Rio Ice Cream, a Jaffna franchise that's about forty years old (according to Raja at its Wellawatte branch), is fun and affordable for ice cream

The Gallery Café is a stalwart of Colombo’s dining scene. Occupying the former office of Sri Lanka’s (and arguably South/South East Asia’s) most renowned architect

In another century the GOH along with the Galle Face Hotel was the fast-beating heart of Colombo’s social life. The great and the good of

Rauf Nana’s is the premier dining venue on Colombo’s premier public space (the Galle Face Green). OK, this just means it’s a semi covered shack

Colombo Courtyard is a business hotel which also serves as one of the city’s hippest new bars. Two bars, actually, the Loft Lounge and Cloud

This old salon has been around as long as I can remember. A gang of hairdressers operating out of three small rooms on Vajira Road,

La Passion is a midrange, established hair salon. While they do everything, we’ll focus here on their mens hair care, which comprises the basic haircut,

The ancient progenitor of all Colombo’s seafood restaurants emerged out of the Indian Ocean perfectly formed and clambered onto its curve of Wellawatte sand at

Sri Lankan Chinese food and Japanese food are already very popular. The final piece to the Sri Lanka-East Asian fusion food puzzle is Siam House, Colombo’s main

The mother of them all. Sri Lanka’s first Chinese restaurant opened its doors in 1942 and stands as one of the oldest continuously functioning restaurants