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Soneva Jani

Wine & Dine at Soneva Jani

Toes-in-the-sand tables at Crab Shack, Soneva Jani's seafood restaurant at the water's edge

Crab Shack

Cuisine
Seafood
Setting
Toes-in-the-sand, at the water's edge
Hours
Lunch through sunset dinner
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Long lunches run straight into sunset dinners here, with nothing between the table and the lagoon but sand.

An open-air garden dining pavilion at Soneva Jani; a dedicated photograph of Chill was not available in the research pool, so this establishing shot of the resort's open-air dining style stands in

Chill

Cuisine
International
Setting
The island's all-day table
Hours
Morning through dusk
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The table guests default to between everything else — open from morning through dusk, no particular occasion required.

The open-flame grill kitchen at Primitive, Soneva Jani's live-fire restaurant

Primitive

Cuisine
Open-fire grill
Setting
Open-flame kitchen
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Meat, seafood and vegetables are cooked over open flame here — a live-fire kitchen rather than a plated one.

The elevated, open-air lounge deck at Director's Cut, Soneva Jani's Japanese restaurant, set above the lagoon

Director's Cut

Cuisine
Japanese — à la carte, teppanyaki, and Irori charcoal grill
Setting
Overwater, open to the stars
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Above the lagoon and open to the stars, the room runs three formats side by side — à la carte, teppanyaki, and a charcoal-hearth Irori grill — paired with the resort's silent-cinema screenings.

Aerial view of Soneva Jani's lagoon and overwater villa loop; a dedicated photograph of The Lagoon Club was not available in the research pool, so this establishing aerial of the lagoon stands in

The Lagoon Club

Cuisine
International · Nikkei
Setting
Lagoon-front, relaxed
Hours
Morning to dusk
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

A relaxed sunbathing-and-cocktails spot through the day, with a Nikkei-leaned menu of light bites.

Aerial view of the open-air garden dining pavilion at Asian Kitchen in the Garden, Soneva Jani

Asian Kitchen in the Garden

Cuisine
Asian
Setting
Open garden
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Served among the island's own planting rather than under a roof — the closest the resort gets to a garden supper club.

The Tipsy tuk-tuk that delivers cocktails to any spot on Soneva Jani's island

Tipsy

Cuisine
Cocktails
Setting
Delivered island-wide by tuk-tuk
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Order from wherever you are on the island, and a tuk-tuk brings the cocktail to you rather than the other way round.

Before you book

Are meals included, and how many restaurants are there?

Soneva Jani runs several distinct dining venues across the island — from the beachfront Crab Shack and the all-day Chill to the Japanese Director's Cut (which also runs teppanyaki and Irori-grill formats) and cocktails delivered by tuk-tuk at Tipsy. IMJ confirms the specific meal plan and inclusions for your dates directly with the resort at the time of booking.

The elevated, open-air lounge deck at Director's Cut, Soneva Jani's Japanese restaurant, set above the lagoon

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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