Reviews

Every place we've reviewed.

Twelve establishments live, eighty-four reviewed in 2026 — the rest land as the editorial schedule allows. Filter by area, type, or score. No pay-for-play. Sponsored stops are flagged.

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12 of 12 venues

◦ Prima Roastery

Review · Roastery · Café · Valletta

4.7 / 5.0

Prima Roastery

The new Valletta location has the right machine, the right beans, and — finally — the right hands behind the bar. The Ethiopia Guji as espresso is a small revelation.

Specialty Wifi Outdoor

12 Sep 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Eden Kafé

Review · Coffee Shop · Naxxar

4.6 / 5.0

Eden Kafé

A new Linea Mini, a roaster on speed-dial, and the kind of espresso programme that justifies driving across the island. Bright peach-skin acidity, milk dialled to velvet.

Specialty Wifi Parking

10 Sep 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Lot Sixty One

Review · Specialty · St Julian's

4.5 / 5.0

Lot Sixty One

A serious operator with a serious bar. The Kenyan filter on a V60 is benchmark for the island. Service is brisk, the room is loud, the espresso is honest.

Specialty Filter Wifi

2 Sep 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Workshop Coffee

Review · Roastery · Café · Mosta

4.4 / 5.0

Workshop Coffee

A roastery that thinks about coffee like a winery thinks about grapes. The espresso menu rotates weekly. Filter is the move.

Specialty Filter Roaster

22 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ The Grain

Review · Brunch · Café · Sliema

4.2 / 5.0

The Grain

Brunch ambition occasionally overshadows the bar, but the flat white is consistent and the natural-light room is one of the best on the strip for a long Saturday.

Food Menu Outdoor Wifi

5 Sep 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Embarcadero Coffee

Review · Drive-Thru · Birkirkara

4.0 / 5.0

Embarcadero Coffee

The best drive-thru on the island, which we acknowledge is a low bar. Beans from a credible local roaster, baristas who actually pulled shots before the window opened.

Drive-Thru Parking Quick

15 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Cremeria Lungomare

Review · Café · Gelateria · Sliema

3.8 / 5.0

Cremeria Lungomare

The cappuccino is forgettable; the affogato is genuinely worth the walk. Treat the bar as a delivery vehicle for the gelato and you'll leave very happy.

Food Menu Outdoor Family

26 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Café Cordina

Review · Heritage Café · Valletta

3.4 / 5.0

Café Cordina

An institution that has not moved with the third wave. The room is irreplaceable, the cornetti are excellent, the espresso is a 1995 time capsule.

Heritage Food Menu

28 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Kafé tal-Pjazza

Review · Heritage Café · Mdina

3.1 / 5.0

Kafé tal-Pjazza

Five euros for a flat white inside the silent city. The tourist tax is real and the bar shows it. Order a tea and enjoy the view.

Heritage Outdoor Tourist

18 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Marsalforn Mornings

Review · Coffee Shop · Gozo

4.1 / 5.0

Marsalforn Mornings

A small, careful operation in a quiet bay. House espresso is consistent, the filter rotation is brave, and the owner remembers your name on visit two.

Specialty Outdoor Pet-friendly

8 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

◦ Maker House Coffee

Review · Specialty · Gżira

4.3 / 5.0

Maker House Coffee

Tight programme, small menu, no compromises. The lavender oat latte is a signature worth ordering. Seating for ten — get there early.

Specialty Wifi Plant-based

1 Aug 2026 — Calvin Briffa

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