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rooms; the remainder is modern and rooms have balconies. There's a private sandy beach
and a beautifully positioned pool and terrace. Service can be purely average.
Eating
Colombo boasts a good and growing selection of restaurants. Besides great Sri Lankan
food, you'll find food from across the region and further afield. There are upscale and styl-
ish cafes aimed at the well heeled but perhaps even more interesting are the many high-
quality places aimed at Colombo's burgeoning middle class.
For cheap, tasty food it's hard to beat a lunch packet (about Rs 150). Sold between
about 11am and 2pm on street corners and from carts all over the city, the lunch packet
contains rice and curry, usually made from vegetables, with fish or chicken as optional ex-
tras. Also look for open-front shops displaying short eats (snacks to eat on the go) fresh
from the kitchen.
The websites
www.yamu.lk
,
www.tasty.lk
and
www.lankarestaurants.com
are good re-
sources for the fast-changing Colombo dining scene.
Fort & Pettah
Hordes of office workers, traders, commuters and residents support excellent snack stands
and restaurants, most aimed at the masses. In the Fort's high-profile Old Dutch Hospital
you'll find an array of chic restaurants and outdoor cafes.
New Palm Leaf Hotel
SRI LANKAN
Like elsewhere in Sri Lanka, 'hotel' here means 'simple eating place'. Across the very
busy road from Fort station and close to Pettah's market madness, pause here for a tea and
cake or one of many excellent curries that are properly fiery.
T-Lounge
CAFE
200-500; 11am-11pm;
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