Chili's Café

About

Chili's Café, on North Malé Atoll (Maldives), occupies a spot on Iskandhar Magu in Malé, the atoll's capital island. First-time visitors should expect a restaurant with a strong local following rather than a resort-style dining room, since it sits on an inhabited island where everyday life carries on around it. Its 4.9 out of 5 average across 12 reviews suggests that the small number of people who have eaten here have come away impressed.

That rating places the café among the higher-scoring restaurants in Malé, and the review count shows it is a modest operation rather than a large, heavily reviewed venue. Malé, Hulhumalé, Hulhulé, Villingili, Thilafushi, Giraavaru, Kuda Huraa and Ihuru all lie within the atoll, so the café can be reached from the capital, the airport island and the resort islands nearby. Reaching it from the main towns is straightforward, as Iskandhar Magu runs through the centre of Malé.

Being in Malé means the café is on the atoll's main island, where the streets are busy and the harbour is close by. The capital is the transport hub of the atoll, with ferries linking it to Hulhumalé, Hulhulé and Villingili.

English is widely used alongside Dhivehi in tourism and schools, so ordering and asking directions is rarely a problem for visitors. Alcohol is not sold on inhabited local islands and is served only on resort islands, so anyone expecting a drink with dinner should plan around that. Pork is likewise absent from local islands, and the food on offer follows those same rules.