Restaurants in Maldives
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Salsa Royal
This airy, high-ceilinged hall serves up Italian and Thai food from two separate menus. The restaurant is nonsmoking throughout, extremely clean and with good service.
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Aïoli
Definitely the sleekest eating option in the capital, this large restaurant has the feel of a boutique hotel, decked out all in dark wood and cream furnishings. The menu is just as fabulous – chose from Wagyu rib-eye steak, spicy aïoli crab and chilli prawn linguini, for example – all served up on a great outdoor balcony or in one of two dining rooms.
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Sala Thai
With the most impressive interior on the capital’s eating scene, a mint-infused atmosphere and friendly staff, Sala Thai is an inviting venue for a meal. The menu is equally enticing, with a huge choice of soups, noodles and curries. Booking is a good idea for evening meals.
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Thai Wok
This Male’ institution has now moved to rather better premises, though there’s still something weirdly sterile about it. But the Thai food is excellent and authentic, and this is the reason to come – especially if you can get a table on the balcony.
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Seagull Café
One of the most pleasant and popular places, the Seagull boasts a delightfully shaded outdoor eating area and a delicious American-style menu with a kicking club sandwich. There’s also a rightly popular gelataria attached, serving up the city’s best ice cream.
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Symphony
This long-time favourite for Male’ residents, located off Majeedee Magu, has an exceptionally dark interior, chilly air-con and a smart look. The menu is comprehensive and the Indian cuisine is especially good. This has one of the best vegetarian selections in town.
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Irudhashu Hotaa
Our favourite ‘short eats’ place in town is this perennially busy meeting place by the Henveiru football field. After prayers at the next door mosque, it’s always rammed, and the spicy fish curries and selection of hedhikaa are delicious.
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Royalgardencafé
This great little place, with a charming garden and an air-conditioned, stylish dark-wood interior, is housed in a rare surviving example of a ganduvaru, a noble’s house. The menu is a combination of Italian, Indonesian, American and Indian cuisines.
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Saffron Café & Kitchen
This great courtyard affair offers a tempting array of both local ‘short eats’ and international food such as beef fajitas, nasi goreng and fish curry. It’s good for a quick lunch, and the set breakfast (Rf30-40) is also recommended.
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Sea House
This breezy (and sometimes downright windy) place above the Hulhumale’ ferry terminal has expansive harbour views and a great menu that runs from pizza and sandwiches to full meals. It’s very popular and a great place to meet friends.
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Shell Beans
This lifeline by the seafront serves up tasty sandwiches, burgers, takeaway coffee and pastries. It’s a great spot for lunch on the run, although there’s seating both upstairs and downstairs for a less hurried meal.
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Raanbaa
Is this the largest restaurant in Male’? It’s certainly a contender, with its tree-house-like extensions into the sky. The huge menus encompass everything from tasty red cuttlefish curry to chicken chimichangas.
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Dawn Café
This is one of the bigger teashops in the area, and it’s near the fish market. You can get a brilliant meal here. Try it on Friday afternoon when people come in after going to the mosque.
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South Beach
Another popular place convenient for the airport ferry, this friendly hangout serves up delicious ‘short eats’ from dawn until well into the night.
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