We all know Mlesna, the go-to tea brand for gifting someone overseas or impressing a visitor. A hurried visit to a Mlesna boutique and we

We’ve been passing this place along the Beira Lake for a year and it’s never been open. Now it is. Mackwoods has opened a tea

The Pottery Shop is a warm, cramped space full of clayware precariously balanced on tired looking shelves. All items are handmade by local craftsmen. They

Mama Aida’s is good home cooked Middle Eastern food, but also rather expensive, and only really makes sense for groups of more than six (catering).

The Sarasavi Warehouse is located a few hundred metres (Towards the Nugegoda Supermarket) from the main Sarasavi Bookshop. Strangely, the latter exhibits no sign whatsoever

High Octane Fitness is found in Pamankada, pretty close to The Dutch Grocer and Shiraz on Stratford Avenue. It is the best gym in Sri

Dilmah has opened a charming tea lounge in the shadow of Dutch Hospital. They’re not fully operational yet (no liquor license for the tea cocktails)

Driving through Battaramulla I, quite intentionally, came across an interesting little establishment near the Diyawanna Jogging Track. EatRite, a part of Susiko Bakers, is working

Waters Edge is a splash of paradise in Colombo’s Concrete Jungle – located in Battaramulla, it’s a rich oasis with much lush greenery and some

NLDB (National Livestock Development Board) has two parlors selling milk related products. The first sits just opposite the National Livestock Development Board head office, situated