KEY2 Pick
Fine Dining • $$$$
Ithaa Undersea Restaurant
The world's first all-glass undersea restaurant at Conrad Maldives, five metres below the lagoon surface.
Best for: Special Occasion
Best restaurants in Maldives
Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.
KEY2 Pick
Pan-Asian • $$$$
UFAA by Jereme Leung
A Pan-Asian overwater restaurant at One&Only Reethi Rah blending Maldivian ingredients with Chinese technique.
Best for: Date Night
Seafood Grill • $$$
Coco Grill
An open-air beachfront grill at Coco Bodu Hithi built around a daily reef-to-table catch.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Beach Bar & Kitchen • $$
Emboodhoo Sunset Shack
A relaxed beach shack at Kanuhura Maldives doing wood-fired pizza and grilled fish steps from the water.
Best for: Casual Dinner
International • $$$
Fen Restaurant
The main-island restaurant at Soneva Fushi, serving a farm-and-ocean menu built from the resort's own gardens.
Best for: Family Dining
International Buffet • $$
Manzaru Restaurant
The main dining hall at Meeru Island Resort, running an accessible buffet format popular with families.
Best for: Family Dining
Seafood • $$$$
SEA. FIRE. SALT.
A three-concept dining pavilion at Waldorf Astoria Maldives pairing raw bar seafood with open-fire grilling over the water.
Best for: Group Dinner
Grill • $$$
Sunset Grill
A beachfront grill at Kurumba Maldives serving barbecue and seafood over open flame as the sun drops behind the lagoon.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Local Maldivian • $$
The Sea House
A local Male-area waterfront cafe serving Maldivian curries and short eats away from the resort islands.
Best for: Budget Eats
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