For when you know what you like: the Malta bars with the deepest shelves of whisky, gin, rum or agave.
Last checked 14 November 2026. No bar paid to be included.
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Japanese restaurant and lounge bar
Listed in the Michelin Guide Malta
A sleek basement Japanese restaurant on the corner of Strait Street and Santa Lucia Street, listed in the Michelin Guide, with a cocktail bar along one side of the room. Try the Sumotori: Japanese whisky, umeshu and vermouth, smoked with green tea.
📍 175 Strait Street, Valletta VLT 1455
🕒 Daily noon to 1am (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Gin and tapas bar
A gin and tapas bar on Strait Street, Valletta's old nightlife lane. Staff know their gins and the menu runs to drinks like the Valletta Mule and the Malta Spritz, with tapas to share and live music some nights.
📍 132 Strait Street, Valletta
Tequila and mezcal bar
A tequila and mezcal bar on Tower Road. Order the La Luz Margarita or the Mezcalito and check for live music nights.
📍 139 Tower Road, Sliema
Whisky and cocktail bar
An underground, cellar-like bar on Strait Street with more than 140 whiskies, one of the biggest selections on the island, plus cocktails and bistro food. An acoustic duo plays on Fridays. It is small, so it can feel snug when busy.
📍 Strait Street, Valletta
Mezcal and taco bar
Right next door to KAMY and run by the same owners, this Mexican bar pairs mezcal and tequila drinks with tacos and small plates to snack on between rounds.
📍 Old Bakery Street, Valletta
Cocktail and craft beer bar
A relaxed bar on Old Bakery Street with open taps for craft beer and a cocktail list known for its smoked margarita, a spicy margarita and a well made Cosmopolitan.
📍 67 Old Bakery Street, Valletta
🕒 Mon and Tue 5pm to 11pm; Wed noon to 11pm; Thu and Fri noon to midnight; Sat noon to 1am; Sun noon to midnight (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Gin bar
A gin specialist near Spinola Bay with a long gin cocktail list and staff happy to recommend. Ask for a gin flight to try several side by side.
📍 Spinola, St Julian's
Whisky and cigar lounge
Gozo's only dedicated whisky and cigar lounge, hidden in the old alleyways of Victoria. A good spot for a nightcap.
📍 Victoria, Gozo
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Start with AKI, Yard 32, ¡La Luz!, StrEat Whisky Bar and Ginscal Mezcal & Tacos. Our full list has 8 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.
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