City: Sri Lanka
Top Things to do in Sri Lanka
What to do and see in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: The Best Shopping Malls
Coordinates: 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81
Restaurants in Sri Lanka
1. Azarya
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
2. Nastars
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Nastars has been a pit stop for many travelers who require specialty products. We have the most unique collection of Quality Electronics products ranging from GoPro Cameras to Travel board games. We've been around for nearly 4 decades and the trust placed in us is testament to our very existence.
3. Antic Gem and Jewellery Collection
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 29 reviews
The raw beauty of Antic jewellery is reflective of the colourful interior design of Galle fort’s most popular guest house. As you enter passing Mueen Saheed’s paintings of the history of this ancient citadel from colonial times to the present day, you hear the tapped tap of the jewellery maker mixed with the whirling fans and the reflective light of the bottles that frame the central area of this stunning spot. Wagon wheels hang in concentric circles from the ceiling having once brought people into the fort for hundreds of years and now upcycled into innovative light fittings reflecting the artistic nature of the owner, Irfran Ismail. Around the room are cabinets showcasing antique, handmade jewellery that will appeal to all who pass through this ancient citadel and want to take a piece of it back home with them.Antic jewellery, whether it is a raw one off stones like the sapphires, moonstones to individually crafted necklaces that pick out the best of Sri Lanka’s gemstones.
Reviewed By elenacS7632DD
We stayed at the Antic Guesthouse (although highly recommended) and browsed through the jewelry displays while waiting for breakfast, as the jewelry shop shares a space with the cafe. We decided to buy a small moonstone pendant which had been made on site. We were even able to meet the jeweler who made it. The necklace was great value for the cost, and the staff who run the cafe and jewelry shop are really friendly and helpful. It's a very relaxed atmosphere - none of the pushiness or sales lines that you get in some of the other jewelry shops. The designs are original, unusual, and attractive.
4. Racecourse Shopping Complex
5. Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 948 reviews
Reviewed By style_virgo - New Delhi, India
A heritage building which dates back to Dutch colonial period in 1600s, established as a hospital to look after the officers serving in the Dutch East India Company, which is now a shopping and dining precinct. The place is host to famous restaurant – ‘Ministry of Crabs’, which is owned by Sri Lankan Cricketer and former captain, Kumar Sangakkara. It is one of the liveliest places in Colombo that attracts a lot of tourists.
6. Arcade Independence Square
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 193 reviews
Reviewed By Hiten1977 - Mumbai, India
Arcade at Independence Square, as the name suggests, is right next to the Independence Square and has a nice old-world charm to it. It's royal, classic and truly amazing architecture will bowl you over. This place has some nice stores to buy a lot of stuff.
7. Cargills Square
8. Dilan Fashion House
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 3 reviews
9. Colombo Gold Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
10. Crescat Boulevard Mall
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By 349richardsc - New York City, United States
Sri Lankan Claypot O Curry, situated at the Crescat Mall in Colombo has a large clientele of repeat customers. There is a good reason for it. It serves very tasty meals at budget prices with much courtesy. The cuisine is Southern Sri Lankan. As is common to Malls all over the world, the eateries especially the popular ones can be very crowded at peak lunch and dinner times. Crescat Mall is no exception. Claypot can really get crowded at lunch time since it is the most popular restaurant at the Mall. And the only one that serves Sri Lankan food. The others serve Indian, Thai, Malaysian, Chinese and Mongolian food. So Claypot has its regular clientele from the office workers, shoppers and tourists at lunch time. If you want to avoid the huge line-up at lunch time, go there just before 12 noon. In the evenings it is not so crowded as the office workers and tired shoppers go home for dinner and so it is mostly those out for an evening with their families who will go there for a bite of something. The food is very tasty. You could get white or brown rice with four curries, fish or chicken for Rs.400 ($2.63). If you choose to pay by credit card, you get a 10% discount at Rs. 360 ($2.37). These prices are lower than one would pay as tips for a budget lunch in some of the cheap eateries in New York. A lunch at Claypot would cost about $15.00 at a cheap eatery in New York. Service charge and tips would be extra. In the evenings, in addition to rice and curry, this outlet has other Sri Lankan favorites such as kottu roti, stringhoppers, pittu and gothamba roti, all at reasonable prices. There is also the lamprais packets, made famous in Sri Lanka by the Dutch. I am always amazed by the courtesy shown by the employees to all the customers. Most of the employees wear a “permanent” smile and are always patient and helpful to the customers. I wonder how they are able to do it when they have hundreds of customers to serve. It is difficult to recommend anything as outstanding since all their dishes are excellent. Yet their seafood dishes have a slight edge over other dishes, especially the fish and sprats (small fish) curries. A typical meal at Claypot will cost only half as much as in Urban Kitchen in Colombo where the meals are priced according to weight. Urban Kitchen is also a favorite Sri Lankan restaurant of mine. The advantage of Urban Kitchen is that you can eat in peace and not besieged by crowds as at a Food Court in a Mall. Bon Apetit 349richardsc New York
