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Level 21 Staff

3118 Points

Joined 8 years ago

July 2015
Jul 15
Review

Ex-Pats Furniture Service

This Facebook group has fast become one of the best places to find or sell quality furniture. Also a place for the exchange of puppies, property, etc.

Review

& Co. (The Steuart)

&Co is a new pub and restaurant tucked in the Steuart Hotel behind Dutch Hospital. They serve up good, hefty pub fare in a spacious setting.

Jul 13
Blog

Eating Your Way Around The World (In Colombo)

Colombo can be a cosmopolitan city, if you know where to look. The city today has many tasty examples of international cuisine, many of them served by actual foreigners. Here are a few places that YAMU recommends, by region.

Jul 6
Review

Cafe Chill

This is truly a chill spot with beanbags, good food and decent WiFi.

Review

Hideaway Villas

Hideaway is the best restaurant and probably the best hotel in Arugam Bay. It has excellent food and accommodation and thoughtful family management.

Jul 2
Event

Turf Club Opening

The Turf Club is a new restaurant at the Colombo Racecourse which opens on July 2nd at 6 PM.

Blog

Clique Bento Boxes

Clique is one of our favorite restaurants in Colombo, and now they're delivering bento boxes for lunch. We tried them and they're pretty good. For now each one costs Rs. 1,200 and they deliver within Colombo city limits.

June 2015
Jun 24
Review

PickMe

PickMe is an app that lets you call cabs (trishaws, nanos, cars). It mostly works and the company is responsive - we think they'll keep improving.

Jun 19
Event

Music Matters Trio (Jazz At Barefoot Cafe)

This Friday (and most Fridays) you can catch the talented Music Matters jazz trio at the Barefoot Garden Cafe, starting at 6:30 PM.

Jun 15
Blog

Achcharu Kade Cafe Closing (But Cooking Goes On)

Achcharu Kade Cafe graduated from the Good Market to their own shop in Colpetty, but now they're shutting it down. But don't worry, they're still doing Good Market Saturdays and lunch and dinner delivery and take-away. So you can still eat the food, there just won't be a permanent shop.

Jun 10
Blog

Father's Day 2015

This Father's Day is Sunday June 21st. Here's some ideas on places to take your dad, to shop and more.

Jun 3
Review

Upali's

Upali's does affordable and tasty Sri Lankan food.

May 2015
May 27
Blog

The Last Good Market In Battaramulla (Don't Worry)

Thursday, May 28th will be the last Thursday Good Market in Battaramulla, but fear not, it continues on Saturdays. We love the Good Market.

May 25
Review

The Castle Hotel

The Castle Hotel is the finest of dodgy bars.

May 18
Review

Ministry Of Crab (Dutch Hospital)

Ministry of Crab is a high-end restaurant on Dutch Hospital premises that specializes in crab cuisine - the food is just plain mouth-watering and the service is good.

May 15
Blog

Online Reservations (Beta)

So, now you can book tables through YAMU, thanks to our integration with Reztguru.

May 13
Blog

Hikkaduwa Sunsets

Hikkaduwa is one of Sri Lanka's best beaches, in season from November to January but beautiful throughout. Almost every day around 6 o'clock, it's a good place to catch a sunset.

May 12
Review

Chinatry

Chinatry is an Sichuan Chinese restaurants. The punchy, spicy flavors are authentic but still good for the Sri Lankan palate.

May 8
Blog

High Tea At rare (Uga Residence)

Uga Residence hosts the newest high tea in Colombo. It’s a tiered experience ranging from scones to savories to sweets. At Rs. 1,500++ per person we think it’s well worth.

May 6
Review

OZO Kandy

OZO is a big, modern hotel in the Kandy city center. The restaurant and the roof bar are worth checking out.

May 5
Blog

Mother's Day 2015

Mother's Day is this Sunday. You still have time to get it together. Here's some ideas.

Review

Spaghetti & Co

This Hikkaduwa institution does decent Italian.

Event

LAN Hack 2015

This year the YAMU office is hosting the third Colombo Hackathon, which they're calling LAN (Lanka Angel Network) Hack this time. People that make good pitches here will automatically be entered into Venture Engine 2015, which can and has led to funding in the past.

Review

Coral Rock By Bansei

Note that our review here is outdated. This hotel is no longer managed by Jetwing.