Colombo Restaurants

Café restaurants in Colombo

  1. A

    Gallery Cafe

    The historic building that houses Gallery Cafe used to be an office for Sri Lanka’s most famous architect, Geoffrey Bawa. The open-air cafe area looks over a pebbled courtyard, while the lounge bar is where Bawa’s old office used to be – in fact, his desk is still there. The decor is stunning and the Sri Lankan–inspired dishes focus on fresh ingredients and bold, clean flavours. As a cheaper option, come for an afternoon coffee.

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  2. B

    Delifrance

    Filling sandwiches for shoppers on the go. It’s on the ground floor of the very popular Odel Unlimited store.

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  3. C

    Fab

    Upper-middle-class Colombo residents fill the Fab in the afternoon for tea, pastries, cakes and Western and Eastern snacks, all of which are cut above the similar fare at Green Cabin and Pagoda Tea Room. There are four other branches around the city, but this is the original and the most popular.

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  4. D

    Barefoot Garden Cafe

    Located in the courtyard of the well-known Barefoot gallery, this cafe serves sandwiches, snacks such as falafel in pita bread, and daily specials that usually include one Sri Lankan, one Thai, one Malay-Indonesian and several Western dishes. There’s also a wine list.

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  5. E

    Raffles

    This cosy restaurant includes several areas for a drink, and multiple dining rooms for a quiet dinner. Pastas, salads, soups, sandwiches and other light Western meals are available.

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