Where to get breakfast dishes from different parts of the world in Malta

Breakfast is, as your parents probably told you, the most important meal of the day. But breakfast is much more than just avocado on toast, omelette or basic scrambled eggs, there’s a massive amount of breakfast dishes from all over the world full of flavour and seasonings

Here’s a list of where to get international breakfasts in Malta. You’ll find breakfast dishes from all over the world including India, Turkey, Mexico and more (make it exciting and try a different breakfast each week):

Cafe 25, Gzira – Turkish

This splendid modern cafe flies the flag for traditional Turkish sweets (baklava galore) and savoury delights (like their sandwiches), and coffee. They have a nice selection of Turkish breakfast trays not seen anywhere else on the island (to my knowledge).

Try the Sucuklu Yumurta (scrambled eggs, Turkish beef sausage, feta, tomatoes, cucumber olives), Menemen (turkish-spiced scrambled eggs with tomatoes and herbs), the Kavurmali Yumurta brekkie tray (with roast beef in its own juices and feta), the Pastirmali (scrambled eggs with halal beef pastrami and feta), or the Gozleme breakfast with the option of cheese or potatoes a filling. All trays come with fresh tomato, fresh Turkish bread, cucumber and olives.
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Chicha Hut, Bugibba – Filipino

Indulge in a hearty breakfast, the Filipino way. When I travelled to the Philippines for a couple of weeks, the breakfast there was top notch and like a warm hug to your soul.

At Chicha Hut the very authentic breakfast is served from 9am – 1pm. Indulge in traditional fare, each coming with garlic fried rice and two fried eggs such as Tapsilog (cured beef) Hotsilog (Filipino red hot dog), Dasilog (salted fish), Longsilog (Filipino sausage) and Topsilogÿ(cured pork). Prices range from €7.50-€9.
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Taco Bar, St Julian’s – Mexican

The only proper Mexican joint on the island welcomes you to try their scrumptious classic brekkie offerings (with a slight modern twist) that are typically found in.

Go for ranchero eggs (two fried eggs served on a corn tortilla topped with ranchero sauce, sliced avocado, sour cream and coriander) or chilaquiles (homemade nachos/totopos topped with in-house tomato sauce, melted cheese, creme fraiche, coriander and grilled chicken or potatoes). Available from 11.30am.
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Taste of India, Msida – Indian

Here you’ll find dosa (a thin-battered pancake made from fermented rice) filled with either nothing, onion, spiced masala potato curry, egg, or cheese.

Other traditional Indian breakfast options involve a variety of uttapam (a type of dosa from South India but thicker with toppings instead of fillings with the same options as the dosa fillings), puri (deep-fried bread made from unleavened wholewheat flour) with lamb, ghee, chicken, or chole, or tuck into Idli (steamed fluffy cakes made from fermented rice and lentil batter) to dip into sambar, which is a veggy spiced stew/light curry.
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Don Edward Cafe Bistro, Msida – Colombian

This small brand new hidden gem freshly prepares humble Colombian cooking with no frills. Huevos pericos (scrambled eggs with tomato and onions) served with arepas or rice, is what you can expect on the breakfast front.
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Hammett’s Mestizo, St Julian’s – Latin American

Their popular Latin American fare extends to breakfast where guests can start their day with Guacamole with a Twist (guac on toast, cheese, cherry tomato, onion coriander), a Cuban sandwich (roast pork, pork ham, salami, cheese, pickles, mustard), or the Mexican staple huevos rancheros (fried egg, tomato, pepper, chilli, coriander, cheese with a Chilean flatbread or tostadas).

For a sweet breakfast opt for either the Latin American Shortstack (pancakes with caramelised bacon and sugar cane), or the Banana Shortstack (with duke de leche and mixed nuts).
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Kyoto Japanese Bakery, Sliema – Japanese

Being a former Tokyo expat, I was ecstatic when I discovered this super kawaii cafe the week it opened back in 2020.

If you ‘re more of a coffee and pastry for breakfast type of person, grab their gorgeous selection of Japanese pastries such as their signature colourful melonpan breads which are sweetbuns covered in a layer of crispy cookie dough (their name is due to their appearance not taste), fluffy shokupan (Japanese milk bread), bear buns filled with chocolate, edamame cheese bread, and more

Hojicha latte (a roasted Japanese green tea with cocoa notes), iced matcha latte, Sencha tea, your usual coffees and hojicha iced teas are some of the drinks options.
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Photo Credit x3 – Wolt