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We've compiled the best of the best in Mdina and Rabat - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
A cluster of fine-dining options has sprouted up in Rabat's own little Michelin corner on Saqqajja Hill, just as you enter town, with one of the better reasons for this being the lush views you get of the countryside below. This stately entry from gregarious chef-owner Carl Zahra is arguably the finest, with a relaxed setting in an old stone-walled building. The seasonal menu of Mediterranean and pasta dishes is reliably excellent.
There isn't too much competition for your appetite within the walls of Mdina, with most of the alternatives over in Rabat. The one exception is this lunchtime favorite that is reliably packed when the tour buses are in town. Things quiet down in the evenings, and that's when the restaurant, in a 500-year-old building, finds its feet. Bag a seat in the pretty internal courtyard and take in a menu of mostly Mediterranean fare with plenty of Maltese, Turkish, and Italian influences.
