Newport

Top choice in Male


This cool spot on Male's busy seafront road is a godsend to anyone travelling through Male. Sleek and minimalist, Newport feels very different to Male's other restaurants, and the food is excellent. The iPad menus are enormous and run from good breakfasts to falafel, seared tuna cubes, sandwiches, giant prawns and burgers. There's also good coffee.


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1. Muleeaage & Medhu Ziyaarath

0.23 MILES

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2. Old Friday Mosque

0.24 MILES

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3. Artificial Beach

0.31 MILES

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4. National Art Gallery

0.32 MILES

Under one roof you'll find the National Library, various cultural centres from countries around the world and this exhibition space, which has temporary…

5. Rasrani Bageecha

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6. Grand Friday Mosque

0.37 MILES

The golden dome of this impressive modern mosque dominates the skyline of Male and has become something of a symbol for the city. Opened in 1984 and built…

7. Tomb of Mohammed Thakurufaanu

0.39 MILES

In the backstreets in the middle of town, in the grounds of a small mosque, is the tomb of Mohammed Thakurufaanu, Maldives’ national hero who liberated…

8. Funadhoo

0.4 MILES

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