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NIYAMA Resort Maldives – A Food Lover’s Heaven

As far as the food was concerned, we weren’t quite sure what to expect during our visit to Maldives. I’ve never had Maldivian cuisine nor had the faintest idea what it would consist of. Rice? Curries? Kebabs? Seafood?

Turns out that we didn’t have anything to worry about after all because the food we had at NIYAMA was one of the finest we’ve tasted anywhere in the world.

In the resort were 3 restaurants and 2 bars and a deli, each serving different cuisines to cater to a variety of tastes.

There’s Epicure, the main restaurant by the beach where a scrumptious breakfast buffet was served every morning. Continental breakfast buffets can be kind of meh, but the spread here was the kind that gave you a reason to smile and filled your day with happy thoughts.

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Most of our lunches were also taken in Epicure. At lunch, it’s all à la carte so the chefs would whip up your order according to individual preferences. I loved that they created fresh, tasty, healthy food for the kids during our entire stay. Even the chicken nuggets that Truett ordered were freshly prepared with minced chicken and tons of hidden vegetables.

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carbonara lunch

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sushi lunch

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Pretty much everything we had was delicious, but special mention has to be made of this insane platter of seafood awesomeness that was lovingly grilled to perfection.

lobster lunch epicure

If you’re up for something different, just a short boat ride out from the main island is where Edge and Subsix are located. We headed out for drinks at Edge one evening and discovered that it was one of the best places to catch the sunset.

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truett

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kirsten

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Among all the restaurants, my absolute favourite has to be Tribal, an al fresco beachside campfire dining experience that combines the best of South American, African and Asian cuisine.

We had a pulled pork appetiser that was delightfully sublime and the mains, OMG the mains were two gigantic juicy, succulent lobsters that looked too good to be eaten. I almost passed out from happiness thanks to that one dinner alone.

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Tribal Kitchen (2) LR

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So that about brings me to the end of our all-too-brief Maldives experience. After spending 4 days in paradise, all I can say is that NIYAMA Resort has been truly spectacular in every way. It’s one of those places I’ll never ever forget.

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4 Comments

  • Reply Hazel May 10, 2014 at 1:45 am

    Wow it looks like so much fun! Love the photos of the kids especially, how close they are!:)

    Anyway I thought I saw Baby Finn at the supermarket a few days ago… I hope I didn’t recognize the wrong person but anyway he’s so cute!!! Wished I could have gone up and said hi (not that he recognizes me lol) if you were there, haha!

    • Reply Daphne May 11, 2014 at 11:46 pm

      Haha he does go out on supermarket runs from time to time. Although he’s been in a shy phase recently – he’ll hide his face and pretend not to look but he’ll probably give you a hi-5 if you ask. :)

  • Reply Ling May 30, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Looks great! Is the resort safe for kids? Some resorts don’t allow kids for safety reasons.

    Is this a sponsored post btw? Cld u pls share the cost? Thanks!

    • Reply Daphne May 31, 2014 at 3:56 pm

      It’s definitely safe for kids but they don’t recommend water villas for young kids because the villas lead straight to the ocean via a staircase. We kept a very close eye on the kids the whole time so they were ok.

      Yes it was a sponsored trip thanks to the amazing folks at NIYAMA! But I think room rates start from about 1k a night. :)

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