Rank 1: Sally Port PizzeriaValletta
87out of 100.dough 27bake 18sauce 17toppings 13value 8room 4
Handcrafted pizzas in a historic Valletta setting, classic Neapolitan alongside house specialities.
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Rank 2: Made in SudSan Pawl il-Baħar
84out of 100.dough 26bake 17sauce 17toppings 12value 8room 4
Southern Italian menu built around Neapolitan pizza and time-honoured technique.
Rank 3: Pizzeria Da MicheleSt Julian's
81out of 100.dough 25bake 17sauce 16toppings 12value 7room 4
The Malta branch of the Neapolitan original at Balluta Bay, working to a deliberately narrow menu.
Rank 4: I PupiValletta
78out of 100.dough 24bake 16sauce 15toppings 12value 7room 4
Sicilian-style pizza on South Street, wood-fired, with Italian-sourced ingredients.
Rank 5: Sotto Pinsa RomanaSt Julian's
75out of 100.dough 23bake 15sauce 15toppings 11value 7room 4
Roman pinsa rather than pizza: a blended flour, a long ferment, a lighter base.
Rank 6: PeperinoSt Julian's
72out of 100.dough 22bake 15sauce 14toppings 11value 7room 3
Italian menu inside the Mercury Towers development, handcrafted pizza among it.
Rank 7: Pulcinella PizzeriaIl-Gżira
69out of 100.dough 21bake 14sauce 14toppings 10value 7room 3
Long-fermented dough and wood-fired Neapolitan pizza on the Gżira waterfront.
Rank 8: Dal SicilianoTa' Xbiex
66out of 100.dough 20bake 13sauce 13toppings 10value 7room 3
Sicilian and Southern Italian cooking on Triq Testaferrata, pizza among a wider menu.
Rank 9: Bianco’sSt Julian's
62out of 100.dough 18bake 13sauce 12toppings 10value 6room 3
A long-standing Spinola Bay room with an extensive pizza list.
Rank 10: SalumeriaSt Julian's
58out of 100.dough 16bake 12sauce 12toppings 9value 6room 3
Artisan pizza in a garden setting behind the Spinola promenade.
The guide to Malta's pizza scene
The same ranking, cut by locality. Useful when the question is not which pizzeria is best on the island, but which is best where you are standing.
