Restaurant in St Julian's, Malta
Michelin-starred blind menus, book ahead.
Rosamì holds a Michelin star and runs two blind tasting menus — six or eight courses — inside a Maltese villa on Balluta Bay in St Julian's. It is the most credentialled occasion-dining option in the area, with a 4.7 Google rating and a local cheese and wine programme that grounds the experience in Malta. Book three to six weeks out; the restaurant is closed Thursday and Sunday.
Rosamì holds a Michelin star and serves two blind tasting menus inside a Maltese-style villa on Balluta Bay. Seats are limited, Thursday and Sunday are dark, and the restaurant operates a narrow six-night window each week — which means this is one of the harder bookings in Malta. If you want a structured, occasion-worthy dinner with Michelin credibility in St Julian's, Rosamì is the clearest answer. Book at least three to four weeks out, especially for Friday and Saturday.
Getting a table here takes planning. Rosamì opens Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Saturday, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM only — no lunch service, no walk-in culture. With a single seating window per evening and a dining room inside a historic villa, the total covers per night are finite. That scarcity is not engineered mystique; it is a practical consequence of the format. The kitchen runs a blind tasting menu, which means they control pacing and the number of covers they can execute well. If your dates are flexible, Monday through Wednesday typically offers slightly more availability than the weekend. For a Saturday in peak season, four to six weeks out is a safer horizon.
The format is a choice between two blind tasting menus: six courses or eight. Both come enriched with appetisers and a selection of local cheeses from small Maltese producers , a structural decision that makes the meal genuinely informative about the island's food culture rather than just internationally polished. The wine list spans labels from around the world alongside local Maltese wines, with a solid selection available by the glass, which is worth knowing if you want to explore the local producers without committing to a full bottle. For a special occasion where wine pairing matters, the by-the-glass breadth gives you more flexibility than a set pairing flight would.
The villa setting on Balluta Bay positions Rosamì clearly in special-occasion territory. This is not a casual drop-in for creative cuisine , the blind menu format asks you to commit to the kitchen's direction from the outset, which suits anniversaries, milestone dinners, and first-time visitors to Malta looking for a structured introduction to creative cooking with local grounding. If you want to order à la carte or eat on your own schedule, this is the wrong venue. If you want to hand the evening over to a Michelin-starred kitchen and see what they do with Maltese ingredients and an international toolkit, it is the right one.
Editorial angle worth noting: the blind menu format, combined with a small-producer cheese course, makes this more of a conversation about Maltese food than a generic fine-dining template. The six-course menu is the right entry point for first-timers or anyone uncertain about commitment; the eight-course version makes sense if the table is fully bought into the format and wants more range. Neither runs cheap at the €€€ price tier, but for a Michelin-starred tasting menu in Malta, the positioning is competitive with equivalent European restaurants of similar calibre. For comparison, blind tasting menus at Michelin-starred restaurants in larger European capitals frequently run significantly higher per head before wine.
Balluta Bay location puts Rosamì within the broader St Julian's dining corridor. If you are planning a night around the bay area, the surrounding options include [Caviar & Bull (Beef)](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/caviar-bull-st-julians-restaurant) and [Zest (Asian)](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/zest-st-julians-restaurant) for contrast , both are lower commitment formats that work well for pre-trip research if you want to gauge the neighbourhood before committing to the tasting menu experience. For a broader picture of what the island offers, see [our full St Julian's restaurants guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/st-julians), [our full St Julian's hotels guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/hotels/st-julians), and [our full St Julian's bars guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/bars/st-julians). For those exploring Malta's wine culture beyond the restaurant, [our full St Julian's wineries guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/wineries/st-julians) and [our full St Julian's experiences guide](https://www.joinpearl.co/experiences/st-julians) are worth a look.
Google reviewers rate Rosamì at 4.7 across 201 reviews, which is a high floor for a tasting-menu-only format , formats that tend to polarise more than à la carte restaurants. That consistency suggests the kitchen delivers reliably rather than peaking on certain nights. Elsewhere on the island, comparable Michelin-level experiences include [ION Harbour by Simon Rogan in Valletta](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/ion-harbour-by-simon-rogan-valletta-restaurant) and [Le GV in Sliema](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/le-gv-sliema-restaurant), which are worth considering if your itinerary takes you beyond St Julian's. For dining further afield, [Al Sale in Xagħra](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/al-sale-xagra-restaurant), [AYU in Gzira](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/ayu-gzira-restaurant), [Bahia in Balzan](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/bahia-balzan-restaurant), [Commando in Mellieħa](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/commando-melliea-restaurant), [Giuseppi's in Naxxar](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/giuseppis-naxxar-restaurant), [Grotto Tavern in Rabat](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/grotto-tavern-rabat-restaurant), and [Level Nine at The Grand in Għajnsielem](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/level-nine-at-the-grand-gajnsielem-restaurant) cover a range of price points and styles across the island. For creative fine dining in a global frame, [Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/allno-paris-au-pavillon-ledoyen-paris-restaurant) and [Arpège in Paris](https://www.joinpearl.co/restaurants/arpge-paris-restaurant) represent the category's upper tier for reference.
Bottom line: Rosamì is the most structured, occasion-appropriate dinner in St Julian's with a verifiable award credential. Book well ahead, commit to the blind menu format, and go with eight courses if you want the full picture.
Rosamì is a Michelin-starred restaurant in St Julian's running blind tasting menus only , there is no à la carte option. It sits in the €€€ tier and operates six evenings a week (closed Thursday and Sunday), which makes it a deliberately limited experience. First-timers should book at least three to four weeks out, confirm any dietary requirements in advance (the kitchen needs to know before the menu is set), and choose the six-course menu if they are uncertain about the commitment level. The Balluta Bay villa setting makes it one of the more atmospheric rooms in St Julian's , arrive a little before 6:30 PM to take it in.
You do not order at Rosamì , the kitchen decides. Both menus are fully blind, meaning the courses arrive based on what the team is cooking that evening. The eight-course menu gives you more range and includes the local cheese course from small Maltese producers, which is one of the more distinctive elements of the experience. If you want to engage with Maltese wine alongside the food, ask for guidance on the by-the-glass list; the selection is strong enough to pair course by course without committing to a bottle.
Because the menus are blind and set by the kitchen, dietary restrictions need to be communicated well before your visit , ideally at the time of booking. Contact the restaurant directly to flag any requirements. A venue running a structured blind menu can usually accommodate with notice; arriving on the night expecting substitutions is not a realistic ask. No phone number is listed publicly, so use the booking platform or contact method you used to make your reservation.
Yes, if a Michelin-starred blind tasting menu format suits the occasion. At the €€€ tier, Rosamì is priced below comparable one-star tasting menus in Western European cities. The 4.7 Google rating across 201 reviews suggests the kitchen delivers consistently, not just on good nights. The local cheese course and Maltese wine selection add genuine regional value that you would not find at an internationally generic fine-dining operation. If you want à la carte flexibility or a less structured evening, the format will frustrate you , but for a special occasion meal, the value case is solid.
Noni is the closest creative fine-dining alternative in the same city and sits at €€€€, so expect to pay more. ION Harbour by Simon Rogan is a €€€€ contemporary option with a strong international pedigree , better for diners who want a known chef name attached to the experience. For something substantially more casual at €€, Fernandõ Gastrotheque covers Mediterranean cuisine without the tasting menu commitment. If price is the primary driver, Commando and Marea both sit at €€ and are considerably easier to book.
Yes , it is one of the clearest special-occasion answers in St Julian's. The Michelin star, the villa setting on Balluta Bay, the blind tasting menu format, and the local cheese and wine elements all point in the same direction: a structured, celebratory dinner where the kitchen takes responsibility for the evening. It works for anniversaries, milestone birthdays, or a high-effort date night. The one practical note: book far enough ahead that you are not restricted to a midweek date if the occasion has a fixed calendar date attached to it.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosamì | Creative | Overlooking the serene Balluta Bay, Rosami is set within a charming Maltese-style villa, home to a restaurant that is classic, elegant, and irresistibly romantic. Here, the chef and his team craft mod...; Overlooking Balluta bay, Rosamì is a beautiful Maltese-style villa that is home to a classic, elegant and decidedly romantic restaurant. Here, the chef and his team prepare modern dishes with an international flavour proposed in two blind tasting menus: the first with six courses and the second with eight, enriched with a selection of appetisers and local cheeses from small producers, offering an opportunity to discover some Maltese excellences during the evening. The wine list includes labels from around the world as well as local wines, with an excellent selection available by the glass.; Michelin 1 Star (2024) | Hard | — |
| Noni | Modern Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Marea | Italian, Asian | Unknown | — | |
| ION Harbour by Simon Rogan | Contemporary | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Commando | Mediterranean Cuisine | Unknown | — | |
| Fernandõ Gastrotheque | Mediterranean Cuisine | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Rosamì measures up.
Rosamì is dinner-only, running 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, and closed Thursday and Sunday — plan your Malta itinerary around that. The format is blind tasting menus only: six or eight courses, no à la carte. Seats inside a Maltese villa on Balluta Bay are limited, so book well in advance. With a 2024 Michelin star, this is the highest-credentialed dinner option in the St Julian's area.
There is no ordering — both menus are blind, so the kitchen decides. Your choice is between the six-course and eight-course formats, both supplemented with appetisers and a selection of local cheeses from small Maltese producers. If you want the fuller picture of what the kitchen can do, the eight-course is the stronger case.
Dietary accommodation details are not in the available venue record, but blind tasting menus at Michelin-starred restaurants typically require you to flag restrictions at the time of booking. Contact Rosamì directly before reserving — given the fixed format, last-minute requests are harder to manage here than at à la carte venues.
At €€€ pricing with a 2024 Michelin star behind it, Rosamì is the most credentialed tasting menu in Malta and the value comparison shifts accordingly. The inclusion of local cheeses from small producers and Maltese wines by the glass adds genuine regional context you won't find at comparable price points elsewhere on the island. If blind tasting menus are your format, this is where to spend the money in Malta.
ION Harbour by Simon Rogan in Valletta offers a comparable fine-dining tasting menu experience with a high-profile chef attachment and Grand Harbour views — a strong alternative if you want a named chef context. Noni is a looser, more accessible creative option in Valletta for those who want Michelin-recognised cooking without the full commitment of a blind menu. For something less formal in the St Julian's area, Fernandõ Gastrotheque covers creative plates at a lower price point.
Yes — a Michelin-starred blind tasting menu inside a Maltese villa on Balluta Bay is a strong special-occasion format, and the deliberately romantic positioning makes it a better fit for two than for groups. Dinner-only service from 6:30 PM keeps the atmosphere consistent. Book the eight-course menu for a milestone; the six-course works for a celebratory dinner without the full commitment.
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