The Pub

About this place The Pub

The Pub on Archbishop Street is one of Valletta's most famous drinking establishments — a tiny, intensely atmospheric bar whose walls are covered in memorabilia and whose long history as a gathering place for Valletta's local and international community has given it a specific character that cannot be manufactured. The Pub is not a gay bar, but it has a long tradition of welcoming the LGBTQ+ community alongside the artists, writers, politicians, and tourists who have made it their own over the decades. Its size — the interior accommodates only a handful of people comfortably — creates an intimacy that makes conversations with strangers inevitable and often memorable. For LGBTQ+ visitors to Valletta, The Pub is the kind of place that connects you to the lived history of the city rather than simply its tourist surface.