Fancying something a bit different for dinner one night this week, we decided to order the Sushi Bento Box from Steam Boat in Nawala. We

The Coffee Bean has always been known for its high prices and its posh coffee shop image. The prices are still high, the food is

Video International is the gold (or blue) standard for DVDs in Colombo. And yes it has branches, the main one is near Barefoot at 700

Although YAMU has been covering Colombo and the wider city, a place we’ve neglected a little is Battaramulla – apart from when we wrote about

Independence Square is Colombo’s newest public space. It’s part monument, part park, part walking ground. It’s main function seems to be as the place where

Down South (ie. Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unwatuna, Mirissa) is pretty popular for weekends, long weekends and general seasonal festivities. But with Hikkaduwa becoming slightly passe, the

Stumbling around Bambalapitiya looking for snacks one lunch-time, I happened on another good short-eat spot, again without a name. This time instead of a shack

Fortune Boat was a wonderful find. It’s a Chinese restaurant, hidden just off Independence Square near the newly refurbished Colombo Racecourse. You’d never spot it

The King and Queen behind bars Inside there are portraits of the King (Sri Vikrama Rajasinha), his wife (Queen Venkata Rengammal), the first Prime Minister