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)