Caffe Cordina

Historic Maltese café, est. 1837 — breakfast, brunch, tavola calda, patisserie in Republic Street

Address: 244 Republic Street, Valletta VLT 1114, Malta
Phone: +356 2065 0400
Hours: Monday–Saturday 7:30 AM–11:00 PM; Sunday 7:30 AM–5:00 PM

Menu prices: €1.50–€25.50 · €€ · Median main: €22 · 72/72 with a published price

Historic Maltese café, est. 1837 — breakfast, brunch, tavola calda, patisserie

Breakfast

• Full English — €15.00

  2 fried eggs, grilled bacon, 2 Cumberland sausages, grilled tomato, sautéed mushrooms, baked beans and hash browns, served with toast
• Create Your Own Omelette — €13.00

  Signature omelette mix filled with two choices from smoked gammon, onions, cheese, tomato, sautéed mushrooms or bacon; served with toasted bread
• Scrambled Eggs Croissant — €11.00

  Savoury croissant filled with scrambled eggs and bacon jam
• Breakfast Pastizz — €11.75

  Traditional home-made ricotta pastizz topped with sautéed mushrooms, fried egg, house pecorino and truffle fondue

Brunch

• Eggs Benedict — €15.00

  Toasted sourdough topped with home-made bacon jam, paprika, 2 soft poached eggs and freshly made hollandaise sauce
• Eggs Royale — €15.75

  Toasted sourdough topped with smoked salmon, 2 soft poached eggs and freshly made hollandaise sauce
• House Special Brunch — €16.00

  Toasted sourdough topped with home-made guacamole, bacon jam, 2 soft poached eggs, truffle and pecorino fondue

Hot Snacks

• Maltese Pastizzi — €1.50

  Traditional savoury pastry with ricotta cheese or mushy peas and minced-beef filling
• Qassata — €4.00

  Maltese pie filled with ricotta cheese or spinach and anchovy
• Maltese Quiche — €6.50

  Short crust dough filled with Maltese sausage, sun-dried tomatoes, broad beans, Gozo peppered goat cheese and local ricotta
• Plain Croissant — €2.50

  Light, flaky pastry with a buttery flavour
• Arancina — €4.50

  Sicilian rice delicacy filled with mozzarella cheese and a choice of ham and pea, spinach or bolognese
• Twistees Carbonara Arancina — €6.00

  Aged Carnaroli rice cooked in traditional carbonara style, filled with guanciale, Pecorino cheese and egg yolk, coated in crushed Twistees and golden breadcrumbs
• Pizza Siciliana — €6.25

  Closed pizza filled with tomatoes, ham, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms and onions
• Bombette — €5.50

  Deep fried dough with spinach, mozzarella cheese and ham
• Closed Sausage Pizza — €5.00

  Dough filled with home-made tomato sauce, wudy sausage and mozzarella
• Beef or Chicken Pie — €4.00

  Beef with mixed vegetables, onion, mild spices and fresh cream, or chicken with mushroom, onion and fresh cream

Sandwiches

• Jumbo Ham or Cheese — €6.75

  Jumbo sandwich with butter spread, filled with cheddar cheese or smoked gammon, served with hash browns
• Jumbo Ham and Cheese — €7.75

  Jumbo sandwich with butter spread, filled with cheddar cheese and smoked gammon, served with hash browns
• Breakfast Sandwich — €10.50

  Jumbo sandwich with butter spread, filled with grilled bacon, cheddar cheese and fried egg, served with hash browns
• Croque Monsieur — €14.00

  Oven-baked jumbo sandwich filled with Dijon mustard, Gruyère cheese and smooth smoked gammon, topped with mornay sauce, served with hash browns

Nibbles To Share

• Maltese Platter — €22.50

  Serves two. Marinated black olives, butter beans, peppered sheep cheeselets, Maltese sausage, home-made bigilla dip and sun-dried tomatoes, with water biscuits and Maltese bread
• Alaskan Smoked Salmon Crostini Bites — €12.00

  Serves four. Toasted sourdough topped with in-house tomato chutney and Alaskan smoked salmon
• Chef's Shellfish Platter — €25.50

  Serves two. Fresh shellfish, local prawns and octopus sautéed with garlic, spring onions, chilli, cherry tomatoes, white wine and tomato sauce, served with double-coated French fries
• Twistees Carbonara Arancini Bites — €13.00

  Aged Carnaroli rice in carbonara style with Pecorino cheese and guanciale, coated in crushed Twistees and golden breadcrumbs, served on homemade truffle fondue

From the Bread Counter

• Ftira La Maltija — €13.00

  Traditional Maltese ftira with tomato paste, lettuce, tuna, mint, capers, onion, olives, giardiniera and sliced local peppered sheep cheeselets; served with crisps
• House Falafel Wrap — €12.00

  Beetroot tortilla wrap with hummus, bulgur wheat, falafel nuggets, grilled halloumi and coriander dressing; served with crisps
• Club Classic Chicken Wrap — €15.00

  Classic club tortilla wrap filled with smoked chicken strips, bacon lardons, boiled egg, mayonnaise and Red Leicester cheese; served with crisps

Home-made Burgers

• Classic Burger — €15.00

  200g char-grilled home-made 100% beef patty with fancy lettuce, sliced tomatoes, onions and American cheese in a brioche bun, served with double-coated French fries
• House Burger — €16.00

  200g char-grilled home-made 100% beef patty with American cheese, grilled bacon, caramelised onion and in-house sauce in a brioche bun, served with double-coated French fries
• Wagyu Burger — €20.00

  Grilled home-made Wagyu beef patty in a buttery puff pastry bun with crisp lettuce, mature cheddar cheese and tomato relish, served with double-coated French fries
• Vegan Burger — €17.00

  Grilled 100% plant-based patty with fancy lettuce, sliced tomatoes and onions on a vegan bun, served with crisps
• Crispy Chicken Fillet Burger — €15.50

  Deep fried battered chicken fillets in a toasted brioche bun with lettuce, tomatoes and in-house sauce, served with double-coated French fries

Salads

• Nicoise Salad — €16.00

  Medium-grilled fresh tuna steak on dressed misticanza leaves, new potato, boiled egg, French beans, Kalamata black olives and cherry tomatoes
• Greek Salad — €14.00

  Diced cucumber, cherry tomato, green peppers, red onions, Kalamata black olives and marinated feta cheese, dressed with olive oil and oregano
• Cordina Classic Chicken Salad — €15.00

  Marinated chicken medallions on dressed misticanza leaves, boiled egg, bacon, grana shavings, quinoa, artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes and house dressing
• Chef's Octopus Salad — €18.50

  Grilled marinated octopus tentacles with misticanza salad leaves in citrus-infused oil, cherry tomatoes, spring onions and caper berries

Pasta

• Ravjul tal-Irkotta — €14.00

  Local ricotta ravioli with a Maltese-style rich tomato sauce
• Baked Lasagna — €14.00

  Classic layered home-made lasagna with bolognese and bechamel, topped with fresh mozzarella di bufala
• Tagliatelle Beef and Maltese Sausage Ragù — €15.50

  Tagliatelle tossed in home-made slow-cooked beef and Maltese sausage ragù sauce
• Rigatoni Chicken, Pancetta and Truffle — €16.50

  Rigatoni with sautéed pancetta, onions, garlic and chicken breast cooked in white wine, finished with fresh cream and tartufo
• Classic Spaghetti Carbonara — €18.00

  Traditional spaghetti carbonara with crispy guanciale, aged Pecorino Romano, freshly cracked black pepper and egg yolk
• Spaghetti ai Frutti di Mare — €21.00

  Spaghetti with fresh cozze, vongole and local red prawns cooked in garlic, spring onions, fresh chilli, cherry tomatoes, white wine and prawn bisque, finished with a touch of butter

Pizza

• Classic Margherita — €13.50

  San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, fior di latte and basil oil
• Pepperoni — €14.50

  San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, fior di latte, pepperoni and basil oil
• Capricciosa — €15.50

  San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, fior di latte, mushrooms, smoked gammon, artichoke hearts, black olives, boiled egg and basil oil
• Quattro Stagioni — €15.50

  San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, fior di latte, pepperoni, egg, ham, mushrooms and pitted olives
• Prosciutto e Grana — €16.00

  San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, fior di latte, Parma ham, grana shavings, cherry tomatoes and basil oil
• Maltija — €16.00

  San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, fior di latte, Maltese sausage, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, caponata, local peppered sheep cheeselet and basil oil
• Tartufi e Funghi (Bianca) (Pizza) — €13.00

  Home-made truffle cream sauce, fior di latte, mushrooms

Main Courses

• Local Traditional Rabbit — €23.50

  24-hour marinated rabbit in balsamic vinegar, curry, wine and thyme, sautéed in garlic, served with double-coated French fries
• Classic Chicken Diane — €21.00

  Char-grilled marinated chicken breast medallions topped with classic home-made Diane sauce, served with double-coated French fries
• Chef's Mediterranean Octopus — €23.00

  Twice-cooked fresh tender octopus sautéed with garlic, spring onions, cherry tomatoes, tomato sauce and chilli, tossed in a white wine herb butter reduction, served with double-coated French fries
• Home-made Battered Fish and Chips — €20.00

  In-house beer-battered cod fillets with mushy peas, garlic mayo sauce and seasoned fries

Kids Menu

• Chicken Nuggets — €10.00

  Served with lightly seasoned double-coated French fries
• Fish Fingers — €10.00

  Served with lightly seasoned double-coated French fries
• Penne Pasta — €10.00

  Choice of sauce: tomato, cream and ham, or ragù

Sweets & Pastries

• Kannol Rikotta — €5.00
• Kannol Pistacchio — €5.75

  Flaky pastry filled with sweet ricotta, pistachios, cinnamon and icing sugar
• Cassatella Siciliana — €6.00

  Sambuca liqueur-soaked sponge, sweet ricotta, chocolate chip, candied peel and diced hazelnuts, topped with marzipan
• Maltese Pudina — €6.00

  Maltese bread pudding with dried and candied fruit and walnuts, topped with strawberry jam
• Rum Baba — €6.00

  Rum-soaked light cake filled with custard cream, sprinkled with coconut shavings
• Kwareżimal — €6.00

  Traditional Maltese Lenten sweet with a hazelnut crumble base, topped with honey and almonds
• Diplomatica — €6.00

  Rum-soaked sponge, marzipan and hazelnut cream between two layers of puff pastry, topped with icing sugar
• Honey Ring — €6.00

  A traditional Maltese sweet made with black treacle (għasel iswed), marmalade, orange peel and spices
• Black Forest Tart — €6.00

  Chocolate biscuit tart filled with black cherry and kirsch liqueur-soaked chocolate sponge, topped with chantilly cream
• Chocolate Fudge Brownie — €6.00

  Rich chocolate cake with walnuts, covered in hazelnut milk chocolate
• Snickers Cake — €6.00
• Lemon Cheesecake — €6.00

  Home-made lemon cream cheese set on a crumb base, glazed with lemon glaze
• Apple Pie — €6.00

  Sweet pie crust with apple filling, a touch of cinnamon, dusted with sugar
• Tiramisu — €6.00

  Savoiardi biscuits dipped in espresso and Kahlua liqueur, layered with sweetened whipped eggs, tiramisu cream and mascarpone, dusted with cocoa powder

Afternoon Tea

• Time for Tea — €18 per person

  Serving 2 persons or more. Finger sandwiches, mini Maltese sweets and free flow of Althaus loose tea or freshly brewed coffee. Monday to Saturday 9am–3pm, Sunday 9am–2pm