Businesses
The Crochet Nook
Hand-crocheted storage baskets, made by hand in Msida
Ta' Pavia Confectionery
Maltese nougat made in Żabbar since 1993, and carried to the village feasts
Filfla Chilli Co.
Artisanal Maltese chilli preserves, made in Attard
Nelli's Ċarkuterija
Nose-to-tail Maltese charcuterie, cured in Victoria
Miralumé
Hand-poured candles and wax melts, made in Siġġiewi
Fjamma Brew Gozo
Coffee roasters in Xagħra, on Gozo
Katierra
Ceremonial cacao from Peru, and chocolate made by hand in Xewkija
Caffè Cordina
Valletta's grand caffè on Republic Street — serving since 1837
Is-Serkin (Crystal Palace)
The legendary Rabat pastizzeria — pastizzi and milky tea since the 1940s
Fontanella Tea Garden
Cakes on the Mdina bastions with a view across half of Malta
Busy Bee
Kannoli and Maltese confectionery on the Msida front since 1933
Maxokk Bakery
Wood-fired Gozitan ftira from a Nadur side street since the 1930s
Mekren's Bakery
Century-old wood oven on the road to Ramla — ftira, bread and qassatat
Azzopardi Fisheries
The bay's fish shop — from a fishing family, since 1985
Collis Williams Pharmacy
The Valletta pharmacy — dispensing on Republic Street since 1860
O'hea Opticians
Eye care on The Strand with an in-store lab — many jobs done in an hour
Meridiana Wine Estate
Boutique estate wines grown entirely in Maltese soil, at Ta' Qali
Tal-Massar Winery
Third-generation Għarb vintners — 20,000 bottles from terraced Gozo vines
Ta' Mena Estate
Gozo's first agri-tourism estate — wines, oil and pantry from one family farm
Xwejni Salt Pans — Leli tal-Melħ
Sea salt hand-harvested from the Xwejni coast since the 1860s
Jubilee Foods
Artisan Gozitan conserves by It-Tokk — no preservatives, no additives
Mdina Glass
The original glass of Malta — mouth-blown at Ta' Qali since 1968
Gozo Glass
Family glassblowing studio at Ta' Dbieġi Crafts Village
Bristow Potteries
Malta's leading ceramics house — hand-painted at Ta' Qali since 1972
Ta' Rikardu
Ġbejniet from Rikardu's own flock, served inside the Citadel
Diar il-Bniet
Farm-to-table in Dingli — the menu grows 200 metres away
Ta' Marija
Gastro Maltese kitchen and folklore nights in Mosta since 1964
Il-Barri
The fenkata house on Mġarr square — Sammut family since 1940
Commando
Michelin Bib Gourmand cooking in a 300-year-old Mellieħa house
Gululu
Kċina Maltija on Spinola Bay — rabbit, dips and local wine
Tal-Familja
Family seafood tradition on the edge of Marsaskala since 1998
Ir-Rizzu
Pick your fish from the counter, facing the Marsaxlokk luzzus
Ta' Karolina
Tables at the water's edge of Xlendi Bay, by Karolina's cave
Il-Kartell
Seafood by the waterline in old Marsalforn boathouses, since 1973