A unique restaurant in the heart of Valletta
As a family-run buisness that has been passed on from one generation to the next, we pride ourselves in offering our customers everything we love: delicious local cuisine, star treatment, and a gorgeous setting in the capital city we adore so much, Valletta.Ours is a colourful history that has its roots in a hair salon that dates back almost 100 years and which still plays an important role in our ( remove rather unique ) business:
In 2017 we started operating as a restaurant and now we can offer both services.
Come pamper yourself and then treat yourself to a glass of wine, a plate of something tasty as you bask in the sun in one of Valletta’s most popular streets, Merchants Street.
After he passed away, his three children Tony, Giovanni and Emanuel took over. Emanuel’s only son, Ramon, was introduced to the business at an early age, learning not just the various techniques in haircare but the Galea family’s ethos. He took over in the late 1980s once Tony, Giovanni and Emanuel had passed on. Ramon now owns the place, together with his three children. He hopes that they and their children too will continue the business in which so many generations had invested.
Galea’s is a unique, family-run business that has been passed on from one generation to the next. Why unique? We’re both a hair salon which you will find located at the back of the property and a quaint restaurant situated at the front. You can Pamper yourself and treat yourself to a sumptuous meal under the sun or perhaps the stars as you take in the pretty setting of the capital city Valletta we are so proud to call ours. We run our business from a gorgeous 400-year old building set on one of Valletta’s most characterful streets: Merchants Street.
Eating out in style
Keen to keep the business contemporary, Ramon and his daughter decided to upgrade the place into a restaurant while retaining the hair salon at the back. The charming 400-year-old building is large enough to comfortably house both businesses. And that is how the restaurant with a joint hair salon was born. The restaurant was done up with chic chairs and chandeliers, an apt complement to the building’s gorgeous arches and old stone structure. And what better way to enjoy good wine and food when you’re feeling a million dollars?
EVENTS
Whether it’s a cosy birthday party, a wild hen or bachelor’s party, a lively staff party or another event you wish to celebrate, we offer set or casual menus, traditional or gourmet menus, finger food and an open bar.