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Raux Brothers
This 45-year-old antiques showroom, located in a large, beautiful colonial house, stocks an impressive range of furniture, and artworks crafted from wood. There are genuine antiques and handcrafted new pieces. This is the best antique house in the city, if you can afford it.
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Sri Lanka Gem & Jewellery Exchange
Your safest bet for price and authenticity is this centre, which contains 41 government-approved shops plus a gem-testing laboratory.
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Vijitha Yapa Bookshop
Stocks a comprehensive collection of foreign and local novels, magazines and pictorial tomes on Sri Lanka. The branch in Crescat Boulevard shopping centre in Kollupitiya, Col 3 is smaller.
