honest, humble, and down-to-earth critic – bringing you the best and worst of food in the maldives.
t’s always there waiting, this big beige mutt that’s forever following me around, barking. i don’t care for dogs as most of you would know, they’re too big, too boisterous,…3 MIN READ
my old friend mohonaa suggests having a lager (non alcoholic) at the CR – the coffee republic to those who’re not in the know. and mohonaa, well, he is a…4 MIN READ
it’s not every day that i get a call from my old (and elderly) friend hamdhee to be treated to a sai. and on this warm, bright december afternoon, i…4 MIN READ
who the hell knew there are places serving food at the kaanivaa after midnight? not me, and i mention this to my man bakurube as he finds us a parking…4 MIN READ
sampaafulhu and i are at scoop after experiencing the art inspired, i think, by mental illness at the national art gallery. and what is scoop if not a place to…3 MIN READ
nami at riveli feels quiet and charming as i wait for samfa, nadheemadhi, and abdurrahman, sitting on a fancy cane backed chair. it is six thirty, and the three staff…4 MIN READ
how many of you wondered what happened to cibo? and have you checked out that new place zitouni (surprisingly pronounced zi-too-nee and not zai-too-ni) that’s opened up in its place?…3 MIN READ
i’m with my man bakurube downstairs at dolphin view cafe on this beautiful afternoon. the horizon is decked out in puffy white clouds, pretty as a postcard (something we used…3 MIN READ
anyhow, rok hasn’t slept in three days, that’s the kind of guy he is. but he is strangely coherent. and very pissed off that we have to wait seven minutes to get our rihaakurudhiya. they start dishing that out only after seven.
i’m with an old friend of mine, adhly, at musammaa cafe in henveiru (get the exact location on google maps). we go way back to the #mvcoup era when the…3 MIN READ
@shaari_ and i are finally at dosa 99, the place that’s on everyone’s tongue, everyone who likes indian in our fair city anyway. and it seems particularly fitting that we…3 MIN READ
so i’m trying to locate this new noodle place, china lanzhou noodle, where i’m to meet sampaafulhu, who’s recently returned from a trip, and nadheemadhi for dinner. it’s near hai…3 MIN READ
ah, thai delight – there are few cuisines as delightful as the food from this eastern land, to us south asians anyway, and i’ve been meaning to drop by for…4 MIN READ
what kind of place would want their initials to be KKK? anyhow, that’s where i am with faathumaafulhu. we’ve just arrived at fort kochi, kerala, and faathuma is ravenous and…3 MIN READ
i’d heard from a friend that this place needs, and i do mean NEEDS, checking out so here i am with faathumaafulhu and our dear old dad sagarey. roastown global…4 MIN READ
it’s friday and the good folks at @zaiqamv are sending over a kukulhu dholangu. thanks zaiqa. today, i’m trying to impress my in-laws habeeb and his wife zuhura with my…3 MIN READ
the other night, when my friend umarube and his taiwanese wife fathimath chao said they wanted to go somewhere for lunch, fong hotpot and bbq immediately popped into my mind.…4 MIN READ
it’s midday and i’m in the mood for biriyani, as one often is, and being mostly unemployed, i’m still in bed. i text moosaalhu to see if he’d go to…3 MIN READ
ah, rainy fridays. they’re made for dhivehi keun. or our parents’ chicken curries or biriyani. today, tho, sampaafulhu shows me @food_bowl_9327417 and their gram looks interesting. they offer kukulhu garudhiya…2 MIN READ
despite the rain, or maybe because of it, the allure of noodles has made me prep for a trip to hulhumale to check out that noodle bar. initially, i’d thought…5 MIN READ
after the fall of the house of sushi, there’s only been one serious japanese contender in these parts – sushi zu. but they’re not exactly affordable (or consistent since chef…4 MIN READ
