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ananea Madivaru Maldives

Wine & Dine at ananea Madivaru Maldives

The Gallery's beachfront terrace, ananea Madivaru's all-day buffet restaurant

The Gallery

Cuisine
International — all-day buffet with live cooking stations
Setting
Beachfront terrace, indoor/outdoor seating, infinity pool alongside
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The main buffet restaurant, its curved beachfront terrace running past an infinity pool toward the overwater villas, with live cooking stations through all three meals.

Asian Food Street's stone pavilion, folding glass doors open to the beach

Asian Food Street

Cuisine
Asian dining complex — Maldivian, Thai, Korean and Indian kitchens
Setting
Stone-walled pavilion opening onto the beach, indoor/outdoor deck seating
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Four kitchens under one roof — Maldivian, Thai, Korean and Indian — its folding glass front opening straight onto the beach.

Luna's overwater dining hall at dusk, set between ananea Madivaru's two islands

Luna

Cuisine
Mediterranean, overwater signature restaurant
Setting
Overwater, set between two islands
Hours
Dinner only — hours vary, confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

ananea Madivaru's signature restaurant, a long overwater dining room strung between the resort's two islands and reserved for guests staying six nights or more.

The Flame's open-sided timber dining hall in the evening, sea visible on both sides

The Flame

Cuisine
Grill — seafood, fish and premium meats
Setting
Beachfront, open-air dining hall
Hours
Dinner only — hours vary, confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Grilled seafood and premium meats served in a long, open-sided beachfront hall, ocean visible through the timber trusses on both sides.

Ikigai's teppanyaki counter and open grill, set beneath a timber-slat mezzanine

Ikigai

Cuisine
Japanese — teppanyaki
Setting
Intimate teppanyaki counter
Hours
Dinner only — hours vary, confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A teppanyaki counter built around an open grill, reserved for guests staying six nights or more, in a small and stylishly finished room.

Flores' dining room with its chevron-tiled floor, set for evening service

Flores

Cuisine
Japanese-Peruvian (Nikkei) fusion
Setting
Indoor dining room with a chevron-tiled floor
Hours
Dinner only — hours vary, confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Nikkei cuisine — the Japanese-Peruvian fusion of ceviche, tiradito and robata — served in a warmly lit dining room with a chevron-tiled floor.

Sting Bar's resident DJ at sunset, ahead of the evening's live music

Sting Bar

Cuisine
Poolside bar — cocktails, wood-fired pizza, light snacks
Setting
Main poolside bar; hosts 'Le Club' late-night venue
Hours
Morning until late
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The resort's main poolside bar by day — cocktails, wood-fired pizza, juices — turning into 'Le Club' with a resident DJ and live music after dark.

Paradise Beach Club's infinity pool and sun loungers on the edge of North Island

Paradise Beach Club

Cuisine
Beach club bar — handcrafted cocktails
Setting
Infinity pool on the edge of North Island, panoramic ocean views
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A second bar perched on the edge of North Island, its infinity pool and panoramic views built for the sunset hour.

Before you book

What meal plans are available?

Three tiers: Half Board (breakfast and dinner in the buffet restaurant, bottled water); Half Board Plus, minimum three nights (adds unlimited selected drinks resort-wide and a daily-replenished in-room minibar); and All-Inclusive Dine Around, minimum three nights (breakfast, lunch and à la carte dinner with reservation, unlimited selected drinks, a complimentary sunset cruise per person and 15% off spa treatments). Every paid tier carries a USD 45 per person, per day dining credit toward dinner at any open restaurant, and Luna and Ikigai's dinner seatings are reserved for guests staying six nights or more.

Luna's overwater dining hall at dusk, ananea Madivaru's signature restaurant strung between its two islands

Talk to a specialist about dining here.

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