Ithaa - World's 1st undersea restaurant!

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Seven Restaurants, Three Bars and 10,000 bottles of wine. Conrad Hotels & Resorts are at the tiny Maldives islands in the Indian Ocean. One of the restaurants is ‘Ithaa’, the World’s first undersea restaurant. ‘Ithaa’ means ‘pearl’ in the Maldivian language of Dihevi.

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As tourist always comment on being blown away by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives, its a great idea to have a restaurant where diners can experience fine cuisine and take time to enjoy the views – without ever getting their feet wet!
Ithaa sits five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views. Aquarium technology has been used to put diners face-to-face with the stunning underwater environment of the Maldives.


Created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand, Ithaa’s distinctive feature is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls and roof, similar to those used in aquarium attractions. The fact that the entire restaurant except for the floor is made of clear acrylic makes this unique in the world.
The five-metre by nine-metre transparent arch, which spans the entire room, seats 14 people and provides a feeling of being completely at one with the underwater world while submerged beneath the surface of the ocean. Set with the resort’s renowned house reef one side, and a clear lagoon on the other, diners enjoy their meal within Ithaa’s translucent shell as the underwater drama unfolds on all sides.


The food is as spectacular as the underwater setting. The restaurant offers contemporary Maldivian cuisine as a theme.combination of local spices and traditional flavours and give them a western twist to create a fusion cuisine that could be found only in the best restaurants in London or New York.While the cuisine is dedicated to the fine balance of western food items with a Maldivian flavour, the wine concept is equally exciting; offering diners the perfect opportunity to discover the wines of the prestigious Champagne house Louis Roederer.


Ithaa is reached by a wooden walkway from the nearby over-water Sunset Grill Restaurant. Diners begin their meal with drinks on a specially constructed deck over the ocean and then descend to the restaurant via a spiral staircase where the a la carte menu is served. Seating only 14 people, Ithaa offers one of the most intimate and exclusive dining experiences in the world.