L-Imnarja: A Traditional Rabbit Feast

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Maltese rabbit stew at Gozitan, St Julian’s

L-Imnarja is one of Maltas oldest folk feasts, traditionally celebrated with a fenkata. We mark it the proper way.

L-Imnarja, held at the end of June, is one of the oldest feasts in the Maltese calendar, and tradition ties it firmly to rabbit. We honour it with a full fenkata: spaghetti in rich rabbit sauce, followed by the rabbit itself, fried with garlic or stewed slowly in wine.

A feast with deep roots

This is Maltese tradition on a plate, shared around a long table the way it was always meant to be. Come hungry, stay late, and experience one of the island’s most genuine food customs.

If there is one night for rabbit in Malta, this is it.

Reserve a table

L-Imnarja, held at the end of June, is one of the oldest feasts in the Maltese calendar, and tradition ties it firmly to rabbit. We honour it with a full fenkata: spaghetti in rich rabbit sauce, followed by the rabbit itself, fried with garlic or stewed slowly in wine.

A feast with deep roots

This is Maltese tradition on a plate, shared around a long table the way it was always meant to be. Come hungry, stay late, and experience one of the island’s most genuine food customs.

If there is one night for rabbit in Malta, this is it.

Reserve a table

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