Yoroko

Located at: Cinnamon Life, 02 Glennie Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 1st March, 2025 Flavours. That was our talking point at Yoroko. Cinnamon Life’s Japanese restaurant certainly knows a thing or two about creating amazing flavours! Firstly, though, here are the beverages we tried. Hibana (LKR 2,800) was one of two ‘zero proof cocktails’…

Quizine at Cinnamon Life

Located at: 02 Glennie Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 23rd October, 2024 It’s the talk of the town at the moment. And it’s the latest luxury hotel to hit what one might now call the hotel hub of Colombo. Of course, we’re talking about Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams, a state-of-the-art complex that…

Ginza Hohsen

Located at: Galadari Hotel, 64 Lotus Road, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka Visited on: 01st June, 2023 To kick our evening off at Ginza Hohsen, we ordered a couple of fresh juices – Lime (LKR 550) and Pineapple (LKR 650), both of which were good. Neither had sugar added and the lime juice came with sugar syrup…

Yumi

Located at: Taj Samudra, 25 Galle Face Center Road, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka Visited on: 11th March, 2023 I have heard much positive feedback on Yumi, Taj Samudra’s Japanese restaurant, and tonight it was time to give it a shot myself. The décor isn’t exactly Japanese-inspired, but has been done tastefully to create a pleasant and…

Minori

Located at: Granbell Hotel Colombo, 282/5 Kollupitiya Road, Marine Drive, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 19th October, 2022 Granbell is a relatively new Japanese-managed hotel in the heart of Colombo. So, naturally, they have a Japanese restaurant in-house. It’s located on the 25th floor and has an outdoor dining option as well, with an endless…

Ichi Zen

Located at: 63/2 Ward Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka Visited on: 02 September, 2022 Ichi Zen is one of the latest Japanese restaurants to hit the city. Opened in January 2022 and, according to their website, led by a chef with over twenty years of experience in Japanese cuisine, it’s a quiet spot located slightly off…

Robata Grill @ Mövenpick Hotel Colombo

Located at: 24, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka Visited on: 17 March, 2022 Robata Grill at Mövenpick Colombo serves up an array of Asian flavours that cover Japanese, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese and other Far Eastern cuisines. We started off with some Tom Yum Talay (LKR 790). It was quite spicy, but good to get our…

Kuuraku

Located at: 48B Park Street Mews, Park Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 23 February, 2022 We started the night off with some Miso Soup (LKR 260). It didn’t have much seaweed or tofu, but did have a well-rounded umami flavour to it that made it very enjoyable. Kuuraku offers a few different preparations of…

Mochi from t-Lounge by Dilmah

Direct delivery via : @teatimerocks / 0777720594 Tried on : 01 Sep, 2021 Mochi is back with a bang at t-Lounge by Dilmah, and this time they’ve got six varieties of the increasingly popular hand-made Japanese glutinous rice cakes. The best thing about these squishy cakes is that they are only mildly sweet, but highly…

The Dubai Diaries: Atisuto @ Al Ghurair Centre

Located at: Ground Floor, Al Ghurair Centre, Al Rigga Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 14 & 16 Oct, 2019 Atisuto is a cosy and casual Japanese restaurant that we enjoy visiting from time to time. The unique décor gives the place a rather welcoming yet street-vibe feel. This review is a combination of two…