The Dubai Diaries: Friday Brunch @ Radisson Blu Deira

Located at: Baniyas Road, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 11 Oct, 2019 Radisson Blu has restructured their Friday Brunch spread a bit since our last visit, and it has quite a neat disposition. As before, most of the savoury items are arranged by cuisine type – Japanese, Middle Eastern, Indian, Thai / Far Eastern,…

The Dubai Diaries: Shogun @ Al Ghurair Centre

Located at: 3rd Floor, Tower #2, Al Ghurair Centre, Al Rigga Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 10 Oct, 2019 Being hidden away on the third floor of one of Al Ghurair’s towers certainly hasn’t dampened the popularity of this place! We went on a weekend (Thursday night), and unless you have reserved ahead, there’s…

Capital Bar & Grill @ Shangri-La Colombo

Located at: 2, 1 Colombo, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 25 Sep, 2019 Capital Bar & Grill is located at the far end of Shangri-La Colombo’s ground floor and has an interesting set-up. Starting with a noisy and quirky bar area, through a well-lit short passage with a bit of seating, it opens up to…

Pastries by Sapphyr Lounge @ Shangri-La Colombo

Located at: 2, 1 Colombo, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 07 Sep, 2019 Have y’all seen the sweet stuff at Sapphyr Lounge? Those pastries look spectacular! Tucked away at the far end of the lobby, their pastry display is definitely worth taking a look at. And once you do, you’re bound to fall for something…

Special Edition: Mooncake at Shangri-La Colombo

Located at: 2, 1 Colombo, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 07 Sep, 2019 It’s the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival (which, in foodie language, translates to Mooncake Season) and Shangri-La Colombo has done the honours of introducing the island folk to the traditional cakes prepared for ‘lunar appreciation’. Although the festival originates in China, like most of…

AQUA Forte @ Galle Fort

Located at: 62 Leyn Baan Street, Galle Fort, Sri Lanka Visited on: 05 Aug, 2019 This wine-and-dine Italian restaurant located inside the Fort conveniently popped up in the newspapers the day before we were to visit Galle. It also had rave reviews, which was encouraging. Hence, we decided to stop by for lunch. The interior was…

Colombo’s Biggest Brunch @ Cinnamon Lakeside

Located at: 115 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 04 Aug, 2019 When it comes to brunches and buffets, there is barely a shortage in Colombo. Which is a good thing as it brings about some healthy competition. Ironically, it is ‘healthy’, in a sense, for us too as – despite…

Cheers @ Cinnamon Grand

Located at: 77 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 22 Jul, 2019 This classic sports bar is always abuzz when there’s any significant sporting event happening anywhere around the world. That aside, it’s also a pretty chilled out spot for a bit of lunch, evening snack or dinner. They dish out your typical…

Colombo Fort Café

Located at: Old Dutch Hospital Complex Echelon Square, Hospital St, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka Visited on: 19 Jul, 2019 This visit came quite a long time after the last one, and I was harbouring fond memories of a few tasty dishes I’d had here before. It was a pleasant afternoon, so we decided to dine al…