honest, humble, and down-to-earth critic – bringing you the best and worst of food in the maldives.
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
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
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
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
it’s a lazy friday. sampaafulhu and i are on the sofa watching ‘it’s always sunny’. ‘i wish we had a snack,’ she says. ‘savoury or sweet?’ i ask. ‘foni.’ i…4 MIN READ
‘did we HAVE to come up all the way here?’ asks hasanfulhu. i ignore him. we’re at the cloud restaurant at samann grand again, and as many of you who’ve…5 MIN READ
people are scarce in male at this time of the year and here near the ekuveni, the mood is snoozy, and there’s no one in sight. ‘it’s because all the…3 MIN READ
‘i’ve heard good things about this lasagne,’ says @shaari_ as we park in the lot opposite bread matters urban near kaanivaa. ‘what have you heard?’ i ask. ‘well, full disclosure,…3 MIN READ
ah, the chinese restaurant. so glad they didn’t call it feng shui, or the tao of something and stuck with this simple, catchy name. and here we are, me, sampaafulhu,…4 MIN READ
@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
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
