Ever wonder how it feels to dine underwater? How about catching a view of the ocean while enjoying a meal with your loved one? Though it sounds romantic and otherworldly, you might find yourself getting anxious. For some, deep-sea dining, separated from the beasts of the ocean by glass windows alone, sounds terrifying, but it is also the experience of a lifetime for others.

It’s not every day that you can experience the swirling sea just below your table. Luckily, several restaurants around the world offer the opportunity to dine under the sea. These restaurants provide a closer look at some exotic sea life, so feel free to marvel at the view through your windows as you feast on your luxurious meals. So, feel like a mermaid yet?

To get to know this whole new world, here are some of the best places to enjoy dinner in the entirely new world of underwater restaurants.

9 Ithaa Underwater Restaurant

The Maldives is known for its serene waters and having the world’s first underwater restaurant, Ithaa, situated in the Conrad Hotel 16 feet below the water’s surface. Ithaa is best known for its caviar and delicious lobster of the Maldives and many other delicacies. The restaurant provides a panoramic 180-degree glimpse of the ocean. Dine on these delectable dishes as you are mesmerized by its immersive view of the surrounding waters.

To enter the restaurant, descend a lengthy stairway from a jetty. Ithaa, dubbed one of the world’s most beautiful restaurants, is also one of the costliest. However, you will surely love it if you enjoy seven-course dinners and get up close and personal with coral gardens.

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8 L’Oceanográphic Submarino Restaurant

While dining at the L’Oceanografic Submarino Restaurant, customers will enjoy floor-to-ceiling views of various fish, rays, and sharks, set in the heart of a stunning circular aquarium. A Mediterranean meal complete with seafood and Spanish specialties is available at Conrad Hotels in Maldives Rangali Island.

All tables are illuminated by jellyfish-themed lighting, complemented by glass windows in the spherical external walls and pacific-inspired interior design elements. Visitors should be looking forward to seeing starfish, sharks, rays, and clownfish.

7 Al Mahara

The Al Mahara, located within the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, has a floor-to-ceiling aquarium that houses more than 30 different kinds of fish. It serves as a prominent element in all areas of the restaurant. The seven-star hotel sits upon an artificial island in Dubai, so simply visiting is an adventure in and of itself.

Al Mahara, Arabic for “oyster shell,” provides you with the best food appropriate for the setting. Visitors should be sure to get a taste of their sea salt-sprinkled sea bass and delicious poached tsarskaya oysters!

This restaurant also has a few private dining areas that thoughtfully follow a delicate aquatic theme. The blue windows, which gaze into the aquarium, are highlighted by gold shell-shaped seats and walls designed like the scale of a fish.

6 Atrium Bar

Located in Berlin, in the lobby of the Radisson Blu is the Atrium Bar, which provides beverages and small snacks created by the hotel’s in-house pastry chef. Its positioning is beneath the world’s most enormous cylindrical aquarium. Customers can devour cake and toss back cocktails as they admire over 1,500 fish swim about the 264,172 gallons of seawater that fill the AquaDom.

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5 5.8 Undersea Restaurant

The Hurawalhi Island Resort is an excellent choice for anyone seeking to dine surrounded by spectacular sea species, as its unique dining is rated highly among the world’s most incredible underwater hotel restaurants.

This exclusive restaurant only seats 16 people at a time and is open from breakfast to supper. Exquisite seafood meals and decadent options like Kobe steak adorn their menus, along with ideal wine pairings.

Located 5.8 meters below the water’s surface, visitors may observe the spectacular ocean reefs, rich with species, including manta, tuna fish, snappers, eagle rays, sharks, and other sea creatures that decorate the underwater view.

4 Sea Restaurant

Located on an island of the Maldives, Anantara Kihavah Resort has one of the best undersea tasting rooms, with a personal winemaker who will meticulously construct the perfect accompaniment to your dinner.

The underwater restaurant is located at the bottom of the ocean floor and provides visitors with all-around views of native aquatic life. Diverse corals, sharks, turtles, and triggerfish cover the reef.

Breakfast, luncheon, and evening menus provide a diverse selection of foods from across the world, concentrating on seafood during lunchtime.

3 Poseidon Undersea Resorts

One of Fiji’s most mystical islands, Poseidon Mysterious Island, has nearly 360-degree views of the ocean. Beds that face out into the water, five-star meals, and even a personal submarine are all available for customer purchase. Currently, the resort is not open for stays. However, if you want to be alerted when Poseidon starts taking bookings, you should sign up to be notified!

2 Niyama Underwater Playground Subsix

If you enjoy being six meters below the waterline, feeling the tingling of Dom on your tongue, and witnessing some Moorish Idols swim through shoals of parrotfish, this is the restaurant for you. The lagoon is home to numerous moray eels. Among the rainbows of butterflyfish and damselfish, giant groupers make appearances, and local Hawksbill turtles often glide in for a visit.

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1 Ozen By Atmosphere Underwater Restaurant

At the bottom of the surface, hidden in the beautiful Indian Ocean, is Ozen by Atmosphere Underwater Restaurant. This restaurant is only a 45-minute trip by speedboat or any water vehicle from North Malé Atoll’s Malé International Airport. The restaurant offers fine dining and an environmentally-friendly restaurant available for lunch and supper, where you can sample some of the most remarkable marine cuisine platters you won’t find anywhere else.

While relaxing in the calm, underwater environment, you may expect to observe sharks, stingrays, marine turtles, and fish. Instead, their interior’s inspiration draws from their surroundings, which tastefully integrate into the aesthetics of the underwater experience.

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