National Art Gallery 106 Nelum Pokuna Mawatha, Colombo 7 This must really be one of the most poorly maintained national-level galleries in Asia, if not
At some point you realize just how many Chinese restaurants Colombo has. In terms of sit down, air-conditioned restaurants Chinese must outnumber any other category
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
There was no host to greet us on entering the restaurant – we were left wandering around the house foraging for our own table –
Colombo has changed dramatically post-war, largely due to the post-war attentions of the Ministry Of Defense. It began with the walls falling around the Cinnamon
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
Humbugs. Strange name. Makes you think of Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge, remember? Bah humbug. Generally humbug isn’t a word with positive connotations but the little
We’ve gone into Colombo’s Chinese restaurant schism before – the rift between the Sri Lankan-Chinese long-players and the more authentic upstarts from the mainland. The
