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
- Rice and curry, kottu and Chinese-style dishes
- Breakfast staples like vadai and egg roti
- Bakery counter for short eats
- Local prices and generous portions
Known for
Siri Ramya is a long-running local eatery and bakery in central Kandy, the kind of place where office workers, families and travellers squeeze in for a filling meal at local prices. In Sri Lanka a place like this is often called a “hotel”, even though nobody sleeps here.
What to order
Go at lunchtime for rice and curry, or in the evening for kottu. The menu also covers Chinese-style Sri Lankan dishes, and mornings bring breakfast staples like ulundu vadai and egg roti. The bakery counter is good for short eats to take away.
Good to know
- It gets busy at lunch; there is extra seating upstairs.
- Check the bill before paying, as you would anywhere busy.
- A good, cheap introduction to everyday Kandy food.
Where it is
Cross Street, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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