Sri Lankan

• Colombo Kitchen are bringing their hoppers to Putney

  

  Updated 13/5/24 with opening date

  Four years on from opening her first restaurant Colombo Kitchen, in Worcester Park, chef and restaurateur Sylvia Perera is getting ready to bring her Sri Lankan food to Putney.

  If you haven't been to the original restaurant, then the hoppers are what you're really coming to Colombo Kitchen for. Chef Sylvia grew up in Kurana taking inspiration from her Aunty Nanda's home

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• Sri-Lankan streetfood traders Karapincha are opening a restaurant at Canary Wharf

  

  Updated 24/8/23 with a new opening date

  You'll soon have a good reason to get stuck at Canary Wharf tube station when Karapincha, a new Sri Lankan restaurant from twin sisters Vasanthini and Dharshini Perumal, opens its doors.  You may have previously encountered the financiers turned street food traders pop-ups at food courts or even enjoyed attending one of their supper clubs

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• Rambutan Sri Lankan restaurant is coming to Borough Market

  

  3/3/22 - Updated with the opening date

  It's been promised for a while, but Rambutan is finally gearing up to open. It's the latest step in chef, restaurateur and author Cynthia Shanmugalingam's journey of exploration of her Sri Lankan roots. The restaurant, which opens in Borough Market, follows the publication of a book of the same name which shines a light on Sri Lankan cooking with a focus on

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• Soho's Paradise launches Hōtal Paradise at-home boxes

  

  While we can't get down to Paradise's beautiful looking place in Soho at the moment, the Sri Lankan restaurant (also now owners of a shiny new Michelin Bib Gourmand) have made a move into the at-home scene. You can now get their food delivered anywhere in the UK with Hōtal Paradise. They say it's  "inspired by the casual eateries located on the spirited streets of Colombo, known as ‘hotels’

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• Test Driving the Ultimate Meal Kit from Hoppers - the best of the Sri Lankan restaurant, delivered

  

  Hoppers has created Cash and Kari as an online shop selling its signature dishes and more besides. We gave their Ultimate Meal Kit a Test Drive. 

• Soho's Sri Lankan restaurant Kolamba kicks off nationwide delivery

  

  With the new lockdown imminent, more restaurants are turning to delivery and the popular Soho Sri Lankan restaurant Kolamba is the latest to join them.

  They have two feasts on offer - the Ceylon chicken curry feast and a vegan version. Here's what you'll get in the box of the chicken version:

  • Ceylon chicken curry
  • Aromatic basmati rice 
  • Dhal
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• Test Driving Paradise in Soho - hot in every sense of the word

  

  Taking over the old Spuntino site, this new Sri Lankan spot feels like instant hit material with everything from the decor and snacks to drinks channelling Columbo via East London.

• Hoppers is bringing their Sri Lankan food to Kings Cross

  Hoppers, the Sri Lankan and South Indian street food-influenced restaurant, is opening a third restaurant in London, following the success of its Soho and St Christopher’s Place outlets. Its Pancras Square venue in Kings Cross will be home to a menu exclusive to that site and the biggest bar of its venues.

• Sri-Lankan Restaurant Kolamba to Open on Kingly Street this Autumn

  Sri Lankan family recipes will bring the rustic side of the island’s cuisine to a contemporary space in Soho

• Paradise to open in Soho, serving up Sri Lankan food

  A brand new Sri Lankan restaurant is coming to Soho with Paradise, taking over the space from Spuntino. Expect British and Sri Lankan ingredients in a menu that's inspired by the owner's childhood trips to Sri Lanka.