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January 9, 2024 Sri Lankan, Authentic, Spicy, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Palmyrah Restaurant

For our first dinner in Colombo, we were recommended Palmyrah Restaurant inside the Renuka hotel. Oddly enough, Renuka was the name of a Sri Lankan girl I went to high school with. Many of my friends were in love with her, me, not so much. Anyways, back to the restaurant. Pack a sweater as this like most places will blast the A/C. What are ya gonna do when the weather is 30+ and humid outside.

We opted for some devilled prawns to start, these bad boys were a great mix of chilli heat and tangy sweetness. I ventured to cut up some of the fried chilli and eat alongside the prawns, which were rather fatty pieces and delicious. For the mains we tried a few things, string hoppers, their famous fried fish pittu, and a quick fry cuttlefish curry which was delicious. We finished up with an epic Watalapam, a delicious coconut custard dessert. This is a solid start to our food journey in Sri Lanka.

Price per head: £10 per head

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