Fenkata: The Maltese Rabbit Feast Explained

Maltese rabbit stew served at Gozitan, St Julian’s

A fenkata is more than a meal. It is an evening built around rabbit, family and a long table. Here is what to expect.

A fenkata is a Maltese institution. Traditionally it begins with spaghetti dressed in the rich rabbit sauce, followed by the rabbit itself, fried with garlic or stewed slowly in wine. It is a meal made for sharing, for lingering, and for good company.

The whole table, the whole evening

What makes a fenkata special is not only the food. It is the unhurried pace, the passing of dishes, the friendly argument over the last piece. At Gozitan we keep that spirit alive in the heart of Paceville, every plate cooked the traditional way.

A fenkata is not a quick bite. It is a Maltese evening, and you are meant to stay.

See our menu

A fenkata is a Maltese institution. Traditionally it begins with spaghetti dressed in the rich rabbit sauce, followed by the rabbit itself, fried with garlic or stewed slowly in wine. It is a meal made for sharing, for lingering, and for good company.

The whole table, the whole evening

What makes a fenkata special is not only the food. It is the unhurried pace, the passing of dishes, the friendly argument over the last piece. At Gozitan we keep that spirit alive in the heart of Paceville, every plate cooked the traditional way.

A fenkata is not a quick bite. It is a Maltese evening, and you are meant to stay.

See our menu

Traditional Maltese cuisine served at Gozitan, St Julian’s
The dining room at Gozitan on a busy evening, St Julian’s
Gozitan storefront at dusk in Paceville, St Julian’s