Food in Negombo

Hello

I am going to Negombo for 2 weeks with my family and was wondering what sort of Typical food to expect.Last year we went to Goa and thoroughly enjoyed the cusine.Do the restaurants have tandor ovens,in which to cook ';tikka'; %26amp; ';naan'; breads?,these were widely available

in Goa or do they have different breads in Sri Lanka?

Thanks

Food in Negombo

Hi there,

These breads do exist but not widely. The main equivalent in Negombo will be roti, which as you might know from India is more a kind of (thin or thick) pancake. But for sure some Indian veggie restaurants are there selling naan!

All the best,

%26lt;Erik%26gt; %26amp; [Sandya]

Food in Negombo

Also try hoppers (Appa) which is more like a bowl shaped crepe. It can be eaten with curries or butter and jam. They also cook it with an egg in the middle.

hi Devon

there are different kinds of foods in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan foods, Indian Foods, Chinese Food and Japanese foods. all the other asian foods also availabale. but if you are coming to negombo. i reccormend ';Restaurant Bijou'; at Ettukale, Negombo.

shehan

Thanks for the replies,sounds good !

Hi,

A couple of places I%26#39;ve eaten at many times spread over lots of visits,

The Palm Lanka,

39 Poruthota Road,

Ethukala.....Tel; +94-(0)-31-4876177

And

The King Coconut Restaurant,

11 Poruthota Road,

Tel; +94-(0)-31-2278043.

Both within a few minutes stroll of the main hotels .

Both serve asian and western food and I%26#39;ve always founf both of them excellent.

Rod.

Agree with Rod B on Palm Lanka, it%26#39;s very good.

Also Browns Beach Hotel. A lot of locals can be seen there at weekends for dinner and lunch and to me that speaks volumes.

Enjoy.

Bethspoon

Hi

Just jumped on this thread looking for a bit of information, please.

We first went to Sri Lanka in 1996 and a further 5 times after that (staying in various hotels in Negombo), our last visit was in Jan 2004.

We%26#39;ve been used to Goa over more recent years and I%26#39;d just like to know if there are still lots of good places to eat within walking distance of the main hotels in Negombo. We want to go B%26amp;B at the hotel.

We%26#39;re looking for traditional food (I can%26#39;t remember if it%26#39;s curry %26amp; rice or rice %26amp; curry etc) and some good seafood.

Also, are there bars to get drinks (G%26amp;T etc)?

What is the cost of an average meal?

What are drinks prices like?

Thanks

Prettypollycat,

there are still lots of places to eat in negombo, a few i would recommend are bijou(swiss) , king coconut - very cheap but the food is good, palm lanka and ebony %26amp; ivory (for english food if you need a change!), oysters (best burgers), and the old rani village. Most main meals will be around the fiver mark, but obviously certain fish dishes are more.

All are within walking distance of the hotels.

Personally I always recommend people not to get tied in to eating at hotels, as good as some of them are. Variety being the spice etc.

Drinks are cheap (a large local lion beer) is about 160 rupees. There are a few bars around so no probs.

Enjoy your trip

forgot to say that rice and curry can be bought almost everywhere

Hi all,

we are going to Negombo very soon. As a non-beer drinker I was wondering if there is a local equivalent to Martini and if so what are the prices like.

Thank you

Chris