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Shell Beans

Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Male
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Ranked #3 of 67 restaurants in Male
Cuisines: Café
Dining options: After-hours
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Waynesville, North Carolina
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

Open early and late. Good variety of food and snacks in addition to hot and cold drinks. Coffee was excellent. Wait staff and manager attentive, friendly, and capable.

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Colorado
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Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

My husband and I slept through our hotel provided breakfast so we decided to head here and have an early lunch and coffee. The coffee was great - nice selection and nicely prepared. The iced latte was really an iced latte and not a latte with a scoop of ice cream - which I encountered quite often. We each had... More

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Sydney
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30 reviews 30 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

This a nice cafe to sit around and gaze into the ocean while sipping a cappuccino. Its right on the main street and have upstairs which you can look out into the hustle and bustle of the city and the main ferry terminal. Whats great is that you get free WiFi access but unfortunately I could not access it given... More

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Bangalore, India
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

Woooow !!!...It was a good experience eating at this place .staff was very good .The shell beans located is the heart of city and just opposite to an international school.You will find a good high class crowd in this coffe shop.Its costly comparing to other hotels in male city

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

The food was good I must admit but the Air conditioning was not working properly and and it was very uncomfortable. I don;t think it was money well spent. Service was also a bit slow, may be it was a bad day for the team.......going back to Male in a few weeks so will check this place out again.

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Wroclaw, Poland
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

I would definitely recommend this restaurant, it is a two-storey and can be a bit hard to find - on the ground floor is a patisserie, cafe and bakery, and on the first floor is located a great restaurant. The prices are slightly lower than in other places, with very high quality food. The restaurant is air-conditioned non-smoking area and... More

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UK
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

Good seafood salads, western and Maldivian food, air conditioned and overlooking the harbour connecting Male to the airport

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Kathmandu
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

The cafe offers a wide choice of food that is tasty and well priced. The balcony seating offers a nice view of the harbor but can be a bit noisy. Seems popular with both locals and tourists.

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Balikpapan, Indonesia
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

The Shell Beans serves some excellent juices and sandwiches. The upper deck has a very nice view of the harbor in Male.

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Male
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3 restaurant reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

They have very nice staff from Sri Lanka, all are doing really good job and place is very cool and clean. Food are little bit expensive, sandwiches are very good.

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