Meet “Faiy” at Velaa Private Island
New for 2023, Faiy is the brand-new restaurant at Velaa Private Island in the Maldives. Velaa, is one of the world’s most exclusive island destinations.
Faiy at Velaa Private Island serves elevated wellness-focused cuisine within the island’s lush tropical gardens. Dishes are healthy, light, and colorful, offering clean, unprocessed and whole foods that are as close to their natural states as possible, such as Marinated Avocado with Maldivian Yellow Fin Tuna and Beetroot Tartar and Fresh Water Prawns with Green Mango, Thai Basil and Pink Grapefruit. Meaning ‘leaf’ in local Dhivehi, Faiy is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Velaa is one of the world’s most exclusive island destinations, prioritizing luxury and privacy with a collection of 47 beautifully designed villas and residences.
Faiy joins the existing collection of bars and restaurants, which includes Aragu, where classic European flavours are given a contemporary Asian twist; teppanyaki restaurant Tavaru, home to the Maldives’ most extensive wine collection; and a new Beach Bar serving innovative cocktails and light bites on the shoreline.
Menus compliment the ancient-meets-modern approach to wellbeing at Velaa Spa, combining traditional therapies and techniques with cutting-edge technology such as the Maldives’ only snow room and a CLOUD 9 Pod which sways and cradles the body into a state of deep relaxation.
Contributor — Four Hundred by Design