Avirate is a Sri Lankan fashion chain that’s the first to move into what we call Dutch Hospital 2, the refurbished set of buildings behind

Nihonbashi Honten. Not just the city's best Japanese restaurant, but one of the city's most seminal eateries, full stop. Where else can you get a

The Famous Epicurean Menu (Every Thursday) Tao is the fusion restaurant at the Cinnamon Grand. Every Thursday night Tao offers a so-called “Epicurean Menu”. The

Are there women in Colombo who don’t have a sideline selling cupcakes? Sometimes I wonder. There seems to be such an infiniti of these homebakers

Yet another Chinese restaurant, except this one is in Kandy. Which means, in very stark contrast to Colombo where Chinese / Chinese inspired restaurants are

This place has a promising name, but the fried rice is not very good at all. Costs Rs. 150 for lunch, which includes rice, some

I interpret the word yakitori as ‘yucky tori’, ie. the yucky parts of a chicken – tail (aka bum), heart, skin – skewered and grilled

Everyone knows the Barefoot flagship store. Sitting on the Galle Road, under flying fabric flags, the shop/gallery/cafe/lifestyle is an indispensable part of Sri Lanka’s tourist

Located in an unpromising basement room at the bottom of the Renuka Hotel Palmyrah has long been one of the best places in the city

There is no accompanying call – one sound, a single high-pitched tinkling, is sufficient and has brought incalculable happiness to generations of Colombo children (and