The 26th edition of the Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants awards ceremony will take place on 8th December at Xara Lodge.

Awards will be handed out in several categories, including Best Food, Best Service, Best Chef, Best Ambience, Best Wine List, Best Maltese Food Restaurant, Best Gozo Restaurant, and Best Business Entertainment.

The awards are based off a survey conducted in September among 6,075 diners, who ate out on average once or twice a week this year. Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants said their reviews therefore represent an estimated 473,850 dining experiences a year.

Some diners were also rewarded with special prizes for having provided the funniest, most relevant and most informative reviews.

Gino Chetcuti Debono won an overnight stay for two at Iniala Harbour House, including breakfast and dinner, while Stephanie Vassallo received an overnight stay for two at DoubleTree by Hilton Malta, and Kurt Galea won a stay at The Phoenicia Malta.

Maria Grech Gerada and Peter Galea each received a €150 hamper from J Calleja Ltd, while Joseph Xuereb won a €300 gourmet hamper from Dical House.

Keith Camilleri also received a set of Riedel wine glasses worth €59.

Ten runners-up were selected to receive copies of the 2027 edition of The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta & Gozo.

The survey attracted responses from 6,075 diners who eat out on average once or twice a week, with their reviews representing an estimated 473,850 dining experiences a year.

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