Most Popular for Romantic Dining – Caviar and Bull
- Best Value for Money – Village Fork
- Favourite Café – Busy Bee Mriehel
- Most Promising Young Chef – Kimberley Ellul
- Most Promising F and B Maitre – Hosea Tabone
- People’s Choice Wine List – Country Terrace
What do you make of this list?
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