Special Edition: t-Lounge Christmas Menu 2025 Launch

Located at: Horton Place, Chatham Street, One Galle Face Mall, The Shoppes at City of Dreams – Colombo, Sri Lanka Availability: Christmas season 2025 ‘Tis that time of the year again, which means that t-Lounge by Dilmah puts their ‘Seasoned Greetings’ menu out for us to indulge in. This year’s launch took place at their…

LAB Mini High Tea Buffet

Located at : 2 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Availability : Thursdays, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Price : LKR 5,388 nett Every Thursday afternoon, Lounge & Bar (L.A.B.) at Hilton Colombo puts away the stands and rolls out a mini high tea spread. Although they call it a ‘mini’ buffet,…

The Euro Diaries: Lunch and Sweet Treats in Malmö

A day tour to Malmö from Copenhagen is well worth it. It’s an easy 40-minute commute by train via the Øresund Bridge, part of which is a tunnel that goes under the Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden. Malmö is a quaint, charming and calming coastal city in the south of Sweden with a lot…

Special Edition: Viennese High Tea Buffet at Hilton Colombo

Located at : 2 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Availability : 10th Dec 2024 – 03rd Jan 2025 Price : LKR 5,888 nett per adult | LKR 3,888 nett per child (5-12 years) ‘Twas an afternoon well spent at Hilton Colombo’s Viennese High Tea buffet. The spread at Lounge & Bar…

Special Edition: t-Lounge Christmas Menu 2024 Launch

Located at: 100 Horton Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka Availability: Christmas season 2024, starting 9th November t-Lounge by Dilmah gives us something to look forward to at the end of every year – their spectacular Christmas Menu. This year’s launch treated invitees to a proper feast of a spectrum of flavours that were presented in…

The Euro Diaries: Pedrocchi Coffee, Pizza, Sfogliatine and Cannoli in Padua

Pedrocchi Coffee Our local guide Chiara introduced us to a rather unique cup of coffee at Padua’s oldest café, Pedrocchi. Having first opened its doors in 1831, the building has been designed in the shape of a piano – homage to the Paduan inventor of the pianoforte, Bartolomeo Cristofori. The interior has a rather imperial…

The Euro Diaries: Cream Cake in Bled

Kavarna Park claims to serve the most authentic, “original” Bled cream cake, and we were keen to try it. They have a spacious terrace that overlooks the gorgeous Lake Bled which, on the day, was glistening in the sunlight. We enjoyed our cream cake in the warmth of the late afternoon sun. I feel like…

High Tea at Sheraton Colombo

Located at: Sheraton Colombo, 265 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 02nd March, 2024 Following the news of their soft opening at the end of December, we were keen to check out what Sheraton Colombo has to offer. And so, when their socials mentioned a high tea platter being served at their lobby lounge,…

Thai Cuisine Boulevard

Located at: 33 Queen’s Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on: 10th February, 2024 We do love a bit of Thai every now and then, and Thai Boulevard – with a change of chef and the likes – did very well to satisfy our cravings. We started off with a few thirst-quenching fresh juices. The Local…

FLAVOUred Dinner Buffet

Located at : Cinnamon Red, 59 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka Visited on : 25 Nov, 2023 Price                  : LKR 5,500 nett per person Availability     : Daily, 19:00 – 22:30 Cinnamon Red is the lean luxury option that Cinnamon City Hotels offer in the heart of Colombo. Their main restaurant, Flavoured, puts out a dinner…