Ensconced in a great banyan tree in the heart of Colombo’s entertainment district, Nuga Gama serves signature Sinhala cuisine, escapism and enchantment. To have dined there is to have glimpsed at…
A buth kadey down Marine Drive in Colpetty. Quite popular, quite good.
Latheruma does a really tasty and cheap rice and curry lunch.
Upali's does affordable and tasty Sri Lankan food.
Curry Leaf is the Hilton's Sri Lankan restaurant, and their spread of local cuisine and fresh seafood is top notch. If you can afford the taxes, this is a must try.
Providing the city with crispy white hoppers and tongue burning katta sambol for well over 60 years, Green Cabin is one of Colombo's older, more venerable eating establishments.
Taste of Asia is a very affordable favourite on Galle Road for hoppers and Jaffna food.
Lunu Ambula, on Thimbirigasyaya Road, is a buth kade with a rustic feel. Some are decent, others are outstanding.
Tasty Caterers is one of the better bakeries in Colombo. They've got a good range of savouries, and some of the best eclairs in the city.
Mythi's is a small streetside restaurant down Station Road, Bambalapitiya, that serves up some killer rice and curry.
Chop Chop does tasty, generous kottu all day, via drive through or delivery. Win.
Mithuro Cafe does good rice and curry for cheap, and we especially love their 'chicken pieces' rotti.
The new Kaema Sutra, moved from its previous premises in Arcade Independence to the plush Shangri La, still serves decent-ish food at high prices
JU Caterers is an awesome rice & curry place - they combine tasteful ambience with bath kade prices.
Palmyrah has long been one of the best places in the city for Sri Lankan food. They've expanded well into Western and Indian too, the food is great, and it's also a comfy, quiet, chilled space to dine at.…
The Yarl Eat House is perhaps Sri Lanka's best street-diner, serving spicy crab, prawns, mutton and cuttlefish along with a solid rice and curry, all for a reasonable price.
Mayura Hotel serves great rice and curry on banana leaves, and excellent Jaffna crab.
Praneetha is a small eatery that serves up a great rice and curry with the option of every kind of meat, from prawns to pork.
Serving spicy meat & seafood along with a normally taste rice and curry, all for a reasonable price.
A great place to get your booze on out there, with large space and all deciduous Machnag food
Superb breakfast buffet for travelers
A buth kadey in Nugegoda with some decent rice and curry at a pretty good price.
Starbeans Ocean Restaurant & Cafe is yet another good restaurant in Galle, offering a bunch of good food, alongside the beautiful views of the down south coastline.
Tequila Mockingbird is a fine restaurant perched on the second floor of the Dutch Hospital Precinct.
Serving spicy meat & seafood along with a normally taste rice and curry, all for a reasonable price.
Well known vegetarian hotel located at Wellawatta serving south Indian side of things, selection of dosas, thalis and idlis...
Nice place to chill with some booze, and delicious bites
Santai Colombo is a buzzing restaurant in Colombo 07, well known for their Malaysian fare.
Apey Cafe is a cafe replacing the old OZ Baker.
Homemade Goodness. Endlessly Delicious. Reviving Taste buds in CMB & KSA
Next Innings is a new venture by Chef Dharshan Munidasa and the cricketing stars, Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara.
One of the most popular restaurants in Hikkaduwa, if you want to have a relaxed evening with some drinks and delicious food.
Chanvel Restaurant is one of the oldest members in Colombo's dodgy bar scene.
Started off as a humble home-based business, Eat Right now has claimed a spot on the 3rd floor of Racecourse Promenade, right next to the popular Fitness Connection gym.
Culture Colombo is a Sri Lankan themed restaurant.They offer classic, Lankan favourites prepared with a gourmet approach to quality and execution.
Small eatery that serves up some mediocre rice and curry with delicious pork curry
The late night Kottu, Rice & Hoppers star in the city Thalawathugoda
A more refined version of Sri Lankan rice and curry.
'O Leaf' is one of the best restaurant in Maharagama serving up a range of delicious Sri Lankan, Chinese & Western cuisines at an affordable price.
Fish & Chips is popular for what its namesake indicates. They're a simple eatery, with a good ambiance.
A cafe in Dehiwala that does some really good rice and some not so great coffee.
A good spot to chill with some booze, and delicious pork devil.