Secret no more: Dolceria Josie Bonaci brings sweet dreams to University Residence and Lija
The best kept secret in Malta is no farther than 200 meters away from the Belvedere Tower in Lija. On the same street as the church, Dolceria Josie Bonaci deserves to be trumpeted loud and far, especially among those at the University Residence.
The dolceria offers food staples like spaghetti sauce, frozen pizza and instant coffee at prices comparable to the large nearby grocery store. They also provide fresh baked bread that tastes better than what you can get from the large grocery store at 70 cents for the small loaf and 90 cents for the larger. (Prices subject to change).
However, the real draw at Dolceria Josie Bonaci is the case of delicious desserts and snacks. The dolceria offers Maltese staples like November bones, honey rings and banafe. For my flatmate, they offer the best cream horns this side of Austria. However, for my money, it is the cannoli that take the cake.
I grew up with my grandma making cannoli on special occasions, which usually included me visiting for any length of time longer than four hours. The cannoli at Dolceria Josie Bonaci Take me back to that simpler time when grandma would fix me a plate of lasagna, tell me to “mangia,” serve e a second helping of lasagna, tell me to “mangia,” and then bring out the plate of cannoli. (I’m not sure which is better, her cannoli or her biscotti.)
It is nice to be able to have a convenient dolceria nearby where the people are friendly and the baked goods remind me of my grandma. Students at the University Residence should consider themselves lucky if they find this great place early on in their stay in Malta. Facing the church go right down the street past the ATM and the statue. The dolceria is on the left. 17 Sir Ugo Mifsud Street.
The dolceria offers food staples like spaghetti sauce, frozen pizza and instant coffee at prices comparable to the large nearby grocery store. They also provide fresh baked bread that tastes better than what you can get from the large grocery store at 70 cents for the small loaf and 90 cents for the larger. (Prices subject to change).
However, the real draw at Dolceria Josie Bonaci is the case of delicious desserts and snacks. The dolceria offers Maltese staples like November bones, honey rings and banafe. For my flatmate, they offer the best cream horns this side of Austria. However, for my money, it is the cannoli that take the cake.
I grew up with my grandma making cannoli on special occasions, which usually included me visiting for any length of time longer than four hours. The cannoli at Dolceria Josie Bonaci Take me back to that simpler time when grandma would fix me a plate of lasagna, tell me to “mangia,” serve e a second helping of lasagna, tell me to “mangia,” and then bring out the plate of cannoli. (I’m not sure which is better, her cannoli or her biscotti.)
It is nice to be able to have a convenient dolceria nearby where the people are friendly and the baked goods remind me of my grandma. Students at the University Residence should consider themselves lucky if they find this great place early on in their stay in Malta. Facing the church go right down the street past the ATM and the statue. The dolceria is on the left. 17 Sir Ugo Mifsud Street.