The Is-Suq tal-Belt is a covered market hall built between 1858 and 1861 to replace an older Baroque market from the era of the Knights Hospitaller. The Is-Suq tal-Belt was the first building made mainly of an iron metal structure in Valletta. A direct hit during a German air raid in April 1942 caused significant damage that was poorly repaired in the postwar period. The building was extensively renovated and reopened as a food market in 2018.