The Best Food Trucks in Malta Right Now

Malta has no shortage of places to eat. Restaurants. Cafés. Beach clubs. Restaurants inside beach clubs. Cafés inside restaurants inside beach clubs.

What Malta does not have, surprisingly, is a huge food truck scene.

Which is strange when you think about it. Good weather. Short distances. An entire island seemingly united by the belief that food should be available at almost all times.

Yet somehow there are only a handful of food trucks in Malta, with many having quietly disappeared over the years.

So this is not a giant directory of every van that has ever served something from a hatch. It is a small, opinionated guide to some of the best food trucks in Malta right now — the ones still standing, still serving, and still worth tracking down.

For a scene this small, though, it covers a surprising amount of ground. Within a few kilometres you can find Southern Thai street food, smoked brisket, biryani, seafood, burgers, crêpes, artisan pizza and a few ideas that probably started with someone saying “why not?”

In no particular order, these are the food vans worth finding.

Thaisty, Sliema

Behind Thaisty is a Thai duo determined to showcase the food they grew up with rather than a version adapted for somebody else’s palate.

Perched along the Qui-Si-Sana waterfront in Sliema, this street food truck specialises in Southern Thai street food, serving dishes that go well beyond your usual Thai curry. Here you’ll find Tom Yum Udon, Larb Neau, Hommie Wontons stuffed with pork, Moo Ping pork skewers and papaya salad served with sticky rice. And, of course, it would not be Thai without Pad Kapow.

There is also a rotating weekly special worth keeping an eye on, while the Traditional Iced Thai Tea with condensed milk has developed something of a following of its own.

A reminder that sometimes the best thing a food truck can do is stay true to exactly what it set out to be.

Thaisty
Ix-Xatt ta’ Qui-Si-Sana
Sliema
Website

Sea Bus, Zebbug

Found opposite the Skoda showroom on Imdina Road in Zebbug, Sea Bus is probably not where you would expect to stumble across octopus linguine, baby octopus burgers and pots of mussels.

Which, frankly, is part of the appeal.

The menu leans heavily into seafood, with dishes including Spaghetti al Mare, Carbonara al Gamberi, Calamari Fritti and baby octopus served in burger form. There are also pots of mussels, arancini and enough shellfish energy to make the whole thing feel far more restaurant-adjacent than its roadside location suggests.

Behind it is chef John Grima, who brings over two decades of professional culinary experience to the van. Seafood from a truck on one of Malta’s busiest roads should not make this much sense. And yet.

Sea Bus
Imdina Road
Zebbug
Website

Tipsy Toastie, Msida

Parked at Ta Xbiex’s Roland Marina, Tipsy Toastie does not appear particularly interested in doing things the conventional way.

The graffiti-covered truck specialises in loaded sourdough toasties and UFO-style burgers, although do not expect traditional burger patties. Instead you will find fillings like slow-cooked rabbit in the Nasty Rabbit, pulled duck in the Duck Around And Find Out and pulled pork that has been given considerably more attention than most people give their New Year’s resolutions.

Elsewhere, there are smoked sourdough toasties including Carbonara, Not So Ham & Cheese, 3-Cheese and Caramelised Pear, plus house-made dips, dirty sides and rotating specials. Then there are the alcohol-infused sprays, which sound deeply unserious until you remember the whole thing is called Tipsy Toastie.

Proof that taking yourself seriously and making good food are not the same thing.

Tipsy Toastie
Roland Marina
Ta’ Xbiex
Website

EAT, Mosta & Pembroke

With its recognisable vintage van, EAT has become one of the more distinctive sights on Malta’s food truck scene.

Operating out of Mosta and Pembroke, EAT focuses on slow-smoked meats, soft ftira, Philly cheesesteaks and burgers built around proper low-and-slow barbecue rather than gimmicks.

The smoked beef brisket ftira remains one of the standouts, while the Philly Cheesesteak and smoked pork belly pastrami have built loyal followings of their own. There are loaded fries, smashed burgers and even a Beyond Meat option for those taking a temporary break from smoked meat. Brave. Possibly necessary.

Sometimes simplicity is the flex.

EAT
Mosta and Pembroke
Website

Thoretto’s Pizza, St Paul’s Bay

Malta’s first and only Italian artisan pizzeria on wheels is serving proper Italian pizzas from a truck.

The menu stays firmly rooted in Italy, with classics like Margherita, Regina and Diavolina alongside richer combinations topped with mortadella, buffalo mozzarella and stracciatella. There are also dessert pizzas for anyone who believes Nutella improves almost every situation.

What makes Thoretto’s interesting is not novelty for novelty’s sake. It is the fact that someone looked at Malta’s food truck scene and decided what it really needed was a proper artisan pizzeria on wheels.

Somehow, it works.

Thoretto’s Pizza
Xatt Il-Pwales
St Paul’s Bay
Website

Haidar Biryani Wala, Sliema

Sometimes a menu with twenty options is impressive. Sometimes a menu with two is even more impressive.

Serving from Tower Road in Sliema, Haidar Biryani Wala focuses on one thing: biryani. Available as either chicken or vegetable, it is freshly prepared, halal and gluten-free, with chai also making an appearance because of course it should.

There is something quietly reassuring about a food truck that knows exactly what it wants to be and sticks to it. No sprawling menu. No identity crisis. Just biryani, served from a van, doing exactly what it came to do.

Haidar Biryani Wala
Tower Road
Sliema
Website

Giffy’s, Naxxar

Set up in Naxxar, Giffy’s has built a loyal following around burgers that remain proudly Maltese at heart.

The Cavett Burger combines beef, Maltese sausage and white gbejna, while the Kinnie Dog might be one of the most Maltese menu items you will find anywhere on the island. The menu also stretches into pulled beef ftiras, pork belly ciabattas and hot dogs, but the Maltese roots keep showing up. Subtlety was not the brief.

There is also the ever-popular breakfast ftira loaded with sausage, eggs, bacon, steak and cheese, for anyone who believes breakfast should arrive with structural integrity and a small warning label.

Not every food truck needs an identity crisis.

Giffy’s Food Truck
Triq John Adye
Naxxar
Website

Krepree, PAMA, Mosta

Long before food trucks became fashionable, Krepree was already flipping crêpes in Malta.

What started as a single crêpe trailer back in 2003 has since expanded into multiple locations across Malta, while still serving crêpes from a van in Mosta.

The menu ranges from sweet classics to savoury combinations featuring guanciale, falafel, pulled pork and spicy taco fillings, all made to order. It is street food in its most reliable form: quick, customisable, and almost dangerously easy to justify as both lunch and dessert.

More than two decades later, it is still going strong. Which is probably the best review a food business can get.

Krepree
PAMA Shopping Village
Triq Valletta
Mosta
Website

All of the food trucks featured above are also available on Wolt, for those days when leaving the house feels like an unnecessary extra step.