Midrange
Mango Tree
One of the finest restaurants in the city. North Indian Cuisine, full of innovative dishes. Service is occasionally slow.
168 Seafood Palace
Just off galle road, near hotel renuka, kollupitiya, colombo 3. serves excellent chinese food and seafood dishes. prices start at 250 rs. but some prices depend on weight e.g. crabs. the service is very good.
The Cricket Club Cafe
34 queens road, kollupitiya, colombo 03. this cafe is a must for any cricket lover. the walls are covered in autographed memorabilia and photos with sports usually cricket being screened on all the tvs scattered throughout the rooms. they serve authentic aussie cuisine and a wide variety of drinks the bar is named after donald bradman.
The Palmyrah Restaurant
328 galle road, kollupitiya, colombo 3. serves excellent sri lankan dishes as well as having an "international" menu.
UK Urban Kitchen
Arpico super center, 69 hyde park corner, union place, colombo 2. serves western, asian and middle eastern cuisines at relatively reasonable prices. also specializes in wood-fired pizzas and coffee. next to arpico supermarket. open m-th 10am-10pm, f-su 10am-11pm. telephone 94 11 7219169.
The Gallery Cafe
2 alfred house road, off alfred house gardens, kollupitiya, colombo 3. wonderful atmosphere in beautiful building - designed by famous sri lankan architect geoffrey bawa. large food menu featuring many international dishes, decadent desserts and extensive cocktail menu.
The Lagoon
This restaurant focuses primarily on seafood with colorful Sri Lankan flavors. The friendly, professional staff are able to create an enjoyable dining experience.
Roadhouse Cafe
335 galle road, kollupitiya, colombo 3. serves sri lankan and western food. meals range from 180 rs. - 380 rs. the food is excellent, but the service is a little slow. try the mango milkshakes or one of their specialty coffees.
Top end
Chesa Swiss
3 deal place, kollupitiya, colombo 3. representing the best of swiss cuisine, this restaurant has all your favorites from fresh garden snails to chateaubriand for two to steak cafã© de paris style! the wine list is exclusively swiss.
Nihonbashi Main Restaurant
11 galle face terrace, kollupitiya, colombo 3. there are three nihonbashi outlets in colombo. a sushi bar at odel and a outlet at the hilton colombo residence are the other two. the main restaurant is an airy and spacious restaurant with a blend of modern and traditional in design consisting of 8 private dining rooms also a dine-in wine room. nihonbashi is owned and run by tokyo-born dharshan munidasa, a self-taught chef.
California Grill
Galadari hotel, fort, colombo 01. this is a fine dining restaurant on the rooftop level of the hotel. it offers panoramic views of the galle face marina. the food, mostly us-style grills and premium seafood, is excellent too.
The London Grill
Cinnamon grand hotel, galle face, colombo 3. as the name suggests this restaurant is very british. it probably has the best ambiance of all, and the food is just great.
Royal Thai
115 sir chittampalam a. gardiner mawatha,slave island, colombo 02. located at the cinnamon lakeside hotel refurbished and rebranded september 2009, is an authentic thai restaurant hosting the usual favorites, such as tom yam and chicken pandan leaves.although eating cow in india is rude here its polite
Ginza Hohsen
Colombo hilton, echelon square, fort, colombo 1. this is one of the japanese restaurants in colombo. they have a sushi bar, the tatami rooms and ever teppanyaki.
Spoons
Colombo hilton, echelon square, fort, colombo 1. spoons is the flagship restaurant of the hilton hotel. it has a show kitchen, and an impressive collection of wine and chocolates.
Budget
Enjoy a steaming cup of coffee and some goodies for lunch at D'Cafe at No. 15A, Cambridge Place, Colombo 7.
Buy a "lunch packet" from street stands practically anywhere in the city. Typically, it will be a filling meal of rice and vegetables for about Rs 120.
Also available everywhere are small bakeries selling rotis either flat or folded into triangles filled with egg, vegetable or fish, hoppers bowl shaped pancakes made with coconut milk, and other "short eats" bread based snacks or fried foods. The price of individual items range from Rs. 10-50.