Malta and Gozo have many finest restaurants. These restaurants offer both local and international food. The local food in Malta and Gozo is influenced by many cultures that dominated the island nation. Thus food is a mix of local and outside cooking. Traditional food has some interesting dishes.

Lampuki Pie is a dish comprising of dolphin fish and ingredients. Rabbit Stew is a famous local delicacy. Beef cooked in olive oil and locally known as Bragioli in Malta and Gozo is admired for its taste. Kapunata is the local ratatouille made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings. Bigilla, a thick pate of beans with garlic, is available everywhere in Malta and Gozo. Hobz biz-zej is a snack containing bread dipped in olive oil, tuna, onion, garlic, and capers.

Seafood and fish dominate food in Malta and Gozo. Stews and sauces are prepared from marine animals. Fenkata is a roasted rabbit marinated in wine and bay leaves. In Malta and Gozo, drinking water is collected from the sea via desalination plants or from aquifers.

Kinnie is a nonalcoholic local soft drink in Malta and Gozo. It is made from bitter oranges.  Cisk is the local beer in Malta and Gozo. French and Italian wines are widely available in Malta and Gozo.