A leafy courtyard café at the Barefoot store, with relaxed brunches, Sunday jazz and a bookshop and gallery next door.
- Mid-range
- Café
- Brunch
- Garden seating
- Live music
Why we marked it
- Brew bar: V60, Kalita Wave, Aeropress and syphon
- Cold brew
- Rotating single-origin beans
- Quiet, with a book corner
Known for
Department of Coffee is one of Colombo’s most serious specialty coffee shops, a calm brew bar near Independence Square in Colombo 7.
What to order
Choose a single origin and a brew method, from V60 and Kalita Wave pour-overs to Aeropress and syphon, or keep it simple with a flat white or cold brew. There is a book corner for a slow hour.
Good to know
- Ask the baristas which single origin is brewing best that day.
- Quiet enough to work or read.
- Its sister café is on Colombo Street in Kandy.
Where it is
10A Philip Gunawardena Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
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