Negombo
By far Negombo’s most creative eating experience, with dishes that are a hybrid of Western and Eastern flavours. Martin, the British owner, is a rare…
Must-see restaurants in The West
Home Grown Rice & Curry Restaurant
Hikkaduwa & Around
Half-buried under palm trees and flowering plants, this is a sweet little garden-terrace restaurant on a quiet (at least compared to the main road) side…
Negombo
Potted plants and flowers surround the entrance of this suitably small, family-run restaurant. The menu serves up most of the Sri Lankan classics, but is…
Hikkaduwa & Around
This family-run place has been serving up fresh seafood from a vintage roadside house at the northern end of the strip since 1972. There’s a cool veranda…
Negombo
This casual Italian-owned beachside cafe and restaurant is the kind of place where people end up frittering away half a day sitting in the breezy shade…
Hikkaduwa & Around
For some of the best home-cooked curries in town order dinner in this family-run place a couple of hours in advance. Dinner is upstairs; downstairs the…
Hikkaduwa & Around
The lush gardens that surround this colonial-style villa go some way to hiding busy Galle Rd, which helps enhance the enjoyment of the ultra-thin-crust…
Hikkaduwa & Around
Away from the beach restaurant scene, this local roadside joint sells over 60 kinds of rotti (folded crepe-like pancake), ranging from garlic chicken to…
Negombo
The airy, elephant-lined Tusker is one of the smarter places to eat in town. Although its menu is wide-ranging in its geo-culinary diversity, its real…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
The restaurant of the Amal Villa is a deservedly popular place, with both interior and beachside dining options. The attached beach bar has live music and…
Wunderbar Hotel and Restaurant
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
The Wunderbar Hotel and Restaurant has an enjoyable 1st-floor cabana-style restaurant open to nonguests and sea breezes, and a decent selection of seafood…
Hikkaduwa & Around
The best selection of foods and toiletries in town, with beach toys upstairs and wine and beer next door.
