Sri Lanka’s finest botanic gardens, just outside Kandy, with an orchid house, giant Java fig and avenues of royal palms.
- Mid-range
- Experience
Why we marked it
- Homemade cakes
- Good coffee
- Short walk to the temple and the lake
- Small and friendly
Known for
Café Koi is a small, friendly café on DS Senanayake Veediya, a short walk from the Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake. It has quickly become one of the best-rated cafés in the city.
What to order
A slice of homemade cake with a coffee. The cakes change regularly, so ask what is fresh.
Good to know
- A good spot for an afternoon break between sights.
- It is small, so tables can be limited at busy times.
Where it is
115 DS Senanayake Veediya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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