7 Unique Restaurants in the Maldives
7 Unique Restaurants in the Maldives
7 Unique Restaurants in the Maldives : Meals/food is a fundamental part of your holiday in the Maldives and often accentuates your vacation experience, regardless of the country’s location in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Maldives is a dynamic culinary destination renowned for its Maldivian Cuisine.
The Maldivian Cuisine features simple yet flavorful recipes which impressive most of the visitors, most the local ingredients in the cuisine includes seafood, fruit and an array of spices. The Maldivian food is typically nutritious and the food isn’t without its comfort eats for example bite-sized friend snacks known as hedikaa that are a daily staple with morning and evening tea.
The Maldivian resort present more diverse and lavish gastronomic offerings, these luxurious retreats are offered in some of the most exclusive and unique restaurants in the Maldives.
The wide range of eateries at the resorts in the Maldives is mind-boggling and every gourmand’s dream come true, from Italian, Japanese and Indian restaurants to chef-led vegan hotspots. Maldives offers something for every palate to savor.
A Maldives holiday is about enjoying the good things in life and Gourmet food is one of them, however gourmet food is one them, however a perfect culinary outing is as much about the ambiance as food.
On top of the unique restaurants in the Maldives are the underwater eating spot located below the water, they provide an unimaginable epicurean affair which unlike anything you have experienced before.
The Maldives, treetop restaurants boast views of different kind, dinner at these high-up establishments includes stunning panoramas especially at sunset for a truly romantic adventure. However, these are not the only exclusive places to the Maldives. From a restaurant reached by zipline to one you can access on a traditional cargo boat.
Here is a list of 7 (Seven) unique restaurants worth visiting while on your Maldives Holiday
- Tavaru at Velaa Private Island
Tavaru at Velaa Private Island lies in versatility, the Tavera Tower with its pearl-white exterior is an architectural wonder rising to 37 feet. Allowing diners to admire the island and the surroundings from an unmatched vantage point.
The restaurant is also home to a Japanese teppanyaki, located on the top floor. The restaurant houses three individual grills where guests get to relish a culinary show along with the finest in Japanese cuisine, the restaurant is perfect is perfect for an eventful dinner and plates delectable bento boxes during lunchtime.
The restaurant also houses the resort’s Wine Cellar featuring an impressive collection of over 500 labels, wine enthusiasts can have a taste of everything from the new world and grand marques to boutique organic wines.
- Ba’theli Restaurant
The Ba’theli Restaurant on Milaidhoo Island is an exceptional culinary destination in the Maldives often ranked among the unique restaurants on the islands, the restaurant’s location on a traditional cargo boat, moored on the turquoise lagoon creates a perfect thematic atmosphere for a memorable dinning experience on the Maldives islands.
Ba’theli Restaurant offers both on-deck and indoor seating, by service recipes inspired by South Asian Spice route, the restaurant also celebrates Maldivian trade and culinary heritage. The alfresco dining seats you under the star, the interiors are air conditioned and have glass floors to view the aquatic life below.
The tasty Menu ta Ba’theli Restaurant changes with seasons, it typically consists of exquisitely plated contemporary renditions of classic Indian, Sir Lankan and Maldivian preparations.
The restaurant opens only for dinner from 19:00 to 22:30.
- Flying Sauces – Soneva Fushi
For visitors who love a thrill factor to their culinary outings, Flying Sauces is an ideal and most unique restaurant to visit in the Maldives, the restaurant offers one of the most dining experiences in the world.
This restaurant is one a kind requiring its guests to zipline through the island’s lush tropical foliage before arriving at their table situated at the height of 12 m, from the edge of the vegetation location, guests are privy to astounding sea and island views.
The 200m zipline starts from The Den and runs 5 to 10 m above the group, it is a one-hour journey taking diners from platform to platform and through rope bridges.
Food at The Flying Sauces is seasonal and elegantly plated, it is prepared in an open-air kitchen using fresh seafood and ingredients got from the organic gardens on the island. The highlights of the menu include marinated prawns with avocado purée, black cod with Jerusalem artichoke purée, and plant-based cheesecake.
Flying Sauces only functions during daylight hour and is open for breakfast, high tea and early dinner.
- Junk Food Kitchen – Hurawalhi Maldives
Though Gorumet junk food sounds like an anomaly, it is exactly what you will find at Junk Food Kitchen (JFK), this unique restaurant in the Maldives caters for your comfort food carvings and also presents a range of delights for carnivores, vegans and health-food eaters.
Junk Food Kitchen is located inside the resort’s Coco Bar, the Kitchen’s Menu has some fun and inventive items to savor such as confit duck nuggets, crispy cauliflower with Bajan spices, a vegan burger, and the Maldivian fisherman pizza.
To end a filling meal, the sorbet trilogy or layered Oreo brownie are perfect desserts.
The Junk Food Kitchen’s ambiance is casual and the bar- restaurant offers waterfront indoor and alfresco seating with exceptional sea views.
- Yasmeen – Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
A farm to table concept and from treetop Terra to Glow, Waldorf Astroria Maldives offers some of the most exclusive and unique restaurants in the Maldives Archipelago.
Yasmeed Restaurant adds to the growing restaurant repertoire of the resort presenting guests with delectable levant recipes. The charm of Yasmeen Restaurant is its setting which features antiques and artifacts with purposely crumbing mud walls, the restaurant has a thematic Arabian village – style décor.
The restaurant’s menu is a mix of authentic flavors and rich aromas, you can choose between the a-la-cate or tasting menu. Meals start with a cold or hot mezze followed by tasty mixed grilled meats prepared over a charcoal fire, the chicken mosakhan, spinach fatayer and lamb shank are some of the other must-haves. Exotic, alluring and with ocean visitas.
Yasmeen Restaurant is open only for dinner and dining experience at the exquisite restaurant is a must have in Maldives and during your stay at Waldorf Astoria Ithaafushi.
- The Lighthouse – InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort
The Lighthouse is a perfect dining spot in the Maldives boasting a traditional blue – water structure and 360-degree panoramas of the island and the ocean which visitors can admire from its upper deck. For couples looking for a romantic escape while on your Maldives holiday, you can book a private table on the terrace or on the beach nearby.
The Lighthouse at InterContinental Maldives is located over the lagoon, just off the beach and is accessible via a wooden jetty.
The fine-dining menu at The Lighthouse features popular vegetarian, seafood and meaty preparations, cooked using in-season produce. Seafood lovers should try scallops, grilled octopus and local roasted fish, also enjoy avocado cannelloni and sundried tomato soup which are excellent starters for vegetarians.
The restaurant is open from 19:00 to 22:00, the building makes for an excellent photo background.
Guess Who’s Cooking – Soneva Jani
If you are looking for an exciting and mysterious dining experience in the Maldives, Guess Who’s cooking is spot that is when stay at Soneva Jani. With its ever-changing locations, the weekly spectacle is undoubtedly among the most unique restaurants in the Maldives.
Guess who’s cooking is held once or twice a week, the concept consists of an “unknown-to-dinners” chef serving a no-menu dinner to 16 daring gourmands. As the name suggests, the guests have no idea of the chef cooking for them, the chefs can be from Soneva’s in-house culinary team or they can be any of the visiting international culinary greats.
The big revelation materializes at the end of the degustation meal, that is when the chef comes out to talk about the food, ingredients and inspiration behind the menu. The food is served based on your preference, full of surprises and made with fresh season produce.
Looking for an exciting and mysterious dining experience in the Maldives? Nothing gets better than Guess Who’s Cooking when you stay at Soneva Jani. With its ever-changing locations, the weekly spectacle is undoubtedly among the most unique restaurants in the Maldives.
Held once or twice a week, the concept consists of an “unknown-to-diners” chef serving a no-menu dinner to 16 daring gourmands. As the name suggests, guests have no idea of the chef cooking for them. The chefs can be from Soneva’s in-house culinary team, or they can be any of the visiting international culinary greats.
The big revelation materializes at the end of the degustation meal. That’s when the chef comes out to talk about the food, ingredients, and inspiration behind the menu. The food, based on your preferences, is full of surprises and made with fresh seasonal produce.
