DESTINATION DINING IN THE MALDIVES

Fanditha sits alone on the northern tip of the island, a beachfront restaurant whose name means magic in Dhivehi. The setting is deliberately bohemian: Persian carpets laid on the sand, flickering lanterns, low cushions and canopied day beds. The kitchen serves Levant-inspired mezze from Syria, Lebanon and Morocco alongside grills and freshly baked saaj bread.