In the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are seven restaurants in Malta with a Michelin-star rating.[1] The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. They were created to provide drivers with all the necessary information for travelling, including recommended eateries. In the 1920s, Michelin began sending undercover inspectors to restaurants and awarding Michelin stars to the best-rated ones.[2] Over time, Michelin stars became the most prestigious award restaurants can achieve.[3][4]
Before stars are given, restaurants are visited multiple times by different anonymous Michelin Inspectors. They rate the restaurants' food on five criteria: the quality of ingredients, mastery of flavour and cooking techniques, the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience, balance and harmony of the flavours, and consistency between visits.[2] Inspectors have at least ten years of experience.[note 1] They create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity, for inspection. If the Michelin Inspectors reach a consensus, Michelin awards the restaurant between one and three stars. One star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".[6][7] The stars are not permanent and restaurants are continuously re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant loses one or more of its stars.[2][8][note 2]
Michelin Guide Malta launched in 2020[9] with funding from the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA). The MTA signed a five-year agreement with Michelin in 2019 to commission them to review the island of Malta.[10] Every year since 2023, each Michelin-starred restaurant in the nation has sent a chef, who prepares a single dish, to Dine with the Stars, which is a charitable event raising money for the Malta Community Chest Fund.[11][12][13]
↑ In 2008, The Guardianwrote that five years of experience were necessary.[5]
↑ According to The Guardian, Pascal Rémy, a former Inspector, stated that although each restaurant in the Guide is meant to be inspected every 18 months, they are often only revisited every three and a half years.[6]
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