Under Grain

Under Grain is a fine-dining restaurant at 167 Merchants Street in Valletta, Malta, located inside the Rosselli - AX Privilege hotel. It holds one Michelin star, placing it among the most highly regarded restaurants in the country. The cuisine is modern Maltese, built around seasonal Maltese produce and presented as a set tasting menu rather than an extensive à la carte list. The tasting menu is the signature offering and the reason most visitors book: courses are composed from local ingredients and shaped by the season, so the menu changes through the year. The dining room is refined and calm, in keeping with a hotel restaurant of this standard, and the tone is smart rather than stuffy; dress is generally smart-casual to elegant, and conversation-friendly noise levels are typical. Service is paced for a long, multi-course evening, so diners should allow a good portion of the night. Indicative spend is EUR 100-180 per person, with the upper end reflecting additional beverage pairings; wine and drinks programme details are not documented here, but a pairing option is common at Michelin-level tasting-menu venues and can be confirmed when booking. Reservations are required, and the restaurant lists dinner service from 19:00 to 22:00 Tuesday to Friday, so the choice of nights is limited and tables can fill well ahead. Booking several weeks in advance is prudent for weekends and in the peak summer and autumn months, and the phone number is +356 2235 4168. Dietary requirements should be mentioned at the time of booking because tasting menus are prepared to a fixed plan. Merchants Street is one of Valletta's principal thoroughfares, so the restaurant is easy to reach on foot from the City Gate area and the main sights, and the hotel setting makes it a natural choice for a special-occasion dinner during a visit to Malta.