Leading Indian-Ocean resort brand, Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts, will celebrate World Vegetarian Day on 1st October 2019 at two of its Maldivian resorts – Atmopshere Kanifushi and OBLU Select at Sangeli. 

Both resorts offer dedicated vegetarian-only restaurants – JUST VEG and SIMPLY VEG – that delight the palate without the need for meat or fish. 

Vegetarianism is an increasingly popular lifestyle choice, with one in eight Brits identifying as vegetarian or vegan and one in five choosing to be “flexitarian” – eating a largely vegetable-based diet with the occasional inclusion of meat. This comes after numerous reports over the last few years that suggest that avoiding meat and dairy products is the single biggest way consumers can reduce their impact on the planet. Atmosphere Kanifushi was one step ahead of the curve, opening the Maldives’ first purely vegetarian restaurant, JUST VEG, in 2013. Following increased customer demand, OBLU Select at Sangeli, which opened in July 2018, launched SIMPLY VEG, offering plant-based fine dining based on seasonal, local ingredients.
Each restaurant redefines contemporary non-meat cuisine by experimenting with original and surprising flavour combinations. Serving mouth-watering Mediterranean, Arabic and Indian combinations and offering a special menu specifically for Jain cuisine, guests leave with a new sense of appreciation for vegetarian food.