There’s a restaurant 16 feet below the ocean in the Maldives. You eat fish while fish eat your leftovers. Lovely, right? Except running water in an underwater building is terrifying. The pipes have to withstand crazy pressure, so if a tiny crack forms—pop—your wine list gets an impromptu seawater chaser. Imagine sipping champagne as the ceiling starts dripping like a leaky basement. The only difference? The leak is the entire Indian Ocean trying to join you for dessert.
Insider gossip: These restaurants use double-walled pipes with fail-safes. But one engineer told me, “We pray a lot.” I don’t blame him.
