# Rubino

Restaurant en Valletta · Valletta

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/malta/valletta/where-to-eat/rubino · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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A Maltese and Sicilian restaurant on Old Bakery Street, opened in 1906 as a confectioner's: a menu on a blackboard, fried rabbit and Sicilian cassata. Closed on Sunday.

A 1906 confectioner's that became a restaurant
Rubino is on Old Bakery Street, the street of the ovens, near St John's Co-Cathedral. It opened in 1906 as a confectioner's and Sicilian restaurant and has kept its period interior: a small, intimate room that feels more like a house than a dining room. The Michelin Guide lists it in Valletta with a Bib Gourmand, its distinction for eating well at a reasonable price, and the house says it has held it for seven years in a row.
The cooking is Maltese and Italian, traditional and generous, and the menu changes with the season: the dishes of the day are written on a blackboard, and the owner usually recommends what to order, especially to first-timers.
What to order
The dish the house is known for is fenek moqli: rabbit stewed in red wine with a bittersweet finish, Rubino's version of the Maltese national dish. On the sample menu published on the website:

Starters and pasta: Gozo asparagus in season, house-smoked octopus on carrot purée, spaghetti with bottarga (€22 / €26), orecchiette with Maltese sausage and 'nduja (€17 / €21) or rosemary risotto (€17 / €21), in half or full portion.
Mains: beef tagliata, pork fillet with honey and thyme, braised lamb (haruf brasato), bone-in veal Milanese, sea bass involtini with pine nuts and mint, red mullet en papillote (gurbell al cartoccio) and grilled squid, the last two at market price.
Desserts: the Sicilian cassata, which ties in with its confectioner's origin, white chocolate cheesecake, lemon sorbet, panna cotta, crema catalana.

They have a list of Maltese and foreign wines chosen for the house cooking. The Michelin Guide gives it a price of two symbols out of four; the fish at market price should be asked about before ordering.
Opening hours and booking
Open Monday to Friday at midday (12:30 to 14:30) and Monday to Saturday in the evening (19:00 to 22:30). Closed on Sunday, and on Saturday it serves dinner only. The room is small: book by phone on +356 2122 4656 or by email. It has air conditioning and accepts cards.

Qué pedir: the fenek moqli, the fried rabbit in red wine with a bittersweet finish, and for dessert the Sicilian cassata; let them tell you about the blackboard of the day

A tener en cuenta: Lunches only Monday to Friday; dinners Monday to Saturday. Closed on Sunday. The Michelin Guide includes it with a Bib Gourmand.

## Practical details

- Address: 53 Old Bakery Street (Triq l-Ifran), VLT 1454 Valletta
- Phone: +356 2122 4656
- Email: rubinomalta@gmail.com
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 12:30–14:30 y 19:00–22:30; Sat 19:00–22:30; Sun closed
- Closed on Sunday; Saturday dinner only
- Cuisine: Maltese, Sicilian, Italian
- House specialities: Fenek moqli (rabbit), Spaghetti with bottarga, Orecchiette with Maltese sausage and 'nduja, Sicilian cassata
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.rubinomalta.com/
- Coordenadas: 35.8995, 14.5129

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- [St John's Co-Cathedral and the Caravaggios](https://www.geocalia.com/en/malta/valletta/things-to-do/st-johns-co-cathedral), a 205 m
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## Consejos

### Book dinner
The room is small and fills up, especially on Fridays and Saturdays.

### Ask about the blackboard
The best of the day is not always on the printed menu.

### Do not leave it for Sunday
It is closed all day; on Saturday it opens only in the evening.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it open on Sundays?
No. It closes on Sunday, and on Saturday serves dinner only.

### What is the best-known dish?
Fenek moqli, rabbit stewed in red wine with a bittersweet finish.

### Is it in the Michelin Guide?
Yes, with a Bib Gourmand.

### Where is it?
At 53 Old Bakery Street, near St John's Co-Cathedral.

Destino: [Valletta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/malta/valletta.md)