The King and Queen behind bars Inside there are portraits of the King (Sri Vikrama Rajasinha), his wife (Queen Venkata Rengammal), the first Prime Minister

Whether you’re just visiting Colombo or you live here, the Cinnamon Grand Brunch is a must visit. This lavish Sunday luncheon has long been a

YAMU was invited to Aqua for a food tasting at their Thai restaurant, Coconut. This was the first time we’ve accepted a free meal and

We’ve been looking forward to the opening of the refurbished Racecourse Grounds in Cinnamon Gardens. The old Dutch Hospital in Fort was renovated by the

Sugarland is a tiny little bakery in Havelock Town, located behind The Souq and Lil’ Orbits. Unlike some of the palatial bakeries you get here

I remember when Sarasavi Bookshop was a messy, crowded little store in Nugegoda, always full of jostling bodies and elbows. Going in for a leisurely

If Srina Palace is the king of Fancy Gift Items (see Borella Underpass and The Souq as well), the Lover is the queen – ie.

Eating at Forty Forty Foods, a low-key lunchtime rice and curry spot down a tiny alley opposite Unity Plaza on Galle Road, feels just like lunching

Amirthaa is a cheap, clean, pure-veg South Indian restaurant in Bambalapitiya that serves a good thali and various fried South Indian and Sri Lankan snacks

Anusha Handicrafts, just outside Kollupitiya Market by Liberty Junction, is an odd place and something of an overwhelming experience, crammed as it is from floor