Pizza, pasta and plates for the table. Here's why Italian comfort food keeps working, and what we put in front of you at Matto on St George's Bay.

Two courses for €19.50, three for €24.50, and the same handmade kitchen as dinner. The set lunch at Matto, St George's Bay, Monday to Friday.

Malta knows pasta. This is the guide to the shapes, the regions and the dishes that make Matto's menu, from Roman carbonara to coastal vongole.

Fifteen opinions, one table. How to plan a group dinner in St Julian's that actually works: starters in the middle, handmade pizza, and a drink for every seat.

Sharing starters, hand-stretched pizza and aperitivo on St George's Bay. This is how a pizza night at Matto, St Julian's, actually goes.