Restaurants in Kandy
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White House Restaurant
Down the street from Devon, this restaurant is tacky but cheap. It has snacks, drinks and ice cream, or you can fill up on meals such as mixed fried rice, chicken fried noodles and sweet-and-sour chicken.
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Lyon Café
Among locals this is one of Kandy's most famous restaurants. There are three dining rooms, a fan-cooled room downstairs and two slightly fancier, air-con rooms on two separate floors upstairs. About two-thirds of the menu is Chinese, a third Sri Lankan, but for dinner just about everyone orders the Sino-Sinhalese 'Lyon Special', a huge platter of fried rice, boiled eggs and your choice of devilled meats.
One plate will easily feed two or three people (though that doesn't stop most Sri Lankan patrons from downing one platter each).
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Kandy Muslim Hotel
No, it’s not a hotel, but it is an always bustling eatery that offers Kandy’s best samosas, authentically spiced curries and heaving plates of frisbee-sized, but gossamer-light, naan. It’s a largely male domain, but women travellers will be treated with respect and offered a seat in the family section out the back. Don’t miss the frantic theatre of the kotthu rotti (doughy pancake chopped and fried with meat and vegetables) guy out the front.
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History Restaurant
With dishes from India, Italy, Thailand and Sri Lanka, this place could almost be called ‘Geography’. The food’s OK and there’s a good selection of booze, but the real reason to go are the interesting B&W pics of old Kandy. And no, you’re not required to take notes during the Kandyan history PowerPoint presentation that runs silently in the background. Monkeys look on from outside and already know all the answers.
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Bake House
Downstairs from The Pub (opposite), Bake House is versatility plus, with tasty baked goodies out the front and a more formal dining room concealed under the building’s whitewashed colonial arches. At the time of research, a makeover was being planned to up the ‘colonial’ spin of the architecture. Pop in just after 3pm, when the second bake of the day comes out and the short eats are still warm.
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Paiva's Restaurant
The Rs 175 lunchtime rice and curry is a handy intro to Sri Lankan cuisine, with three different rices and a multiplate array of curried accompaniments. In the evening choose between Chinese or North Indian à la carte menus. Both are good, and the friendly waiters will respect your request for ‘spicy please?’ Just as well the beer is cold, eh?
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Rams
In a new, larger location, Rams continues to serve good South Indian food, including vegetarian thalis('all-you-can-eat' meals consisting of rice with vegetable curries and pappadams) and a variety of dosas (paper-thin rice- and lentil-flour pancakes) in a wonderfully colourful setting featuring Hindu devotional art.
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Bombay Sweet City
Fulfil your longing for sweet Indian snacks – especially if you’ve just flown in from India – at this hole-in-the-wall, eat-on-the-go kind of place. The cashew barfi(fudge-like sweet) is very moreish, and there’s an orchard full of fresh fruit juices to battle Kandy’s occasional three-wheeler haze.
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Flower Song Chinese Restaurant
This local family favourite is so popular that there was a security guard outside we when stopped by. That’s what tasty and good-value Chinese standards can do for an eatery. And yes, you can get a beer, but only from 11am to 2pm and 5pm to 10pm.
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Lakshmi Guest House
Many people eat in their guesthouses, where some of Kandy's tastiest food is to be had. Particular kudos go to the kitchens at Lakshmi Guest House. Nonguests are welcome, but should call ahead to make sure there's enough food to go around.
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Olde Empire Hotel
The modest dining hall at the Olde Empire is full of character and serves delicious rice and curry and lunch packets. The flowers on the tables are delivered fresh every day apparently – always a good sign.
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Delight Bakers & Sweet House
Similar to Bake House, Delight has reasonable bread, pastries, cakes and short eats, and dozens of sweets waiting to march out the door.
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Devon Restaurant
Popular with both visitors and locals, the chrome-and-Formica Devon offers a wide range of Chinese, Western and Sri Lankan dishes.
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Sharon Inn
Food is particularly good at Sharon Inn. The buffet is at 7.30pm.
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