Wine & Dine at Velassaru Maldives
Turquoise
- Cuisine
- Continental-Asian
- Setting
- By the sea, open-air
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Shareable, continental-Asian plates by the sea — the easy, unstructured option when a full tasting menu isn't the plan.
Etesian
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean (Italian, Greek and Moroccan)
- Setting
- Garden terrace and dining room
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
An evolving set menu that moves through Italy, Greece and Morocco in one sitting.
Sand
- Cuisine
- Pan-Indian Ocean seafood
- Setting
- At the water's edge, or in a private pavilion
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Toes-in-the-sand seafood from across the Indian Ocean, served at the water's edge or booked into a private pavilion.
Vela
- Cuisine
- Global, live-cooked
- Setting
- Live-kitchen dining room
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Live cooking stations working through global cuisines — meats, seafood, and whatever's on the grill that night.
Sora
- Cuisine
- Japanese-Peruvian fusion
- Setting
- Overwater
- Hours
- Hours vary — confirm at resort
- Reserve
- At the resort, or via IMJ
Overwater Japanese-Peruvian fusion, with chef-prepared Teppanyaki, a charcoal grill, and a sake list built to match.
Before you book
Which meal plans are available, and is dinner included?
The Velassaru Indulgence Package covers lunches at Turquoise, Fen Bar or Chill Bar, nightly à la carte dinners, plus fine wines, beers, premium spirits and fresh juices, alongside complimentary snorkelling gear and a two-hour ocean kayak session. Outside that package, dining runs à la carte across the resort's five restaurants; IMJ confirms which plan suits before booking.
Talk to a specialist about dining here.
Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which table actually suits you: no obligation, no scripted pitch.