Shangri-La Villingili Resort and Spa Maldives restaurants are well catered for eating and drinking pleasures.  Dr. Ali’s leads the restaurant selection with three distinctive living rooms that focus on fine cuisine from the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the Arabian Gulf that offers a unique Maldives dining experience whereas Javvu offers quality café dining during the day and refined Western cuisine in the evening. Those seeking an experience with a difference can take a cruise on a luxury yacht for lunch on the equator.

Dine by Design

For those seeking an experience with a difference, the resort also offers dining experiences served in some of the resort’s most secret locations.  Be it a torchlit dinner under the banyan trees of the resort’s jungle, a spa dinner in the privacy of a meditation pavilion overlooking the ocean, a romantic in-villa evening, or a dinner using local ingredients freshly prepared in the Chef’s Garden, the culinary team will endeavour to create memorable experiences.

Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa has four exceptional bars and lounges, offering a variety of atmospheric milieux for chilling out or energizing.

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, Award-winning Executive Chef Emil Minev has more than 20 years of international culinary experience. He trained under the guidance of acclaimed chefs in prestigious cooking institute including the Alain Ducasse Formation Centre in Paris, El Bulli in Barcelona, and Le Cordon Bleu Institute in London.

Creative and contemporary, Chef Emil likes to tailor his cuisine according to the fresh local products available. Inspired by the variety of local ingredients found in the surrounding waters and neighbouring local farms, Chef Emil promises to delight guests with innovative recipes where fresh tuna fuses with papaya and where coconut metamorphoses into a subtle dessert.