Valletta Nightlife Tips by challenger

Tico Tico Bar: Having a drink with the locals Tico Tico Bar Review

Tico Tico is a cosy little typical local Maltese bar that only serves bottled beer, though you can never go wrong with a nice cool bottle of Cisk anyway. It is also pretty much the only bar in town that does actually stay open until about midnight… no matter how much the proprietors of Oliver Reed’s The Pub may want to convince you otherwise. ;-)

The owners, Tony and Mary, are wonderful and their food is simply delicious. Not that they even have a menu, but in a wonderful Mediterranean tapas style fashion they serve regular food for free together with the very inexpensive drinks: risottos, mussels, goat’s cheese and and and….

We discovered this place by pure chance when walking around extremely thirsty and stayed for a good few hours, whilst cancelling all other dinner arrangements. A fun time was had by all…….

Go in, have a few Cisk and give the owners my regards.

Dress Code: N.B.
I'LL LEAVE THIS TIP AS IT IS EVEN IF IT IS JUST A REMINDER OF A FUN NIGHT OUT, BUT I HAVE NOW HEARD THAT APPARENTLY THIS BAR TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE OTHERS ON STRAIT STREET HAS CLOSED. THIS MAY JUST BE A SEASONAL THING, SO I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME UPDATES FROM FUTURE TRAVELLERS TO MALTA.

Address: 61a, Strait Street

Phone: 232313

Theme: Eating and Drinking

The Pub: Last hours of a hellraiser The Pub Review

I very reluctantly put this pub down as a recommendation for a “night” time spot, as it generally closes between 16:00-18:00 in the summertime, depending on how busy it is. In the wintertime they apparently stay open a little bit longer.

Nevertheless, for an old film buff like myself this was a must see. This small English style pub was the place where Oliver Reed died while close to finish filming “The Gladiator” after downing one too many bottles of rum.

You can sit on the seat he was on when he collapsed on May 2, 1999. The ambulance arrived too late to resuscitate him as they were also engaged in attending to a car crash that occurred simultaneously.

It’s quite macabre to see how much The Pub has now established itself as an Oliver Reed shrine. There are scenes from his films on the walls as well as newspaper articles about his final hours and, yes, you can even buy a T-Shirt there showing a laughing Reed waving into the camera just shortly before he died.

Address: 136, Archbishop Street

Other Contact: thepub@starwebmalta.com

Phone: 21237525

Theme: Eating and Drinking

Website: http://www.starwebmalta.com