Whether it’s a quick cheeky weekday snack or an all-out weekend cheat day, fried chicken is one of the ultimate guilty pleasures. With a surprising amount of options available, it’s time we finally decide who reigns supreme in Malta’s fried chicken dilemma.

In case you needed any more encouragement, here are the six go-to places for a fried chicken fix.

Scroll down to take our poll and vote for your favourite:

1. Southern Fried Chicken

Found in Qormi, Zabbar and Birkirkara, is Southern fried your chicken of choice?

2. KFC

If you’re looking for more Kentucky fried goodness, then Gzira, Luqa and Mosta are the towns for you.

3. Hunter’s Fried Chicken

This Zebbug haunt offers a new style of prepping the chicken – hunter fried.

4. Dee’s

It may look like a pizzeria, but Dee’s serve up some amazing fried chicken, all the way in Zurrieq.

5. Kentish Fried Chicken

This Mosta-based take-away also offers up some tasty Southern-style chicken.

6. Chick King

An icon of the Maltese nation – Chick King is found all over the island, ready to serve its delicious, crispy chicken.

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David Grech Urpani

Lovin Malta's Head of Content, Dave has been in journalism for the better half of the last decade. Prefers Instagram, but has been known to doomscroll on TikTok. Loves chicken, women's clothes and Kanye West (most of the time).