Thoddoo Island Restaurants

Thoddoo is small, but there are several places to eat besides your guesthouse. Here are the ones guests and travel listings mention most, what they are known for, and what to check before you go.

Places to eat

• Black Anchor Restaurant: listed for seafood and Mediterranean or Italian dishes, and often named by travellers as one of the best places on the island.
• Food Land Restaurant & Bakery: a more casual café-style place with seafood, healthy dishes and baked goods.
• Priani: a pasta bar with Italian dishes and coffee. A traveller review mentions high prices and limited payment options, so ask before you order.
• Seli Poeli Café & Restaurant: Indian and Asian dishes and seafood. See the next section.
• Sun Sky Restaurant: a budget-friendly place attached to a guesthouse, listed with seafood and Asian dishes.
• ASTRO: the restaurant of the owners of Relax Residence. Write to us for the menu and opening hours.

Seli Poeli

• It is one of the closest restaurants to Relax Residence, about a 3-minute walk at an easy pace.
• On Tripadvisor it is rated around 4 out of 5; reviewers praise the seafood and the friendly staff, and some say the food takes a while to arrive. Ratings differ between Tripadvisor country sites, so check the current one.
• Guests’ reviews mention that evening tables can fill up, so arrive early or ask about booking. The restaurant has no website; it has a Facebook page and a Google Maps listing with a menu.

Before you go

• Opening hours, menus and prices change. Check the venue’s page or ask us before you go, and ask which payment methods are accepted.
• Alcohol is not sold on the island. Alcohol in the Maldives
• For how meals are arranged in guesthouses and where to buy groceries see Food on Thoddoo and Shops on Thoddoo.

Reviewed by the Relax Residence team in October 2026.