We recently had a couple of friends down from England who wanted to buy some cashew nuts to take back with them. Being students they

Commons is one of Colombo’s most popular hangout spots. They’ve got a great location on Flower Road and a pleasant space to sit down and

Last week, fancying a break from my usual rice and curry, I went in search of something a bit different on my lunch break from

YAMU needed an office computer see as a dog at the other one (the charger at least). So, we tried a few places, looking for

In the time before YAMU I spent a fair while toiling in the Middle Kingdom. During this time I managed to pick up a bit

Now I know there are a large number of places that do a decent rice & curry in the area, and I haven’t by any

Colombo’s got a lot of great home bakers. There are the big names like Monique and Sita, but then there’s also the ones you stumble

The New Colonial Hotel is at the high end of dodgy bars. Upstairs is a functional hotel (single for Rs. 1000, double for Rs. 1500)

Han Gook Gwan is one of two main Korean restaurants in Colombo (the other being Kyong Bok Kung). They do a great take on Korean