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Malta cocktail trails: 3 walking routes

Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.

Cocktail trails: 3 routes

Valletta: the steps and Strait Street

7 bars · about 14 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    Cafe Society13 St John's Street, Valletta
  2. 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    KAMY Cocktail Bar60 Old Bakery Street, Valletta VLT 1454
  4. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    67 Kapitali67 Old Bakery Street, Valletta
  6. 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Yard 32132 Strait Street, Valletta
  8. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    AKI175 Strait Street, Valletta VLT 1455
  10. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  11. 6
    StrEat Whisky BarStrait Street, Valletta
  12. 🚶 about 5 min to the next bar
  13. 7
    Bridge BarSt Ursula Street, Valletta

The Sliema seafront

4 bars · about 53 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    The Black Sheep72 The Strand, Sliema
  2. 🚶 about 14 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Hammett's Gastro Bar33 Tigné Seafront, Sliema
  4. 🚶 about 26 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    ¡La Luz!139 Tower Road, Sliema
  6. 🚶 about 13 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    The SkyroomPreluna Hotel, 124 Tower Road, Sliema

St Julian's: Spinola to Paceville

6 bars · about 16 minutes on foot in total

  1. 1
    The Gin RoomSpinola, St Julian's
  2. 🚶 about 5 min to the next bar
  3. 2
    Quarterdeck BarHilton Malta, Portomaso, St Julian's
  4. 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
  5. 3
    Tiffany LoungePortomaso Marina, Level -3, St Julian's
  6. 🚶 about 6 min to the next bar
  7. 4
    Radio RooftopME Malta, Mercury, St George's Street, St Julian's
  8. 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
  9. 5
    Kuch KuchMercury, St George's Street, Paceville, St Julian's
  10. 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
  11. 6
    The Thirsty BarberBall Street, Paceville, St Julian's

Map: cocktail trails

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Your questions

How long does a Malta cocktail trail take?

Each route has 4 to 7 bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.

Can I do Valletta and St Julian's in one night?

Yes. The Sliema ferry links Valletta and Sliema in a few minutes. St Julian's is a walk or a short bus ride along the seafront from Sliema.

Which is the best cocktail trail in Malta?

For first-timers, the Valletta route takes in the steps, Strait Street and the Grand Harbour views at Bridge Bar.

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Who wrote this guide

This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. Malta is next. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides, ahead of bringing Cocktail Week to Malta.

No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.

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