Breakfast at Grind cafe and head to Pettah Market by tuk tuk. The market is great for a bargain hunt but enjoying its chaotic energy is far more satisfying. Locate Jami Ul-Alfar Masjid, known as the Red Mosque, which is unmissable.
Pettah Market
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