Food & drink
Do you agree? Maltese food ranked 94th best in the world
Malta has been ranked just below Israel and just above Nigeria

Tim Diacono

Maltese food is the 94th best in the world, at least according to TasteAtlas.

The global food travel site released its annual rankings last December, but they’re gaining some online traction right now.

Malta is ranked 94th, just below Israel and just above Nigeria.

The classic pastizz and fenek are ranked as our best national dishes, both earning a score of 4.1 stars out of five. Ġbejna came in third with rating of 3.8.

Unsurprisingly, Italy was rated as the best food destination, with Greece second, and Peru third.

Portugal, Spain, Japan, Türkiye, China, France, and Indonesia made up the remaining top ten.

For Malta, it marks a ten-place drop from 2024/25, when it was ranked 84th.

20th July 2026


Tim Diacono
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Tim Diacono
Tim is a senior journalist and producer at Content House, driven by a love of good stories, meaningful human connections and an enduring appetite for cheese and chocolate.

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