This Women’s Day we pay tribute to the awesome Sri Lankan women entrepreneurs behind some of our favourite restaurants and social enterprises.
If you’re visiting Colombo for the first time, or even if you’re just suddenly in the mood for some exploring – here’s a bunch of things you can try out in Sri Lanka’s big city, in 24 hours.
Jeewa’s Polos & Kuma’s Natural Foods is a very affordable Sri Lankan food stall at the Good Market at Diyatha Uyana (and now my new
Saffron Persian Delights is a favourite among Good Marketeers. It’s run by a couple of Iranian women and friends and they serve some authentic Iranian
Saffron and Vanilla is a home baker that makes superb desserts – she also teaches you how to make them yourself, if you’re interested. This
Life Food is a salad and juice counter at The Good Market shop in Lakpahana. We tried out their stuff and came away quite impressed.
YAMU usually covers restaurants that have opened. This is a list of places that have closed down.
There aren't a whole lot of shops in Colombo that cater specially to art students. Artworld is one of the handful – it's a small
If you want to have a nice tea in a Japanese auntie’s house, this is the spot. Euphorium is a tiny, hidden tea house off
Kinjou is one of the oldest Chinese restaurants in Colombo. Their stuff is as Sri Lankanized as it gets, but it’s just okay at best.
