Colombo is the commercial centre of the country and the busiest party of the island. Colombo is the most populated city in the country, offers you boundless opportunities when it comes to food and beverage. There is plenty of fine dining restaurant and theme restaurants in the key resort areas of the city.

Colombo Restaurants

Colombo (places to go in Colombo) or Kalamba as the Arabian traders called the city in the 1500s, is the most populated and one of the biggest cities in Sri Lanka. Called the garden city of Asia, Colombo is not only the powerhouse of Sri Lankan business, trade and industry but also Colombo is the financial hub of the country and entertainment hub of Sri Lanka.

Colombo has a fascinating blend of old and new, in Colombo, you witness many colonials edifies with modern high-rise buildings. Colombo is a city with a mix of modernity and tradition and has multi, ethnic, multi-cultural society.

A Useful Guide to Your Colombo City Tour

Colombo is the commercial centre of the country and the busiest party of the island. Colombo is the most populated city in the country, offers you boundless opportunities when it comes to food and beverage. There is plenty of fine dining restaurant and theme restaurants in the key resort areas of the city. For a quick bite, international fast-food franchises, such as McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza, KFC, and Pizza Hut, have branches in Colombo metropolis area. Most tourist, who visit the island come to Colombo at some point in their Sri Lanka trip.

Due to the increasing number of holidaymakers and increasing buying power of the local people due to the economic development, the demand for outside dining is considerably increased during the last several years. A large number of international food chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Burge King, have opened their outlets in many places in Colombo. Most Colombo restaurants give you the option to order your meal out of a wide range of food items.

Colombo Floating Restaurant

Alongside the prestigious Beira Lake first-ever floating restaurant in Sri Lanka was inaugurated by the Preside of the island. The floating restaurant was started on 21st December 2011. The restaurant is managed by the well-known five-star hotel in Colombo. The newly opened dining room is named the ‘Pontoon North 8’; it can accommodate 100 guests within the spacious room. Entering the restaurant, at the right side is the stairs going up inside the restaurant giving you this yellowish luminosity.

Colombo on the budget: finding the best and cheap eats

Below is a list of some of the popular restaurants in Colombo

• Asadal (PVT) Ltd.
  31, Flower Road, Colombo 7.

• lizz Pool Parlour Restaurant
  151, Park Road, Colombo 5.

• Blue Sky Restaurant
  3rd floor, Regent Building, Colombo 2.

• Cafe Japan
  22, Lauries Place, Colombo4.

• Canton Restaurant
  39, Bagathale Road, Colombo 3.

• Cey-Nor Orient Seafood Restaurant
  335/A, D.R Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10.

• Chinese Garden Restaurant
  32, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 3.

• Delifrance Restaurant
  89, Galle Road, Colombo3.

• Double Happy Chinese Restaurant
  27, Flower Road, Colombo 7.

• Chinese Family Restaurant
  68,S.De.S Jayasinghe Road, Kohuwala.

• Golden Maid Restaurant
  352, Baseline Road, Colombo 9.

• Happy Valley Chinese Restaurant
  219, S.Thilakarathne Mawatha, Nugegoda.

• Japandool Restaurant
  32 B, Sri M.Marcan Markar Mawatha Colombo 3.

• Kefe Kent
  35, Bagatale Road, Colombo 3.

• Kesis’s Resataurant
  33-1/1, Queens Road, Colombo3.

• King Prawn Restaurant
  630, Prince of wales Avenue, Colombo 14.

• La Chateau (Pvt) Ltd
  67B, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya.

• Link Recreation (Pvt) Ltd
  338, T.B Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10.

• Lotus Leaf
  446, Union Place, Colobo 2.

• Mediteraan Restaurant
  46/38, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2.

• Pier 3 Floating Restaurant
  35 A D.R Wijewardana Mawatha, Colombo 10.

• Raja Bojun
  Seylan Tower, 90, Galle Road, Colombo3.

• Red Star Chinese Restaurant
  338, T.B Jaya mawatha, Colombo 10.

• Restaurant Koreo
  31, Flower Road, Colombo7.

• Rhythm & Blues Pool Bar
  19/1, Daisy Villa Avenue, Colombo 4.

• Rohans North Indian Cuisine
  199, Union Place, Colobo 2.

• Orient Hing Kong Seafood Restaurant
  1A, Race Course avenue, Colombo 7.

• Samal Restaurant
  95, Malaya Street, Colombo 2.

• Seafish Restaurant
  15, Sir C.A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2.

• sri Maries Restaurant
  384, R.A De mel Mawatha, Colombo 3.

• Steam Boat Restaurant
  154, Kynsey Road, Colombo7.

• Thambapanni Restaurant
  496/1, R.A De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3.