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Amilla Maldives

Wine & Dine at Amilla Maldives

The buffet counter and dining room at FRESH, Amilla's breakfast restaurant, tables set beneath a wood-beamed roof

FRESH

Cuisine
Tropical fruits & wellness bowls
Setting
À la carte or buffet, seats 50
Hours
Breakfast 07:00–11:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The all-day start to the morning — tropical fruit, wellness bowls and the resort's own house-made yoghurt, taken à la carte or from the buffet.

EAST's dining room at Amilla in the evening, red drapery over an open kitchen lined with copper cookware

EAST

Cuisine
Asian — Indonesia, China, India, Thailand
Setting
Dinner only, seats 25
Hours
Dinner 18:30–22:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Four Asian culinary traditions on one dinner menu — Indonesian, Chinese, Indian and Thai dishes from a single open kitchen.

Barolo's open-air dining tables set beneath palm trees at Amilla, beside its white-walled restaurant building

BAROLO

Cuisine
Homemade Italian
Setting
Open-air dinner, seats 40
Hours
Dinner 18:30–22:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Handcrafted pasta and grills built around whatever the garden sent to the kitchen that day.

A poolside dining terrace at Amilla set for a meal; a dedicated photograph of Tessera, the resort's Arabian-inspired restaurant, was not available in this research pool

TESSERA

Cuisine
Shared dishes, Arabian-inspired
Setting
Lunch and dinner, seats 40
Hours
Lunch 12:00–15:30 · Dinner 18:30–22:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Shared plates drawn from Arabian dining traditions, open across both lunch and dinner service.

The wood-fired oven and bar at Joe's Pizza, Amilla, with a chef preparing dough for the next order

Joe's Pizza

Cuisine
Custom pizza
Setting
Open daily, seats 20
Hours
Daily 12:00–21:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Custom pizzas with fresh herbs and distinctive toppings, built to order.

The Emperor Beach Club at Amilla, red cabana seating on the sand facing a lagoon dotted with a catamaran and kayaks

The Emperor Beach Club

Cuisine
Beachside lunches
Setting
Beachfront, seats 40
Hours
Lunch 12:30–15:30
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A laidback beach lunch stop, with volleyball, yoga and wine tastings running nearby through the day.

Feeling Koi's overwater dining room at Amilla lit up at dusk, reached by its own jetty

Feeling Koi

Cuisine
Sushi & sashimi
Setting
Overwater deck, seats 40
Hours
Dinner 18:30–22:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Fresh sushi and sashimi served from an overwater deck as the light drops.

Baa Bar's lounge interior at Amilla, fringe curtains and a mirror ball over the ocean-facing bar

Baa Bar

Cuisine
Cocktails, beer & wine
Setting
Daily, resident DJ, seats 30
Hours
Daily 16:00–24:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Island-crafted cocktails and a resident DJ carrying the evening from happy hour into the night.

A bartender preparing cocktails at Baa Bar, Amilla; a dedicated photograph of Sunset Bar was not available in this research pool

Sunset Bar

Cuisine
Champagne & gin
Setting
Daily, seats 20
Hours
Daily 17:30–22:00
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Chilled Champagne and an extensive gin list, including the resort's own Home-made@Amilla tonic.

Amilla's misted garden nursery, part of the island's homegrown produce programme; a dedicated photograph of The Cellar Door, the resort's wine-tasting room, was not available in this research pool

The Cellar Door

Cuisine
Wine tastings
Setting
By appointment, seats 24
Hours
By appointment
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Thousands of wine labels from the Old and New Worlds, tasted by appointment.

Before you book

Which meal plans are available?

Amilla offers Bed & Breakfast, Half Board and Full Board plans, with a dine-around structure across the resort's seven restaurants; beverage packages are booked separately. IMJ sets this against your restaurant list and books the plan that fits how you actually want to eat.

Barolo's open-air dining tables set beneath palm trees at Amilla, beside its white-walled restaurant building

Talk to a specialist about dining here.

Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which table actually suits you: no obligation, no scripted pitch.

Inspiration for the next trip

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