Leonardo

Located at: 104 Poruthota Road, Negombo, Sri Lanka Visited on: 05th September, 2024 Located on Negombo’s most vibrant and touristy street, Leonardo offers a cozy and serene ambience to enjoy a spot of Italian cuisine. Both of my visits were in the evening, and the dark wooden interior with its dim lighting formed a wonderful backdrop…

Cucina by 3 Brothers

Located at: Level 1, One Galle Face, 1A Galle Road, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 26th March, 2024 They’ve only nearly completed a couple of months at their new spot at One Galle Face, but they’ve certainly been lighting up Instagram feeds around town with their mouth-watering pictures. We visited Cucina by 3 Brothers for…

The Avenue

Located at: 24 Alfred House Avenue, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 16th March, 2024 Sitting pretty on Alfred House Avenue, The Avenue serves up what their website describes as American fusion and steakhouse classics, Mediterranean and South Asian dishes. Their current menu offered options ranging from tacos, burgers, wraps, pizzas and pastas to steaks and…

Blue Tan

Located at: Heritance Negombo, 175 Lewis Place, Negombo, Sri Lanka Visited on: 28th July, 2023 There’s a serenity about Heritance Negombo’s lobby that soothes you as you enter the space. Perhaps it’s the combination of the mellow wall colour, the imposing but zen interior décor pieces and the window walls that inadvertently teleport you beyond the…

King of the Mambo

Located at: Galle Face Hotel, 3, 2 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 08th October, 2022 It was a bit of a quiet evening at this Cuban-themed restaurant/bar and the weather was good. We started off by sipping on a few items from King of the Mambo’s exciting, extensive beverage menu. El Camajàn –…

The Asia Diaries: PAUL Malaysia

Located at: Level 2, Pavilion Mall, 168 Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Visited on: 04th October, 2022 If you’ve followed this blog long enough, you would know by now that TEL is a fan of PAUL French Bakery and Pâtisserie. Be it breakfast, lunch, dinner or tea time, there’s always something satisfying that PAUL has to…

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…

The Dubai Diaries: Forno Uno @ Al Ghurair Centre

Located at: Al Rigga Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 19 Nov, 2018 Forno Uno, managed by Il Forno, is one of the latest restaurants to pop up at Al Ghurair Centre. Specialising in Italian cuisine, their menu offers an extensive range of pizzas and pastas to choose from. First up they brought out…