Best Resort Restaurants

Soneva Fushi treats food as a core part of the experience. The wine cellar holds over 900 labels. Fresh in the Garden serves produce grown on the island. The chocolate room and cheese room are open to guests at any time.

The highest restaurant count on any Maldives island. All 12 are included in the all-inclusive plan with zero surcharges. You can eat at a different restaurant every night for almost two weeks. Variety is the selling point.

SEA is the standout: a fine dining restaurant 5.8 meters underwater with floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Fish swim past your table. The wine cellar is in the same underwater structure. Sky bar has the Maldives' only overwater observatory for stargazing with cocktails.

Each restaurant has its own architect-designed venue. Tapasake sits overwater with a sake bar. Fanditha serves Middle Eastern cuisine on the beach by lantern light. The quality ceiling here is very high; this is where food critics come in the Maldives.

Small resort with four distinct restaurants, each with a clear identity. Vinum is an underground wine cellar with private dining for up to 8 guests. Raw is one of the best sushi experiences in the Maldives. The quality-per-restaurant ratio is very high.

JOALI approaches dining as art. Saoke is designed by a renowned Japanese architect with a private teppanyaki table overwater. Her Kitchen offers intimate cooking classes with the head chef. Every meal has a visual presentation that matches the resort's art focus.

Ten restaurants at a mid-range price. The all-inclusive plan covers all of them with minimal surcharges. Chinese, Thai, Indian, Japanese, Italian, steakhouse, seafood, and international. For families or groups where everyone wants something different, Kandima solves the problem.

5.8 Undersea is the world's largest all-glass underwater restaurant. Only 10 tables, so reservations fill weeks in advance. The multi-course tasting menu changes seasonally. Adults-only resort, so the dining atmosphere is always quiet and refined.