Hidden culinary gems rarely stay hidden, especially in Colombo. Starting off with hardcore cult followings, those much loved nooks you seek out after a heavy

Hotel Rolex is a Tamil/Jaffna bath kade in Wellawatte which also seems to have a branch in Jaffna. The Jaffna hotel is more memorable, as

Pettah. It’s the oldest, most interesting and perhaps most underrated (at least by Southern Colombars) part of the city. Whatever the more sheltered denizens of

Colombo lacks a really good Italian eatery. Echo and Bayleaf do their best but never quite reach la dolce vita. It’s really a bit of

The Southern Expressway opened two gleaming service stations near Welipenna. Each houses a Cargills Food City and assorted shops like Juiceez, Dinemore, Gihan’s, Gill’s, Pascucci

Chariot is an old Colombo standard now under new management. The changes seem to be going well. We only tried a rice and curry but

At certain Cargills Food City outlets you can get what may be the best BBQ chicken in Colombo. We rediscovered this treat over the holidays

Paradise is a lovely vegetarian cafe in the shadow of the Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi building near Thumulla junction. It’s exceptionally clean and serves great vegetarian

There isn’t that much to say about the Racecourse McDonald’s except that it’s open and it’s a McDonald’s. It’s the same as any other McDonald’s

If you’re in Colombo 7 and you’re craving a good biriyani, Raheema is one of the first places that will come to mind. That’s exactly