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JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa

Wine & Dine at JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa

The breakfast buffet spread at Aailaa, under a high wood-beamed ceiling with a live tree at its centre

Aailaa

Cuisine
International
Setting
Beachfront
Hours
All-day — specific times vary, confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The all-day flagship — an international menu with the Wine Room built into one corner of the same building.

A table set for two at Kaashi, under a thatched roof looking straight out over open water

Kaashi

Cuisine
Thai
Setting
Treetop, beachfront
Hours
Lunch daily
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A treetop, beachfront setting with panoramic ocean views over a Thai menu at lunch.

The pool deck at sunset near Fiamma, JW Marriott Maldives's poolside Italian restaurant; a dedicated photograph of Fiamma itself was not available in the resort's research imagery

Fiamma

Cuisine
Italian
Setting
Al fresco, beside the pool
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Risotto, pasta and wood-fired pizza, poolside — a straightforward Italian counterpoint to the fine-dining venues either side of it.

The teppanyaki counter at Hashi, an overwater dining room with tiered lantern lighting and ocean views

Hashi

Cuisine
Japanese teppanyaki
Setting
Overwater
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A teppanyaki counter with sake and classic Japanese décor, set out over the water.

The dining room at Shio, with its open kitchen and beamed ceiling overlooking the water

Shio

Cuisine
Grill — meat & seafood
Setting
Beachfront
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The resort's grill — beachfront, wide-ranging on meat and seafood, built for a proper occasion dinner.

The bar at Rum Baan, reached by a rope bridge into the treetops beside Kaashi

Rum Baan

Cuisine
Rum bar
Setting
Treetop, beside Kaashi
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A treetop rum bar next to Kaashi, with 98 rums on the shelf.

Horizon Pool and its beachfront bar pavilion, seen from above at sunset

Horizon

Cuisine
Pool bar
Setting
Beachfront
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The beachfront pool bar, cocktails and mocktails within reach of the loungers.

The bar at Wabi Sabi, copper pendant lights over the counter and the sea beyond

Wabi Sabi

Cuisine
Japanese-inspired cocktail bar
Setting
Overlooking the Laccadive Sea
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Japanese-inspired cocktails and a whisky list, looking out over the Laccadive Sea.

The Wine Room, its curved wall of glass-fronted cellars encircling a central tasting table

Wine Room

Cuisine
Wine bar
Setting
Inside Aailaa
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

1,620 bottles and 320 labels, built into a corner of Aailaa for guests who want to choose the wine before the table.

A candlelit beachfront table at dusk, JW Marriott Maldives — the style of beachfront service at RIHA, the resort's Indian tasting-menu restaurant; a dedicated RIHA photograph was not yet available in research imagery

RIHA

Cuisine
Indian tasting menu
Setting
Beachfront
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

An eight-course tasting menu across regional Indian flavours — the newest addition to the island's dining line-up.

Before you book

What's the dining like across a week's stay?

Ten restaurants and bars are spread across the island, from Aailaa's all-day international menu to Hashi's overwater teppanyaki counter, Kaashi's treetop Thai lunches, and Shio's beachfront grill. The Wine Room, built into a corner of Aailaa, holds 1,620 bottles across 320 labels, and Rum Baan stocks 98 rums up its own rope-bridge treehouse.

Aailaa restaurant at dusk, its thatched dining pavilion and pool deck lit up beside the beach

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

A few ways into the resorts, by the kind of trip you have in mind.