The police late yesterday arrested a Romanian man who was identified as having robbed Aroma restaurant earlier this month.
His image had been captured an CCTV.
The arrest was made at about 11 p.m. in a house in Swieqi after a tip-off to the police.
The man, who dyed his hair after the September 9 theft of €2,500, was found hiding under a bed.
He had slipped behind the counter of the restaurant in Sliema and stolen a wad of banknotes from the till while a waiter was distracted.