Guidebook for Colombo

Dinesh & Shanali
Dinesh & Shanali
Guidebook for Colombo

Essentials

Good product range and fixed prices. Pricing is a little bit more expensive than the Cargills Food City stores, but produce is fresher and product range larger.
23 lokalaca preporučuje
Keells Super
50 Marine Drive
23 lokalaca preporučuje
Good product range and fixed prices. Pricing is a little bit more expensive than the Cargills Food City stores, but produce is fresher and product range larger.
Cheapest grocery store chain in the country. Fixed prices.
26 lokalaca preporučuje
Cargills Food City
26 lokalaca preporučuje
Cheapest grocery store chain in the country. Fixed prices.

Food Scene

Chinese food, adapted to a Sri Lankan palate. Dine-in, take-away, or delivery. Fixed prices. Mid range pricing
Chinese Dragon Cafe
Attidiya - Mount Lavinia Road
Chinese food, adapted to a Sri Lankan palate. Dine-in, take-away, or delivery. Fixed prices. Mid range pricing
International chain known by almost everybody. Warning! Meal sizes in Sri Lanka are smaller than most western countries.
29 lokalaca preporučuje
McDonald's
1 Raymond Rd
29 lokalaca preporučuje
International chain known by almost everybody. Warning! Meal sizes in Sri Lanka are smaller than most western countries.
International chain familiar to most foreigners.
30 lokalaca preporučuje
Pizza Hut
101 Galle Rd
30 lokalaca preporučuje
International chain familiar to most foreigners.
Local version of Burger King. Unrelated to the international chain (piracy is alive and kicking in Sri Lanka)! Good burgers, cheap.
Fazly's Halal Refreshment
1 Vellons Passage
Local version of Burger King. Unrelated to the international chain (piracy is alive and kicking in Sri Lanka)! Good burgers, cheap.
Malaysian fast food
MB Family Restaurant
32 Kinross Ave
Malaysian fast food
Chinese food adapted to a Sri Lankan palette.
Kinjou Restaurant
33 Amarasekara Mawatha
Chinese food adapted to a Sri Lankan palette.
Seafood
26 lokalaca preporučuje
Ministry of Crab
04 Hospital St
26 lokalaca preporučuje
Seafood
Restaurant
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Green Cabin Kollupitiya
NO 453 Colombo - Galle Main Rd
13 lokalaca preporučuje
Restaurant
Restaurant
25 lokalaca preporučuje
Park Street Mews
48 Park St
25 lokalaca preporučuje
Restaurant
Cheap vegetarian food
Saraswati lodge
191 Galle Rd
Cheap vegetarian food
Vegetarian food
Amaravathi Restaurant
03 Mile Post Avenue
Vegetarian food
Indian food
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Aumrith Restaurant
147 Vajira Rd
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Indian food
Authentic Sri Lankan food. Popular with locals and foreigners
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Palmyrah Restaurant
328 A2
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Authentic Sri Lankan food. Popular with locals and foreigners
Authentic Sri Lankan food. Popular with foreigners and locals.
Raja Bojun Restaurant
51/1A R. A. De Mel Mawatha
Authentic Sri Lankan food. Popular with foreigners and locals.

Everything Else

Hospital
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Asiri Surgical Hospital
21 Kirimandala Mawatha
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Hospital
Quality of in-house doctors is probably better than the others. Other hospitals operate on an external consultant model for specialist doctors.
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Lanka Hospitals
578 Elvitigala Mawatha
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Quality of in-house doctors is probably better than the others. Other hospitals operate on an external consultant model for specialist doctors.
Hospital
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Asiri Surgical Hospital
21 Kirimandala Mawatha
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Hospital
Hospital
24 lokalaca preporučuje
Durdans Hospital
3 Alfred Pl
24 lokalaca preporučuje
Hospital
Ninewells Care Mother & Baby Hospital
55 /1 Kirimandala Mawatha
Mother and baby care ...
Closest sea bathing location. Warning: no life guards, Do not take any valuables with you, Do not stay after dark.
19 lokalaca preporučuje
Beach Wadiya
Marine Drive
19 lokalaca preporučuje
Closest sea bathing location. Warning: no life guards, Do not take any valuables with you, Do not stay after dark.
In case of emergency. Emergency police numbers on file in the apartment.
Police Station Bambalapitiya
A2
In case of emergency. Emergency police numbers on file in the apartment.
Kids can buy and fly kites, street food. Nice place for an evening walk.
19 lokalaca preporučuje
Galle Face Green
19 lokalaca preporučuje
Kids can buy and fly kites, street food. Nice place for an evening walk.
Railway station
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Bambalapitiya Railway Station
Bambalapitiya Terrace
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Railway station
Railway station
16 lokalaca preporučuje
Wellawatta Railway Station
Wellawatte Station Road
16 lokalaca preporučuje
Railway station
Park
191 lokalaca preporučuje
Вихарамахадеви парк
191 lokalaca preporučuje
Park
St. Lawrence Church - Wellawatte
375 Galle Rd
Church
Roman catholic church
St. Mary's Church
66 Lauries Rd
Roman catholic church
Closest place to change foreign currency. Bank currency exchange rates are lower than the various money exchanges.
Commercial Bank Bambalapitiya Branch
232 Galle Rd
Closest place to change foreign currency. Bank currency exchange rates are lower than the various money exchanges.
Close by place to change foreign currency. Note that bank currency exchange rates are lower than the money exchanges
Hatton National Bank
Galle Road
Close by place to change foreign currency. Note that bank currency exchange rates are lower than the money exchanges

Shopping

Shopping. Mid to high end fixed pricing. Very popular amount foreigners and rich locals.
134 lokalaca preporučuje
Odel
No.5 Alexandra Pl
134 lokalaca preporučuje
Shopping. Mid to high end fixed pricing. Very popular amount foreigners and rich locals.
Shopping. One of Colombo's oldest malls. Also has a grocery store and limited food court on-site.
Liberty Plaza Car Park Rd
Shopping. One of Colombo's oldest malls. Also has a grocery store and limited food court on-site.
Shopping. Also has a grocery store and food court on-site.
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Crescat Residencies
003 Galle Rd
12 lokalaca preporučuje
Shopping. Also has a grocery store and food court on-site.
Shopping.
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Paradise Road
213 Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Shopping.
Shopping
74 lokalaca preporučuje
Барефут
704 Colombo - Galle Main Rd
74 lokalaca preporučuje
Shopping
Good place to buy souvenirs
40 lokalaca preporučuje
Laksala
215 Bauddhaloka Mawatha
40 lokalaca preporučuje
Good place to buy souvenirs

Sightseeing

The Dehiwala zoo. Popular with kids.
143 lokalaca preporučuje
Дехивала зоолошки врт
120 Galvihara Rd
143 lokalaca preporučuje
The Dehiwala zoo. Popular with kids.
Museum.
186 lokalaca preporučuje
Народни музеј
Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha
186 lokalaca preporučuje
Museum.
Very old church venerated by Sri Lankans of all religions. Phone +94 (0) 11 2 329303. Best experienced on any Tuesday. http://www.stanthonyshrinekochchikade.org/index.php
Црква Светог Антонија
Saint Anthony's Road
Very old church venerated by Sri Lankans of all religions. Phone +94 (0) 11 2 329303. Best experienced on any Tuesday. http://www.stanthonyshrinekochchikade.org/index.php
Nice cathedral with a history. Further details at: http://www.stlucy.lk/index1.htm
8 lokalaca preporučuje
St Lucia's Cathedral
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Nice cathedral with a history. Further details at: http://www.stlucy.lk/index1.htm
Very old, very important Buddhist temple. Must see attraction if you like temples. http://gangaramaya.com/
105 lokalaca preporučuje
Храм Гангарамаја
61 Sri Jinarathana Rd
105 lokalaca preporučuje
Very old, very important Buddhist temple. Must see attraction if you like temples. http://gangaramaya.com/
Међународни крикет стадион Р. Премадаса
Khettarama Temple Road
The famous cricket stadium.
Tourist attraction
16 lokalaca preporučuje
Сеема Малакаја
Sir James Pieris Mawatha
16 lokalaca preporučuje
Tourist attraction
Isipathanaramaya Buddhist Temple
Isipathana Road
Temple
Sri Lanka's former Parliament building. These days, our politicians ruin the country from different locations!
Presidential Secretariat
Colombo Main Road
Sri Lanka's former Parliament building. These days, our politicians ruin the country from different locations!
All Saints Church
Hulftsdorp Street
Old church
Tourist attraction
46 lokalaca preporučuje
Independence Square
Independence Square
46 lokalaca preporučuje
Tourist attraction
Park
66 lokalaca preporučuje
Дијата Ујана
B240
66 lokalaca preporučuje
Park
Old Mosque
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Црвена џамија
228 2nd Cross Street
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Old Mosque

Arts & Culture

Movies +94 (0) 11 7444466
41 lokalaca preporučuje
Савој кино
12 Galle Rd
41 lokalaca preporučuje
Movies +94 (0) 11 7444466