Wine & Dine at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
La Locanda
- Cuisine
- Southern Italian
- Setting
- Overwater and alfresco, with a wood-fired oven at the breakfast buffet
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Artisan coffee and a world-inspired breakfast open the day at the wood-fired oven; by evening it turns to homemade pasta and Italian-inspired cocktails, overwater or under the open air.
Summer Pavilion
- Cuisine
- Cantonese
- Setting
- Lantern-inspired dining room over the lagoon
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
A lantern-inspired Cantonese room built around a Chef's tasting menu — stir-fried Maldivian lobster, Peking duck, and a list of Chinese teas.
IWAU
- Cuisine
- Japanese
- Setting
- Two Chef's Tables, theatrical dining
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Two Chef's Tables built around locally sourced seafood and premium meats, sake and rare whiskies alongside — 'iwau' means 'to celebrate.'
EAU Bar
- Cuisine
- Japanese-inspired light bites and cocktails
- Setting
- Around the round infinity pool
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Light bites and lunches by day around the round infinity pool; refined dining, signature cocktails and DJ sets once evening takes over.
Beach Shack
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean
- Setting
- Barefoot, a few steps from the Indian Ocean
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Barefoot, family-friendly Mediterranean plates strung with woven hammocks under the palms — the resort's most relaxed table.
Arabesque
- Cuisine
- Middle Eastern (Levantine and North Indian)
- Setting
- A dining room inspired by a Bedouin tent
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Levantine and North Indian flavors in a room built around the shape of a Bedouin tent, plated with a modern hand.
Tum Tum
- Cuisine
- Asian street food
- Setting
- Open-air, at Fari Marina Village
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Bao buns and noodles at a casual open-air spot in Fari Marina Village, with food trucks nearby for grazing further afield.
Before you book
What dining options are there?
Seven venues: La Locanda (Southern Italian), Summer Pavilion (Cantonese), IWAU (Japanese, Chef's Table), EAU Bar (day-to-night around the round infinity pool), Beach Shack (family-friendly Mediterranean), Arabesque (Middle Eastern) and Tum Tum, a casual street-food spot at Fari Marina Village. Exact service hours aren't published on the resort's site — IMJ confirms current hours and books tables as part of the itinerary.
Talk to a specialist about dining here.
Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which table actually suits you: no obligation, no scripted pitch.