Maldives — Places to eat
One island, one hotel, and the commute is by sea.
- Moon Café (Galolhu, Malé) — Point at short eats in the glass case, add sweet black tea
- Sea House Café — Malé's go-to seafront restaurant; watch the ferries from the window
- Salt Café & Restaurant — Top-floor dining with the Malé sea through floor-to-ceiling glass
- Cafe'ier Hulhumalé — Beachfront breakfasts and steaks in Hulhumalé, gelato to finish
- Hot Bite (Maafushi) — Maafushi's long-running spot for fish curry and tuna burgers
- Mr. Octopus (Maafushi) — Maafushi's beach-grill dinner: fish and seafood off the coals
- Ithaa Undersea Restaurant (Conrad Rangali) — The original undersea dining room: a glass tunnel 5 m down, sharks overhead
- 5.8 Undersea Restaurant (Hurawalhi) — A tasting menu 5.8 m down in a glass room for about 20
- SEA (Anantara Kihavah) — An undersea dining room 6 m down with a 6,500-bottle wine cellar
- Under Ocean Restaurant (OBLU Xperience Ailafushi) — An undersea lunch close enough to Malé for a day trip
- Seagull Café House — Gelato under the trees, a break in a day of Malé sightseeing
- Shell Beans (Malé) — Where Malé grabs its morning sandwich and coffee
- Family Room Coffee (Hulhumalé) — Beach café with board games, specialty coffee and all-day breakfast
- Fine Bake by Suzy (Maafushi) — Maafushi's neighbourhood bakery, cake slices for a dollar or two
- Kaani Princess floating bar (Maafushi) — Maafushi is dry, so for a beer you take a boat out
- Faseyha Point — Spicy tuna curry at a main-road tea shop
- Dawn Café — Fish-market tea shop with hedhikaa and sweet tea
- Sala Thai (Malé) — Pad thai and tom yum in central Malé
- Meltz (Hulhumalé) — Belgian chocolate waffles and crepes, plus mains