honest, humble, and down-to-earth critic – bringing you the best and worst of food in the maldives.
@shaari_ and i are at scoop on this dim-lit afternoon to judge their red hot chilli + fiery mango burgers. shaari is dressed for this occasion in a burger themed…3 MIN READ
we’re at aibbalhey once again. it’s midnight and my man bakurube is starving. the only thing he’s had all day is hedhikaa from this very same hotaa. but that was…3 MIN READ
‘you REALLY want to eat here?’ asks moosaalhu as we walk up to the woods cafe on rahdhebai magu. ‘oh yes!’ i tell him. ‘what’s wrong with taking a risk?…3 MIN READ
with samfa gone, i’m having a lot of time to myself to laze about and go on solo missions for cool things like watching animated films on the silver screen.…3 MIN READ
it’s the day before roadha and i’m in hulhumale to get some grub. the sun’s going down and even the busy streets seem kinda beautiful and poetic in this golden…3 MIN READ
moosaalhu and i are at bianco again and it’s really packed – as it should be because the coffee here is just phenomenal. no wonder, as meraki helped set them…2 MIN READ
it’s early evening and i’m with my old friend hamdhee, walking towards summer beach maldives along boduthakurufaanu magu. ‘i called you because my wife had to go somewhere and i…3 MIN READ
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
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
