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Kudadoo Maldives Private Island

Wine & Dine at Kudadoo Maldives Private Island

The Retreat's air-conditioned dining room, open to the lagoon at dusk under woven pendant lights

The Retreat

Cuisine
International — no set menu
Setting
Air-conditioned dining room in the two-storey main building
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

There's no printed menu here — the kitchen works from your butler's brief, whether that's a table inside, on the beach at dusk, or in the residence.

Diners seated in the curved glass tunnel of the 5.8 Undersea Restaurant, reef fish swimming overhead

5.8 Undersea Restaurant

Cuisine
Tasting menu, cellar wine pairings
Setting
5.8 metres beneath the lagoon at neighbouring Hurawalhi — the world's largest all-glass undersea restaurant
Hours
Lunch and dinner
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The reef opens on every side through curved glass, 5.8 metres under the lagoon — a short hop to Hurawalhi for a tasting menu with cellar pairings, at extra cost.

Floor-to-ceiling wine racks in Kudadoo's Wine Cellar, bottles staged for tasting on a central table

Wine Cellar

Cuisine
Wine tasting, resident sommelier
Setting
The resort's own cellar, poured by the resident sommelier
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Every bottle here comes from the owner's own cellar, poured by the resident sommelier — at additional cost, and worth asking what isn't on the list.

A floating breakfast tray anchored in an Ocean Residence's pool, a guest reclining on cushions beside it

In-Residence Dining

Cuisine
Private, any cuisine on request
Setting
Served in the residence, including a floating breakfast in the pool
Hours
By arrangement — 24-hour butler service
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Any meal of the day can be taken in the residence, to whatever brief you give the butler — there's no set menu to work from here either.

A candlelit table for two set at the edge of an infinity pool deck as the sky turns orange at dusk

Destination Dining

Cuisine
Al fresco and candlelight settings
Setting
Beach or private deck, arranged wherever you choose
Hours
By arrangement — 24-hour butler service
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A table goes up wherever the butler is asked to put it — on the sand, on Dream Island's sandbank, or at the edge of a residence pool as the light drops.

The Retreat, Kudadoo's two-storey main building, raised on stilts over the lagoon with its solar-panelled roof

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.