Businesses
Ħanut tal-Merċa ta' Bugibba
The Bugibba corner grocer — open since the bay was a village
Tal-Laħam Butchers
Qawra's family butcher — Maltese sausage cut to order
Frott u Ħaxix — Qawra Greengrocer
Fruit and veg off the back of the truck, Maltese-grown first
Salott Hair Studio
Cut, colour & blow-dry a minute from the bay
The Bay Barbers
Walk-in barbershop — skin fades, beards, hot towels
Mizzi Plumbing Services
Licensed plumber for the north — leaks, boilers, bathrooms
Spark Electrical Services
Registered electrician — rewires, faults, EV chargers
Fjuri Flowers
Bouquets, weddings and same-day delivery across the north
Bugibba Hardware & DIY
The ferramenta that has the one thing you need
Qawra Auto Garage
Servicing, VRT prep and tyres for the north
Ġorġ il-Beekeeper
Raw Maltese honey from the hills above Rabat
Il-Ġnien Olive Farm
Single-grove extra-virgin oil, cold-pressed in Dingli
Tal-Karmnu Farm Shop
Ġbejniet and kannoli from a 17th-century farmstead
Bizzilla tan-Nanna
Traditional Gozo bobbin lace, worked by hand
Il-Ħajjat — Valletta Tailor
Alterations, suits and repairs in the heart of Valletta
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