Duplication Road and Lauries Road, Colombo 4
Ariyapala is not a supermarket, it's a liquor store. A pretty good one. They have perhaps the best selection of wine and a decent selection of alcohol.
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281 Union Place, Colombo 2
Midaya is a ceramics shop with affordable cups, bowls, plates and various ceramic things.
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429 Galle Road, Colombo 3
when the mood for plug, press, play and tune out entertainment strikes me I find my self making a beeline to The Classic Entertainment on the Galle Road at Colpetty
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62 Chatham Street, Colombo 1
Avirate is a Sri Lankan fashion chain that's the first to move into what we call Dutch Hospital 2, the refurbished set of buildings behind the now iconic Dutch Hospital.
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Canal Row, Colombo 1
Everyone knows the Barefoot flagship store. Sitting on the Galle Road, under flying fabric flags, the shop/gallery/cafe/lifestyle is an indispensable part of Sri Lanka’s tourist – and artistic – culture. Like homing pigeons, Colombo’s sun-searching holidaymakers flock to theRead more
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39 Layards Road, Colombo 5
Furniture, handicrafts, toys made from handloom material, dark wood antiques and reproductions- a classic Colombo combination. Small, typically fairly high-end boutiques selling all of the above are a common feature of Colombo’s shopping landscape. For sheer scale you can’tRead more
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28 Gower Street, Colombo 5
This is one of those expensive gift places for expensive people. Want something that smells old and affirms that you are indeed a person of class and distinction? Hit up the Hermitage. Like Paradise Road and Gandhara it dealsRead more
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2 Alfred House Road, Colombo 3
The Gallery Cafe is a Colombo institution. While the cafe/restaurant portion of the dual use space gets more attention (chocolate nemesis is its own art form) the gallery portion, which occupies the entrance hall and the building's first courtyard,Read more
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704 Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka
Any tour of city's art-spaces must begin or end at the Barefoot Gallery. Under different names this space - a large, bright, high ceilinged room to the right of the rear entrance to the Barefoot compound, has been anRead more
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213 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7
Paradise Road is a vital if expensive shop for tourists, expats and well-heeled locals alike. They have a great selection of candles, textiles, cutlery, home furnishings, statues, preserves, etc.
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Liberty Plaza, R A De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3
Keys. You’d think by now they’d have found some sort of replacement for these too easy to lose bits of shining, toothy metal. Utterly essential, yet absolutely infuriating, if you aren't possessed of basically superhuman organizational powers theRead more
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30/3 Barnes Place, Colombo 7
The large space at Barnes Place hosts frequent exhibitions and is a good place to drop-in to take the pulse of the local art scene while the apartment at Galle Face court is a beautiful space displaying a well-curatedRead more
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61 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7
At the forefront of Sri Lanka's new wave of art and artists this is really the only dedicated, permanent gallery space in the city. It's not attached to a cafe, they don't run art classes- it’s a professional artRead more
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244 High Level Road, Colombo 6
Foot Comfot is Colombo's most visible massage parlour, with branches all around town. The High Level Foot Comfot does a functional massage, albeit in a dark and slightly dodgy environment.
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74 Lauries Road, Colombo 4
Photos taken from Ridhi’s Facebook page. Ridhi has been saving my relationships since I was 16. For redemption, salvation and even those moments when you just want to show someone how much you care their simple, modern, inexpensive butRead more
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