Rubino

There are restaurants recommended by guidebooks. There are restaurants recommended by chefs. And then there is Rubino — a restaurant personally recommended by the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. When the President recommends a restaurant, you go. No questions asked. Rubino has stood on Old Bakery Street (Triq l-Ifran) in Valletta for over 100 years. It started as a confectionery, then a confiserie, and finally a restaurant serving authentic Maltese cuisine. prowadzący ends his Valletta day here and orders kapunata. Kapunata is Malta's answer to ratatouille: aubergine, peppers, tomatoes, olives, and capers slowly braised until the ingredients become one. Served with Maltese bread, it is a dish that tastes like the island's entire history in one bite. The interior is modest but elegant. No fireworks on the plate, no molecular gymnastics. This is food that grandmothers made for grandchildren — except served on porcelain with a white tablecloth. TACTICAL NOTE: Address: 53 Old Bakery Street (Triq l-Ifran), Valletta. Lunch is better than dinner — more intimate, daylight through the windows adds charm. Kapunata is obligatory. Prices reasonable for Valletta. The Order rates: 4.5 shields out of 5. Half a shield deducted because the menu is short. But every dish on it is perfect. President Metsola's recommendation is no joke — the woman knows her craft.