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Niva Kurumba Maldives

Wine & Dine at Niva Kurumba Maldives

Kandu Bar's open-air pavilion at dusk — no dedicated Vihamanaa photograph was available in the research pool, so this stands in until one is sourced

Vihamanaa

Cuisine
Local and international buffet
Setting
Indoor, natural wood dining hall
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The resort's main buffet restaurant, set in a spacious natural-wood hall with a rotating spread of Maldivian and international dishes.

Thila's dining tables set over the water at Niva Kurumba

Thila

Cuisine
Seafood grill and breakfast
Setting
Beach or overwater dining
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Breakfast covers fresh bread, waffles and omelettes; the signature seafood grill draws on its own on-site lobster pool, with tables set on the beach or overwater.

Hamakaze, Niva Kurumba's overwater Japanese restaurant

Hamakaze

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

An overwater Japanese restaurant built around sashimi boats, sushi and grilled seafood.

Khing Thai's dark-timbered dining room at Niva Kurumba

Khing Thai

Cuisine
Thai
Setting
Indoor, dark woodwork
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Thai curries, mixed salads, noodles and whole fish to share, served in a dark-timbered dining room.

Fez's Arabic-influenced décor — no dedicated Al Qasr photograph was available in the research pool, so this thematically closest venue stands in until one is sourced

Al Qasr

Cuisine
Middle Eastern — Tunisian, Lebanese and Moroccan specialities
Setting
Curtained marble hall
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Tunisian, Lebanese and Moroccan dishes served in a curtained marble dining hall.

Mahal, Niva Kurumba's Indian subcontinent restaurant

Mahal

Cuisine
Indian subcontinent
Setting
Indoor
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Dishes from across the Indian subcontinent at Niva Kurumba's Mahal restaurant.

Athiri's open-air beach bar deck — no dedicated Café photograph was available in the research pool, so this stands in until one is sourced

Café

Cuisine
All-day international dining
Setting
Open-air, by the pool
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A laid-back, open-air spot by the pool for all-day dining.

Before you book

How many restaurants and bars are there, and is there real variety?

Seven restaurants cover buffet, Japanese, Thai, Middle Eastern and Indian-subcontinent cuisine, plus in-villa dining; three bars and a shisha lounge, Fez, round out the evening options. IMJ can talk through which venues suit your group before you book.

What's included, and how do meal plans work?

Niva Kurumba's factsheet does not spell out meal-plan tiers directly. IMJ confirms the exact board basis, and any dining credits, against the live rate at the time of booking, so nothing is assumed at check-in.

Thila restaurant's dining tables set beside the water at Niva Kurumba

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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