A land where people worship cricket, adore elephants and get pleasure from music. A combination of shopping, a stroke of art and coupled with its greatest passion – food. Sri Lanka emerged from a historical colonial rule to a modern day tourist destination. The capital Colombo, is one of the most exciting and interesting cities in the Indian subcontinent and it is quite natural for a food aficionado to get lost in the city; to want a taste of everything; to want to explore further – and one can. I’ve listed some of the best restaurants and cafes in Colombo, which 
accelerates your culinary journey through this wonderful part of the world.
• The Gallery Café – The best is lemon butter lobsters and unforgettable chocolate cakes to top designers, artists, architects, diplomats and expats would make for a hugely successful café. New art exhibitions every weeks and the availability of popular Paradise Road stores merchandise would make for an exceptionally good café.
Don’t miss – Mediterranean prawns with saffron risotto, calamari pasta and lemon Meringue Pie.
• Cricket Club Café – Cricket is the soul of the country and it’s no wonder that cafés themed after cricket are well popular. This particular café is hidden behind trees and ample tree spaces. There is a large collection of Sir Donald Bradman memorabilia, including his hat, tie, his bat, original pictures of his best innings and even a bar named after him. The innovative menu comes to your table as in the form of scoreboard, and the food and drinks resemble an extensive cricket thesaurus.
Don’t miss – Succelent chilli crabs along with The Googly. (This delivery will get you a wicket, melon liqueur, mango liqueur, lime juice and fresh mango blended with ice.)
• Mahaout Café – Mahaout literally means elephants and plush Mahaout Café understands that. The café is better designed and lighter in spirit than most organic cafes around the world. Food options include a vast selection of salads, juices and sandwiches; or go for a full whammy: salad, soup, main course and desserts.
Don’t miss: The alternative sandwiches.
• Barefoot Garden – Ironically, the main attraction is not the food but the coloured handloom shop. The garden café is equally colourful. Late afternoons at this frangipani-fringed café often translate into a live band providing background score, light lunch and Lion Lager beer. The atmosphere is deliciously relaxed and the tablecloths and walls are colourful enough to cheer up the weariest of travellers.
Don’t miss: Barefoot’s homemade ginger beer.
• Summerfields Café – If you only want superb food, this is the place in Colombo. Choose from glistening mounds of seafood and all other meats, pick your cuisine, let them know how you’d like it cooked and once you plate is loaded enough, dig in! The wine is impressively stocked with wines from Spain, New Zealand and America, besides the usual France and Australia.
Don't miss: Be at Summerfields for their elaborate breakfast or try the crab curry for lunch. Also worth relishing is the dinner on Saturdays, laden with just about everything with meat barbecued to perfection.
accelerates your culinary journey through this wonderful part of the world.• The Gallery Café – The best is lemon butter lobsters and unforgettable chocolate cakes to top designers, artists, architects, diplomats and expats would make for a hugely successful café. New art exhibitions every weeks and the availability of popular Paradise Road stores merchandise would make for an exceptionally good café.
Don’t miss – Mediterranean prawns with saffron risotto, calamari pasta and lemon Meringue Pie.
• Cricket Club Café – Cricket is the soul of the country and it’s no wonder that cafés themed after cricket are well popular. This particular café is hidden behind trees and ample tree spaces. There is a large collection of Sir Donald Bradman memorabilia, including his hat, tie, his bat, original pictures of his best innings and even a bar named after him. The innovative menu comes to your table as in the form of scoreboard, and the food and drinks resemble an extensive cricket thesaurus.
Don’t miss – Succelent chilli crabs along with The Googly. (This delivery will get you a wicket, melon liqueur, mango liqueur, lime juice and fresh mango blended with ice.)
• Mahaout Café – Mahaout literally means elephants and plush Mahaout Café understands that. The café is better designed and lighter in spirit than most organic cafes around the world. Food options include a vast selection of salads, juices and sandwiches; or go for a full whammy: salad, soup, main course and desserts.
Don’t miss: The alternative sandwiches.
• Barefoot Garden – Ironically, the main attraction is not the food but the coloured handloom shop. The garden café is equally colourful. Late afternoons at this frangipani-fringed café often translate into a live band providing background score, light lunch and Lion Lager beer. The atmosphere is deliciously relaxed and the tablecloths and walls are colourful enough to cheer up the weariest of travellers.
Don’t miss: Barefoot’s homemade ginger beer.
• Summerfields Café – If you only want superb food, this is the place in Colombo. Choose from glistening mounds of seafood and all other meats, pick your cuisine, let them know how you’d like it cooked and once you plate is loaded enough, dig in! The wine is impressively stocked with wines from Spain, New Zealand and America, besides the usual France and Australia.
Don't miss: Be at Summerfields for their elaborate breakfast or try the crab curry for lunch. Also worth relishing is the dinner on Saturdays, laden with just about everything with meat barbecued to perfection.
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