The Malta bars with the best views, for sunset drinks and a night above the city.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Rooftop bar
On the 20th floor of the ME Malta hotel beside Mercury Tower, with 360-degree views, DJs and Japanese sharing plates. The short cocktail list includes the Byakuren, made with sake, triple sec, lychee and jasmine. Go from golden hour into the night.
📍 ME Malta, Mercury, St George's Street, St Julian's
🕒 Daily 6pm to midnight (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Bar
One of Valletta's best-loved bars, with views over the Grand Harbour and live jazz on most Friday nights, when people spill out onto the steps. Get there before 8pm for a seat for the jazz.
📍 St Ursula Street, Valletta
Rooftop bar
Up several flights of stairs in Victoria, Gozo, with two roof terraces: one looks over St George's Basilica, the other over the Citadella. Sharing dishes and cocktails.
📍 Circolo Gozitano, 6 Triq Sir Adrian Dingli, Victoria, Gozo
Hotel terrace bar
The terrace bar at The Phoenicia hotel, just outside the city gate in Floriana, looks out over the Grand Harbour. Cocktails cost about €12 to €16. Book ahead in the evening and ask for a front-row seat.
📍 The Phoenicia Malta, The Mall, Floriana
Rooftop cocktail bar and grill
A cocktail bar and grill on the 14th floor of the Preluna Hotel, with wide views over the sea. It is at its best at golden hour. Book at weekends.
📍 Preluna Hotel, 124 Tower Road, Sliema
Hotel cocktail bar
A classy cocktail bar at the Hilton Malta overlooking Portomaso Marina. Signatures include a Singapore Sling and a Thai Tea Mojito. The bartenders will make a drink to your taste.
📍 Hilton Malta, Portomaso, St Julian's
Sky bar and club
On the 22nd floor of the Portomaso Business Tower, with views over St Julian's and the sea. Go after 10pm at the weekend, when it turns into a club. Order a Martini.
📍 Portomaso Business Tower, Level 22, St Julian's
Rooftop bar
Opposite St George's Bay, with two bars, VIP sofas, a dance floor and DJs, open from noon to 2am every day. Busy most nights and packed at weekends. Smart casual dress.
📍 St George's Bay, St Julian's
Bar in a cave
A bar set inside a cave in Mellieħa, with views over Mellieħa Bay lit up at night and inventive cocktails. Good value outside the peak season.
📍 Adenau Street, Mellieħa
Harbour bar
A bar dating back to the time of the Knights, above Mġarr Harbour, where people watch the ferries come and go at sunset. Known for the best Aperol Spritz on Gozo.
📍 Mġarr Harbour, Gozo
Rooftop pool and lounge
On the 19th floor of the InterContinental Malta: an infinity pool by day that turns into a lounge at sunset, with grill dishes, cocktails and wine. Open from mid-April to the end of October.
📍 InterContinental Malta, St George's Bay, St Julian's
Beach club
A seafront beach club at Tigné Point with what many call the best view in Malta's beach club scene: straight across the water to Valletta.
📍 Tigné Seafront, Sliema
Beach club
Malta's most famous and biggest beach club, a large infinity pool looking over St Paul's Bay, with DJs and a celebrated sunset. Open from April to October; summer pool parties sell out, so book ahead.
📍 Triq it-Trunciera, St Paul's Bay
Beach club
The beach club that sits on the sand rather than on rocks, in the natural bay of Għajn Tuffieħa on the west coast.
📍 Għajn Tuffieħa, Mġarr
🕒 Daily 9am to 9pm (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Wine bar
A casual wine bar on St George's Square in Victoria, Gozo, with tables looking at St George's Basilica. A good place for a sundowner and a glass of local wine.
📍 St George's Square, Victoria, Gozo
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Start with Radio Rooftop, Bridge Bar, Bell & Bastion, Panorama at The Phoenicia and The Skyroom. Our full list has 15 bars.
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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