Riu Palace Maldivas

5 Restaurants & 4 Bars

RIU counts five restaurants in the Palace's dining line-up: the Palm buffet, fusion Krystal and Japanese Yu Hi here on Kedhigandu, plus Italian Sofia and the Beef Steak House across the walkway on Riu Atoll, alongside four bars crowned by the overwater Paradise.

Palm

International

The Palace's own buffet, a calmer room than its Riu Atoll counterpart, with live cooking stations at every service, a broad breakfast spread and themed evenings through the week.

SettingMain restaurant · All meals

Our tipThemed dinner evenings rotate through the week — ask at check-in

AI included

Krystal

Fusion

RIU's white-tablecloth fusion concept — the chain's most refined dining room, plating contemporary European-Asian courses à la carte. Reservation required.

SettingÀ la carte · Dinner only

Our tipTables go two days ahead — missed bookings count as used, so cancel early

AI included

Yu Hi

Japanese

Japanese à la carte by the beach — sushi, sashimi and hot mains without a yen of supplement. The five-star exclusive: only Palace guests can book it.

SettingBeachside · Dinner only

Our tipPalace-exclusive — Riu Atoll guests can't book it, so tables are easier

AI included

Sofia

Italian

RIU's signature Italian, across the walkway on Riu Atoll and part of the Palace's five-restaurant line-up — à la carte mains beside a self-serve antipasti and dessert buffet. Reservation-only.

SettingOn Riu Atoll · À la carte · Dinner

Our tipBook the cross-island venues at check-in — missed bookings count as used

AI included

Beef Steak House

Steakhouse

The twin islands' grill room, a walkway stroll or buggy hop from the Palace: steaks and sides à la carte at dinner, plus a late continental breakfast for anyone on holiday time.

SettingOn Riu Atoll · Grill & late breakfast

Our tipThe late breakfast is the lie-in move — a buggy ride from the Palace

AI included

Paradise

Cocktails

RIU bills Paradise as its overwater bar: a deck reaching over the lagoon beside the infinity pool at the main complex, pointed straight at the horizon. The natural bookend to a Krystal or Yu Hi dinner.

SettingPoolside · Overwater deck

Our tipThe deck over the lagoon edge is the sunset seat — arrive before the light goes

AI Drinks

Pool Bar

Pool Bar

Swim-up service on the infinity pool through the day — cocktails, smoothies and snacks without leaving the water.

SettingPoolside · Swim-up

Our tipOrder without leaving the infinity pool — service runs through the day

AI Drinks

Sports Bar

Sports Bar

Screens, snacks and the late-night pour — the Palace's own corner of the All Inclusive 24 concept, air-conditioned.

SettingIndoor · Late hours

Our tipThe late-night snack stop once the restaurants close

AI Drinks

Lounge Bar

Cocktails

The indoor evening lounge with table service, softer music and the nightly live act or DJ set — a mellower counterpoint to Riu Atoll's Boduberu.

SettingLounge · Evenings

Our tipThe quiet corner while the nightly live set plays

AI Drinks

Dining Inclusions

All Inclusive 24, Palace grade — one plan across both islands. One wristband, no bill.

Meal plan prices are a guide only — generally an average across the year. Resorts can change them at any time, they often vary by season, and a plan sold in one season may not be offered in another. We'll confirm what's available and the exact price for your dates.

Your Days on the Island

The Palace day runs at a gentler rhythm: RiuFit classes and a daytime adults' entertainment programme, free kayaks, SUP boards and snorkel gear from the water-sports centre, Renova Spa treatments in the palm grove, and the full Riu Atoll facility list — gym included — a boardwalk stroll or buggy ride away.

Family-Friendly Features

Families split the twin islands by mood: mornings at the Palace children's pool or spotting baby sharks from the walkway, afternoons at RiuLand and the playground on Riu Atoll (ages 4–7 and 8–12, free, six days a week), evenings back on the quiet side for an à la carte dinner the kids sleep through. Cots and high chairs cost nothing, and the all-inclusive means ice-cream diplomacy is always affordable.

House Reef & Underwater

Kedhigandu shares Maafushi's geography: a flat island inside a huge, calm lagoon, ringed by sand rather than a snorkel-from-shore coral wall. The compensation is life in the shallows — rays, juvenile blacktip sharks and needlefish work the water beneath the overwater suites and the connecting walkway, and the water clarity across the lagoon is exceptional. For coral density, join the guided boat runs to outer Dhaalu reefs or the PADI school's dhoni trips to Dhaalu's channels and thilas.

PADI dive center on-site. Night snorkeling available. Marine life observations sourced from dive logs and guest reports.

Transfer from Malé

A 45-minute domestic flight from Velana International Airport to Kudahuvadhoo Airport, followed by a 15-minute speedboat to Kedhigandu. Return cost is USD 395 per adult and USD 352 per child (2–11) including both legs and taxes. A seaplane routing is also offered at USD 776 per adult return, and RIU runs seasonal free-domestic-transfer promotions on stays of 4 nights or more.

Resort island map — Riu Palace Maldivas

Who This Resort is For

Riu Palace Maldivas is the rare Maldives 5-star where the headline price is close to the final bill: à la carte restaurants, an overwater bar, international drinks and even 24-hour room service sit inside All Inclusive 24. The suites are compact by top-tier standards but every one tops 40 sqm, and the private-pool overwater category is genuine luxury at a package price. It trades boutique intimacy for polished, predictable comfort — exactly the deal Palace-brand guests are looking for.

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