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.

Taste of Asia is a popular favourite in Bamba, for Indian food, hoppers, kottu, and good Jaffna cuisine. (They’re also at World Trade Center, but

BeanBag.lk makes bean bags in a range of shapes, and they tell us their stock is generally less expensive than most bean bags on the

Lifestyle Gym also has a snack bar that serves some healthy wraps and drinks – we thought we’d pay a visit and check it out.

EDIT: We ordered from HappySocks.com in Sweden first, but have recently found out we’ve got a local retailer that has Happy Socks for better prices

The Ratnagiri Temple is an unexpected treat at the top of a great flight of stone steps, in Udupila, Mirissa. The temple grounds are huge,

Tea Triumph is a very cosy new tea lounge that’s popped up on the busy hub that is Marine Drive. It’s a new lounge, but

Golden Dragon is the Taj’s completely redone Chinese restaurant. The ambience and decor is possibly the best in the city and the food is quite