Barracuda is a new beach eatery in Dehiwala. They have beautiful seating under a mangrove canopy and on the beach and some solid Chinese food.

Whight & Co is amazing. It's only been open for three weeks but we'll say it's already the best coffee shop in Colombo. Great coffee

Simply Strawberries By Jagro is a really popular dessert place despite being somewhat remote (off Baseline Road, past Lanka Hospitals). In addition to being far,

NOTE: Tintagel is a reputed boutique hotel, we’re covering just the restaurant part here. Tintagel is an amazing, historical location (S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike’s house) and has

If MIA went shopping in Sri Lanka, we think Central Road in Batticaloa would be her spot. They have a raucous riot of colorful clothing

The Batticaloa Science Museum is not a very good museum and it smells funny (probably because of the live sea creatures in tanks) but it’s

Uga Bay is one of Passikudah’s hotel giants, located on a vast property spanning a significant breadth of the town’s broad and beautiful beach. It’s

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The Riviera is a good place to stay in Batticaloa, but it’s also a great place to eat. We’re covering it as a restaurant here.

Flying across Sri Lanka is an amazing experience, in good weather. We tried a Cinnamon Air flight to Batticaloa and it's definitely the best way