East at Amilla Resorts
A South Indian restaurant at Amilla in the Maldives, home to the award-winning Wellness Your Way menu of dishes for every dietary preference.
Amilla is one of the Maldives’ best eco-friendly all-inclusive resorts, and it backs the claim with substance: a long roster of green initiatives, among them the award-winning Wellness Your Way menus. Those menus run at every restaurant on the property, with options for every preference: vegan and vegetarian, low-carb, keto and paleo, gluten-free and dairy-free. But it is at East that the concept truly comes into its own.
East draws its inspiration from South Indian cuisine: a careful blend of delicate spices, fresh vegetables and traditional curries. The cooking is prized for its authenticity, yet the eco-chic architecture lends a contemporary flair to the way each dish arrives at the table. It is regional cooking, plated with a modern eye.
The plant-forward dishes are where East shines. The cauliflower tandoori and the Aloo Gobi potato curry make a persuasive case that “healthy” and “decadent” need not be opposites, while the pistachio rice pudding and mango kulfi close the meal on a note that is indulgent and entirely guilt-free in the best sense.
What we admire is the coherence: the sustainability of the resort, the wellness framing of the menu and the genuine quality of the cooking all pull in the same direction.
For travellers who want Maldivian dining that accommodates every diet without compromising flavour, East at Amilla is a standout: wellness, your way, and done properly.
