Roża

Roża is situated at the entrance to St George’s Square, where the local community meets a steady stream of tourists exploring Gozo’s capital. Balancing the expectations of two such contrasting clienteles and providing both with quality meals and attentive service is a challenge, but one that Roża is meeting with confidence. Step inside and you’ll find the buzz of the square gives way to a modern climate-controlled dining area, comfortable even on the hottest days. Beyond this awaits an 800-year-old stone building featuring a large traditional vaulted mill room and a welcoming shaded open-air courtyard. The combination of simple architecture, warm lighting, and a friendly, efficient service team all combine to give an atmosphere of intimacy and calm.

As a venue with all-day trade, the menu is cleverly designed for broad appeal. Diners can opt for casual options and light bites such as sharing platters, wraps, salads, and burgers, or choose a fuller dining experience of starters, pastas, and hearty vegetarian, fish, and meat mains. Familiar favourites such as mussels, prawns, duck, steak, and falafel all feature, but in keeping with the setting, these sit alongside dishes designed to celebrate Maltese heritage ingredients and recipes such as cheeselets, swordfish, sausages, rabbit, and slow-cooked pork. The result is a menu that feels both universally familiar, yet proudly Maltese at heart.