Guidebook for Colombo

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Beach
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Wellawatte Beach
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Beach
Lovely hotel, restaurants, beach
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Galle Face Hotel
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Lovely hotel, restaurants, beach
Mount Lavinia is a white sand beach with lovely restaurants along, as well as some nice gallery's, shops and cafes around
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Mount Lavinia Hotel
100 Hotel Rd
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Mount Lavinia is a white sand beach with lovely restaurants along, as well as some nice gallery's, shops and cafes around
Main station connecting you to: West Coast as far as Puttalam Inland to Kandy, Nuwara Eliya & Anuradhapura. Trinco or Batticaloa on the East Coast and down the Southern stretch as far as Matalla.
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Fort station
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Main station connecting you to: West Coast as far as Puttalam Inland to Kandy, Nuwara Eliya & Anuradhapura. Trinco or Batticaloa on the East Coast and down the Southern stretch as far as Matalla.
Watersedge ~ Get here early in the morning to experience the sites, sounds and tastes of the waterside flower, food and art market.
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Діята Уяна
B240
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Watersedge ~ Get here early in the morning to experience the sites, sounds and tastes of the waterside flower, food and art market.
visa's, extensions, et al.
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Department of Immigration and Emigration
Subuthi Drive
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visa's, extensions, et al.
See and buy products of local craftsmen in this great initiative, courtesy The NCC / Crafts Council.
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Jana Kala Kendraya
110 New Parliament Rd
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See and buy products of local craftsmen in this great initiative, courtesy The NCC / Crafts Council.
If you like history and artifacts, then this may strike your fancy
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Національний музей
Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha
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If you like history and artifacts, then this may strike your fancy
your evening constitutional, a stroll in the park, picnic after a visit to surrounding museums / public library or just time out with the family/kids.
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Парк Віхарамахадеві
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your evening constitutional, a stroll in the park, picnic after a visit to surrounding museums / public library or just time out with the family/kids.
German Embassy
Embassy of Germany
40 Alfred House Ave
German Embassy
British Council Sri Lanka
49 Alfred House Gardens
British Council

Food Scene

Nice place for coffee and to use wifi. Lovely sea view cnr Aloe Ave & Marine Drive
Aloe Avenue
Aloe Avenue
Nice place for coffee and to use wifi. Lovely sea view cnr Aloe Ave & Marine Drive
Bars, Restaurants, some shops and generally a nice place to chill out.
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Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
Hospital Street
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Bars, Restaurants, some shops and generally a nice place to chill out.
Sunday Jazz ~ lovely food and also a popular clothing shop
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Barefoot
704 Colombo - Galle Main Rd
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Sunday Jazz ~ lovely food and also a popular clothing shop
Down Bagatalle Rd, toward the college, past the Malaysia Embassy is a lovely Cake & Coffee stop owned by Mitzi ~ the chocolate cake is to die for & it's a great place to work (wifi) or chill in peace
Bagatalle Road
Bagatalle Road
Down Bagatalle Rd, toward the college, past the Malaysia Embassy is a lovely Cake & Coffee stop owned by Mitzi ~ the chocolate cake is to die for & it's a great place to work (wifi) or chill in peace
German food & beer fix. Done. Need I say more!
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The Bavarian
11 Galle Face Terrace
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German food & beer fix. Done. Need I say more!
Best Pizza in town!
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Rocco's
615A Nawala Rd
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Best Pizza in town!
quite a popular one, brought to you by Paradise Road
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The Gallery Café
2 Alfred House Rd
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quite a popular one, brought to you by Paradise Road
A traditional pub feel, nice food and good beer. Owned and run by Australians. (same owners as Whight & Co Coffee House)
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Cricket Club Cafe
12 Queen's Rd
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A traditional pub feel, nice food and good beer. Owned and run by Australians. (same owners as Whight & Co Coffee House)
Really great rustic setting for a seafood fest on the beach
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Buba Beach Seafood Restaurant
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Really great rustic setting for a seafood fest on the beach
If you are an ice cream fiend ~ it's worth the trip, as they serve the closest thing to gelato you are going to get, bar a trip to Galle Fort Hotel.
Il Gelato
No 504 R. A. De Mel Mawatha
If you are an ice cream fiend ~ it's worth the trip, as they serve the closest thing to gelato you are going to get, bar a trip to Galle Fort Hotel.
Authentic Japanese Cuisine ~ best sushi/Japanese Restaurant in Sri Lanka and number 30 of the top 50 in Asia. Save this for a special night out and say hello to chef Dharshan if you see him!
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Nihonbashi
11 Galle Face Terrace
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Authentic Japanese Cuisine ~ best sushi/Japanese Restaurant in Sri Lanka and number 30 of the top 50 in Asia. Save this for a special night out and say hello to chef Dharshan if you see him!

Shopping

Shops, Restaurants / Tea shops
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Race Course Arcade
129 Philip Gunewardena Mawatha
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Shops, Restaurants / Tea shops
Opposite Pettah / Galle Fort station ~ a bustle of bazaar business!
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Pettah Market
Keyzer Street
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Opposite Pettah / Galle Fort station ~ a bustle of bazaar business!

Sightseeing

Nice to watch the sunset / get a different view of Colombo
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Lighthouse Beach
230 N Water St
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Nice to watch the sunset / get a different view of Colombo
Buddhist temple ~ worth a visit during your stay. BUT don't be fooled by greedy tuk tuk drivers / seemingly friendly young guys who reel you into a trap to 'see an elephant'. Go alone & use the meter!
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Храм Гангарамая
61 Sri Jinarathana Rd
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Buddhist temple ~ worth a visit during your stay. BUT don't be fooled by greedy tuk tuk drivers / seemingly friendly young guys who reel you into a trap to 'see an elephant'. Go alone & use the meter!
If visiting during Vesak (Feast day for Buddhists during May) then be sure to wander the surrounds after dark and see the temple and city light up around you.
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Сіма Малакая
Sir James Pieris Mawatha
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If visiting during Vesak (Feast day for Buddhists during May) then be sure to wander the surrounds after dark and see the temple and city light up around you.