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
- Some of the best espresso in Kandy
- Avocado toast and pastries
- Fresh lemonades
- Calm first-floor space
Known for
Buono is a small, first-floor coffee bar on DS Senanayake Veediya in central Kandy, and one of the best-reviewed cafés in the city. It has a calm, European-café feel.
What to order
Coffee is the main event, with well-made espresso drinks. For food, the avocado toast is a favourite, and the fresh lemonades are perfect on a hot afternoon.
Good to know
- Cash only, so come prepared.
- A quiet place to work or read for an hour.
- Look for the stairs; it is above street level.
Where it is
125 DS Senanayake Veediya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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