honest, humble, and down-to-earth critic – bringing you the best and worst of food in the maldives.
it’s not every day that you get to eat hedhikaa with the great man @araakaa. so, that afternoon after a couple of false starts, we decide on taste me cos…3 MIN READ
ah valentine’s day – time for me and sampaafulhu to head over to sushi zu to celebrate like a pair of young lovers. sushi zu is hosting dinner but does…4 MIN READ
earlier in the day, faathumaafulhu, her friend jane and i were walking around in thulusdhoo to meet @onesupguy. jane and my sister studied together a while ago – they’ve been…3 MIN READ
i must admit, it looks funky this restaurant, bright, cheerful, almost like they’ve swallowed too much lemon, i mean it’s really fucking YELLOW inside! but does scoozi have what it…3 MIN READ
OK, so i am probably voicing an unpopular opinion here and risking my legion of followers, but pizza mia is pretty fucking mid. yes. MID! let me explain, but allow…5 MIN READ
as we speed towards the bridge on hasanfulhu’s humongous pcx, we find ourselves trapped in patch of traffic. a lorry blocks the path, it’s unloading bags of cement. soon the…3 MIN READ
our man bakurube and i head over to amina lounge as male city drowns and we sample their sandwiches and more.
we sit on the bench beneath the kuredhi tree at raalhugandu again, watching the surf – no surfers on this clouded, windy afternoon. moosaalhu and i are enjoying some takeout…4 MIN READ
it is late afternoon. maybe even close to sundown. the sky is strangely light and clear. such a pretty sky. moosaalhu parks the bike and we walk towards a cafe…4 MIN READ
husenfulhu moseys over to hulhumale phase one to check out the newly opened cinder. oh boy, what will he find out?
amboffulhu and dhamboffulhu – it is like being confronted by one mind in two bodies. at least i can’t make out their differences, not yet. i am here at bakerloo…3 MIN READ
i am in a taxi, i think i’m going to hulhumale. i have a bag. what’s in it? a mango! i remember now. it’s from my friend dhaleyka, a huge…4 MIN READ
‘you seem a bit lost,’ says moosaalhu. ‘finally, clawing your way out of the grand delusion, eh?’ where are we? we’re near the beach. is it rasfannu? is that villingili…3 MIN READ
it’s a thursday, the day before the new president in his supposedly expensive suit is to be sworn in. this may be the last day of freedom as we know…3 MIN READ
i’m eating a beef panini from city gelato in my room while on a call with faathumaafulhu. the panini is cheesy, with a thin layer of roasted beef that doesn’t…4 MIN READ
banana leaf isn’t the best place for indian in male, but it’s certainly not the worst and sometimes that’s all you need. tonight, i’m with jaufarji, with whom i went…2 MIN READ
i step onto the smooth cement of the colonial villa that’s filled with the smell of the sea. the frothy stretch of water beckons from beyond the door. as i…2 MIN READ
one of the best kept secrets in henveiru is comfood’s excellent savoury pies – they’re doing two types at the moment: chicken & mushroom, and beef. all under fifty rufiyaa.…3 MIN READ
‘ok, what are you so excited about then?’ asks faathumaafulhu. we’ve been on the phone for half an hour and she’s already said ‘to be fair’ a million times. ‘i’m…4 MIN READ
we’re at thai wok for lunch. it’s an institution which i suspect still retains its original cutlery from the 90s, as well as furniture, even the tablemats. the wealthy owner…4 MIN READ
for all its charm and sophistication, seagull cafe is perfectly fine with serving half-assed food and billing you blind without a shred of fucking shame. there is no love, no…2 MIN READ
