The Atrium wine bar and grill is a spacious, attractive restaurant, furnished with blond-wood tables that is situated in the middle of Castle Street on the way to the Citadel. A separate entrance is on Savina Square, through Galleria Gaulos.

Its rustic walls, hung with posters of past exhibitions and surrounded by palms and stone sculptures in a sunny beautiful courtyard set the tone for the heart-warming simple fare at this popular grill.

Among items on our menu, we offer a light and savoury mix of antipasti, fresh, crisp salads, grilled fish, steaks and pasta dishes. You could begin with delicious goat's cheese with dried tomato, onions, olives, lettuce and capers. There are main courses of grilled fillet steak with mushroom sauce, potatoes, tomato and fennel; merluzz (hake) with a citrus dressing, chopped garlic and a hint of olive oil prepared on a lava grill.

Pasta dishes include spaghetti in garlic and olive oil sprinkled with fresh cheese; linguine tossed with shrimp, mussels and calamari in a basil and tomato sauce.

This unassuming Gozitan locale offers guests the comfort and secure knowledge that their meals will be familiar, traditional food that is perfectly complemented by an excellent house wine. The pleasant ambience, tasty food and very reasonable prices attract a loyal clientele of locals and visitors alike.


The Times "Weekender" October 14th, 2000 - by Rob Ricards

If you drive up the Citadel you have to go via Castle Street. Go slowly and glance to your right at the sign that says The Atrium. Here is a little daytime gem of a restaurant. It's known to few and I'm reluctant to tell you about it because I want its quiet charm to remain.

However, it's lovely little courtyard restaurant with a truly relaxed air. Teddy Mizzi, the owner, doesn't mind if you linger for ever over a coffee. He is a tall, amiable, philosophic kind of guy whose easy-going attitude is reflected in the peaceful ambiance of this family-run restaurant.

The menu is simple, but all the dishes are home-made with fresh produce, and prices are stunningly reasonable (the figure three never appears in the first column). Teddy is also aware that more and more people are vegetarian these days and caters for them quite widely.

When you've snacked, lunched or had your drink, read the newspaper or put the world to rights and you bring yourself to leave this desirable place, there is a further treat in store. You can exit through the cool labyrinth of Gaulos Gallery and take in a little culture on the way. For me, it's the place in Victoria, but it closes around 5 p.m., so if it's dinner you're after, you must look down another side street.



Please feel free to contact us for reservations or group bookings.
Our opening hours are from 10:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Saturday (or by appointment).

Tel: (+356) 79 562 384