Top 7 MUST TRY Rice & Curry spots in Colombo Sri Lanka (4k)

[@BeruwalaEatingHouseWellawatte]

Thank you so much for featuring Beruwala Eating House Wellawatta in your vlog! We're so happy you enjoyed our food. Your video really means a lot to us and is helping more people discover our restaurant. To everyone watching, we'd love for you to try our dishes! We’re grateful for this opportunity and look forward to welcoming more food lovers to our restaurant. Thank you again for this wonderful feature!

[@rks37]

I must say I am big Sri Lankan cuisine food lover. There a number of places here in Malaysia that I frequent. On my first trip to Sri Lanka, I simply love it even more!!! I love the Lamprais , chicken deviled, gotukula, pol sambol and always look for red rice. Milk rice with lunu miris sambol and umbalakada is superb and I am not too big on milk rice. Thanks for the tips and I am looking forward to these places on my next trip to Sri Lanka. Lovely people and lovely food

[@shankarsarkar1799]

I travelled through various places in Sri Lanka for 11 days in 2018. Ate quite a few different types of authentic preparations and thoroughly enjoyed. Plan on going back soon and maybe stay for a month.

[@sampathranaweera6766]

This is the best Sri lankan food documentary in Sri lankan history, thank you madam ❤🤝🌹

[@Devdattab]

I am in Colombo next week and will definitely try these places especially Ranbhat Organics! Thanks for sharing!

[@tamilragi]

This is ragi Zurich Switzerland 🇨🇭 Yes you are right 👏when we eating with hands get special taste 🥰🤗🤗thanks for useful video’s

[@bryanausten31]

OMG this is such a treat! Thank you so much, just sent you our appreciation so you can continue with your excellent content! Brgds, Bryan

[@Sheneller]

Thanks a lot Bryan. too kind of you! hope you do check out the best Street food in Colombo VIdeo too :)

[@dfonseka2120]

I miss home now. Especially the classics around Colombo instill nostalgia. We need a part 2 and more food reviews

[@shamilanihr8492]

I truly love what you do for our beautiful island ❤❤❤ keep up the amazing work!

[@Sheneller]

Thank you so much!

[@wanderinghaven7800]

I love this. It's so hard to find good rice and curry spots even for Sri Lankans when most of your rice and curry experiences came from home

[@Sheneller]

Great to hear! hope you get to check them all out

[@MJ-vd7xy]

Just subscribe as I love your videos and the way you present them, keep it up

[@natureclipsreal]

At the beginning of the video u made a great point on the scope of the word “rice and curry”. Sri Lanka is missing out big time on marketing her culinary richness by labeling all the rice and curries under the general term “rice and curry”. They should make different combinations of it and give distinct names to each one of them so that they can be showcased with their unique identity at the global level.

[@Sheneller]

Thanks for sharing

[@dushanhitinayaka4192]

I didn’t know that Lamprais came from Dutch culture. Thank you for letting us know. Keep doing this lovely work ❤

[@Sheneller]

Thank you! 😃

[@alokmishra4513]

Hi Shenelle! This is Alok from Mumbai. Thanks for sharing such a nice video for eaters like me 😂… in my next visit I will cover all the eateries which you have suggested

[@Sheneller]

So happy to hear that! 😄 hope you enjoy all the delicious food!!

[@longpham2993]

@@Shenelleri see a Short Clip show civil war now in siri Lanka are thoese fake ?

[@sankaumayanga8615]

@@longpham2993there is no civil war in Sri Lanka

[@chanodkanishka]

​@@longpham2993 Now there's no civil war in Sri Lanka. Civil war ended long time ago. Sri Lanka is a peaceful country now

[@indikusal]

Hi Shenelle I've been watching all your videos, and they're absolutely wonderful! You are my favorite Sri Lankan travel KZbinr and the way you deliver your content feels so natural, and everything about your videos is just amazing. Wishing you all the best, and keep up the fantastic work . ❤

[@deshanidassanayake7763]

Can’t wait to try all of this when am back in SL ❤️

[@Sheneller]

Hope you do!

[@KeerthananJegatheeswaran]

Come sri lanka

[@SavvyExploring]

I remember you trying to explain this food to me years ago on a beach in Vietnam. Looks amazing!

[@Sheneller]

Oh wow. how lovely to connect here after all these years. lovely to see your page and blog too

[@cuebal]

I missed out these places during my visit. In Kerala we have pothichoru , chatti choru and the Sadhya. We are culturally so similar

[@mohanrajapaksha1302]

Agreed

[@UserABC123-or4gh]

Because historically, at various times Kerala people (mostly mercenaries) settled in Sri Lanka. In the north they now speak Tamil, in the south, now they speak Sinhala.

[@oshanidheerasekara-ee9ho]

I had many malayali friends when i was studying in bangalore. I was facinated to find out the similarity of sri lankan and kerala cuisine. And also theres are so many common words in both languages. Like "Thakkali" for tomatoes and "kudaya" for umbrella.

[@shanesilva4696]

This is a great informative and helpful video for both Foreigners and Sri Lankans. God bless you Sheneller and Keep up the good work. ❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣❣

[@glowcelestiale6543]

Dear, Shanelle, l really enjoy your Videos, as a Sri Lankan living abroad, myself and my family send you our warmes greetings and best wishes from, France.

[@NetITGeeks]

Well put together documentary. Thank you for keeping up with posting high quality Sri Lankan content. :) Good luck to both of you.

[@roshainliyanage3954]

I always liked how you put your vlog together including so much useful details. Keep up the good work. All the best & thanks for sharing!!!

[@kushig2932]

THank you for showing the vegan options! the food looks amazing!!!

[@kapilanawaratne]

Wow! Thank you for doing this very useful video. Taking Sri Lankan cuisine to the world.

[@4CEYLON]

Thank you guys for great information. Will try those places on my next visit.

[@thushd]

Hi shenelle ! Thank you so much for this one, you made me home sick, as I haven’t been to SL Since 2018. I love them all

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

Thank you for profiling the food that all the community can enjoy.

[@cheerfuljourney14]

Thank you so much Sheneller, really enjoyed your work and keep it up ❤️🥰 really missed my country

[@shirananthony1573]

Fantastic ! I love my food hence will try the places I have not gone already . Beruwala rest & Mayura . Thank you

[@Sheneller]

Most welcome 😊

[@senu903]

Hi akki. I have discovered your channel recently. I'm learning english from you. You're not pretending that you can, you actually speak the real language and it's not that hard to understand what you say compared to a foreigner. Well done. Keep it up

[@chubbzro]

Great Job Guys.... missing being home... brought back a lot of great food memories eating food from these spots..... also check out that hole in the wall take away on Park Road.... colts or something.... they have mad food that had heaps of people lining up to take away.... hope it hasnt changed 😢

[@Sheneller]

Thanks alot. will check it out

[@rajkumarponnuthurai9696]

❤🎉😊 Please be reviewing more and more srilankan traditional food restaurants especially in colombo 3,4 and 5 more specifically 😎 Good luck and blessings 🎉 Also jaffna ,the northern cultural traditional foods over there too!❤

[@mythilyprabaharan5550]

Wow all looks yummy and mouth watering 😍 thank you for showing the best authentic cuisines in Colombo 🙏

[@Napa1971]

Very nice tooo. Enjoying from Bangladesh and waiting for next Videos......

[@Rizanaa]

I put banana leaf and curry pot on my list. Thank you! ❤

[@Chathura5350]

Specially Baruwala eating house❤ & Mayura restuarant ❤

[@upulgunawardena5994]

I think you missed introducing the dish "Pol Sambol" which is one of my favourite.

[@NishakaWickrama]

Shenelle! It’s been ages! This video is incredible, and I’m so grateful you shared our traditional way of eating with the world. I can’t wait to visit Sri Lanka soon, and you’re making it feel like I need to hurry! Thanks again for this amazing video. Cheers! 🥂

[@EVABesterwitch]

Hi Shenelle. Eva from Pune, India. Enjoyed your food video. Looking frwrd to tasting Sri Lankan cuisine whenever I come to Sri Lanka.

[@mohamedshiraz5950]

Amazing Presentation Thankyou From Colombo 4. 👍

[@kantheepanrasiah1297]

Awesome with elaboratinh culture manners of eating rice & curry

[@pearlydunuwila7674]

Beautifully presented keep up the good work girl 🥰👍💕

[@ranbathorganic]

9:50 Thank you so much for this beautiful video Shenelle ♥️ Do visit us again soon 🍃

[@sumithpali3684]

Great video ❤❤😋

[@RahulSankrithya]

Lovely grab these...make a video for the best Snack spots too around the pearl please

[@varuniweerasinghe7987]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. I will visit some of these next time I am in SL. Never been to DBU, next time.

[@kaushalyahansana5844]

favourite youtube show ever💗

[@midhunjose]

Awesome video! Kerala and Srilanka has a lot of similarities, especially when it comes to food! ❤ In fact you should visit Kerala and checkout the food!

[@semirauthsala6001]

Kerala is India sri lanka is a different country. There's nothing similar. Our culture and people are different from your country. Try to learn it

[@midhunjose]

@@semirauthsala6001 Dude you need to learn more about Kerala! 🤣🤣

[@semirauthsala6001]

@@midhunjose any reason why I need to learn about some random place in dia?

[@midhunjose]

@@semirauthsala6001 Simply because you said something that you don’t know! 🤷🏻‍♂️ If you knew that there are in fact many things, especially food- that’s similar between Srilanka and Kerala

[@Kar-mg1dr]

Fr as a srilankan I thought the same

[@AloysiusHettiarachchi]

Thanks for this nice video and how the various communities co-exist.

[@funkidsdraw8919]

Wow back in the day my favourite water was clay pot water... Takes me back to my childhood ❤❤❤

[@SandunWithanage]

Thnx for this informative video Shenelle

[@VijayaPothuvijaya]

Thank you madam ❤❤❤ Keep up the amazing your work ❤❤❤

[@Sheneller]

Thank a lot! we definitely will!

[@Lankanponnu17]

Omg❤ i really love your skin tone...😮❤❤❤❤❤

[@miriguwa1958]

You are spot on when you said that if someone who loves you feeds you the food is so much tastier. I used to feed my two sons when they were very young and one day my wife decided to try a mouthful. First question was how did you get it to taste so good? I just don't know I said. This is how I mix my food. She got hooked onto it and most days the three of them would sit in front of me while I fed them. Today my two sons are married and when we go visit them they still want me to feed them. My wife demands that I feed her at least thrice a week. BTW. You missed the Malay community. Any specific reason?

[@AC-ui8wv]

Hey Sheneller, thank you for this brilliantly put together video. Cannot wait to try these eateries when we are back in Sri Lanka. Having said that and since you promote Sri Lanka alot, are you able to interview/ make people aware of poaching and the recent terrible incidents which happened involving innocent animals. You should not be promoting only the must sees and must dos but please can you educate/make hotels and restaurants know not to kill wild boar, rabbits, deer etc., to satisfy the human taste buds. Counting on you to do this. Thank you

[@sunilrodrigo9778]

You could remake this video with new title Top 9 and add one Malay rice n curry place and one Chinese rice curry place. Great video.

[@shenalhettiarachchi1806]

Love this!❤

[@healthyfoods9910]

So nice video. All the best.

[@SeanMurraylfc26]

Hi. This looks great. I don't think I could get used to or want to eat with my fingers 😂😂 do they offer knives and forks or spoons at least? 😊

[@nilanthiwimalaskera7858]

Harima lassana katavak. Praise the Lord 🙏❤

[@manowerapitiya1471]

Sheneller and Shehaan, good tips for our next trip back home. Thanks. Shehaan the music was too loud, sometimes it was hard to hear Shen. Should have used a Lapel mic too. Lot of background sound. Best. Mano.🍻

[@SanjaleeRanawaka]

Great work girl❤

[@sureshangelo]

Great compile Sheneller! If possible try to do a lamprais specific episode, thanks

[@beardninja5029]

8:58 Actually you do not use chopsticks to eat Sushi, you use your fingers. This is the authentic Japanese way of eating sushi. Chopsticks are mostly used by foreigners who do not understand Japanese culture well. You could have also mentioned that in Sri Lanka, we technically do not use "hands" to eat but rather our fingers and you're not meant to get the food touching your palms. In some Indian cultures though they use the whole hand, including palms to eat.

[@UserABC123-or4gh]

Yes, in Sri Lanka it’s fingers not hands. In parts of Africa also they use the whole hand, including the palm of the hand.

[@UserABC123-or4gh]

Interesting to see how the Dutch Burgher Union has opened a restaurant for the public. In the past it was a private members only club. One had to be of European descent or part European descent on the father’s side only 😆 in order to qualify.

[@minervarose7664]

Yeah that's to be a club member! Restaurant is open to public but not club membership 😅🤭

[@donhasy]

According to me, She is the best local KZbinr. 🎉❤ My favourite girl after Rihanna. ❤

[@chaminiwijesundera4845]

Top notch content thank you 🙏🏼

[@Sheneller]

Thanks a lot

[@asankaamarasekara8539]

Hey Shenelle, thanks for making this video for us. Please correct a typo in the pop up for Banana Leaf which reads as Banana Leak. Best regards.

[@rajkumarvelupillai1447]

Hi Shenelle, do include the price as well, just for reference:) Great mix of rice & curries, cheers 🥂

[@chinthanaillukwatte]

Hi, your great thoughtful presentation is mesmerizing . 😂😂👍

[@kingofzanzibar9980]

😊😊❤still drooling looking at the kidu.plz do a biriyani and and if possible NAALADI WITH SOUP which is much flavorful than kidu😊❤

[@SumuuKijoka]

am watching your video from tanzania

[@NetITGeeks]

I missed Amberella curry. Very hard to get Amberella in the middle of Canada where I am. :(

[@xavierfrancisputhenparambi6745]

There.. 2007..5star.. Hotels.. Beach. One.. Day..

[@rashbrothers]

Best Sri Lanka food documentary. But your should have tried BERUWALA EATING HOUSE KIDU basket tooo. It will be so nice in presentations wise and also serve up to 6 people (2.48)

[@Sheneller]

Thanks a lot. we had only 3 of us to film that day hence didnt wanna waste. love getting the basket

[@ShabanaParveen-f5r]

Please recommend a nice budget-friendly sea food place that we can enjoy in Petta or nearby areas. Looking for authentic Sri Lankan cuisine :)

[@HamVan-o1b]

Looks amazing can you share the ones that deliver on

[@ytsdambarumajhi]

Really like you Video English learning ❤😮

[@BradelyX]

Have you guys noticed that Mayura and most other jaffna eateries got a different type of rice with larger grain ? It looks like nadu and tastes really nice

[@lukshanfernando6495]

Lovely video shenelle

[@Sheneller]

Thanks a lot

[@lukshanfernando6495]

@Sheneller my pleasure

[@amaukumara]

Nice video.

[@Walkwithlahiru]

wow super ⭐️《《🇱🇰food 🇱🇰》》⭐️

[@kaumadiewickramasinghenuga9012]

I think Nelum Koley needs to be here too!

[@vijayt1156]

VERY NICE VIDEO . Where is this restaurant?.

[@surede]

Hello lovely shenelle my favorite KZbinr ❤

[@indrarajratnasabapathy251]

Heya... been following you for a bit and really enjoy your videos. Small criticism about this video... the little tag of the restaurant name and location is there for a very short time... maybe have it onscreen a bit longer as it tends to get lost in the background... I noticed mayura just as it faded..

[@Sheneller]

Noted! Thanks for the tip ♥️

[@slphotoLK]

wow

[@vikashraju]

Praneetha FTW!!

[@savi6545]

I miss Sri Lanka.

[@asifrassool584]

Wonderful programne

[@bryanausten31]

Thanks!

[@Sheneller]

Thanks a lot Bryan!

[@AIAttanayake]

Yummy food. Very nice video. I subscribe to your channel and put a like for the video.

[@xavierfrancisputhenparambi6745]

Very.. Nice.. Aryea.. Airport.. No.. 1

[@CAKTVUK]

I came from uk to Sri Lanka I’m from Sri Lanka can you tell me some beautiful Destinations for our trip❤❤

[@shashikadilshan2701]

Lz do a video about anuradhapura and polonnaruwa culture ❤❤❤❤

[@Sheneller]

Coming up soon!

[@nirmalaclements9274]

Hi, thankyou for sharing. I loved the video. To tell you the truth, as they say in Sri Lanka, “I was swallowing spit😂” When I next visit Sri Lanka, I am going to visit all these eating places.🙏

[@Sheneller]

😂😂😂 hope you visit and like them all!!

[@nirmalaclements9274]

@@Shenelleryou are absolutely right about using your hands, we always do and it’s even better when you are being fed😍can’t wait to try out all these places.

[@jeevanarajaratne7827]

Thanks 👍👍👍

[@tc1059]

NICE

[@dg6887]

Hank Marvin after watching that. Greatest food on the planet.

[@TH3PHENOM18]

try seaKing Outlet for best Lamprais and Biryani Port city

[@_onesimpleidea]

@Sheneller You have certainly provided a lot of info about rice and curry, showing the wide variety. If you can, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts about some observations from a thoughtful foreigner staying in Sri Lanka long term. This person said their main motivation to cook at home in Sri Lanka was the lack of variety of dishes in the nearby restaurants. For example, if there are three curry shops on a street, each will serve the exact same curry. You can comment on whether, in your experience, that happens, is typical, etc. However, I'm more interested in your thoughts on a related topic: Other than any type of rice and curry dish, what are the most common other entries / main dishes to be offered in Sri Lankan cafes and restaurants? I'm not looking for variety _within_ curry, but variety _beyond_ curry. You can limit your answer to Colombo to make it easier if you wish. Thanks.

[@Sheneller]

Good point. I think for a lot of foreigners who might be living in the south of Sri Lanka the options of rice and curry can quickly get boring as most shops would create the same dish everyday. In Colombo you get the luxury of having a lot more variety in that sense. Depends on where you eat and at what price point. again in Colombo you get a lot more variety where you can Choose from Fried rice, Paratta's roti's burgers submarines etc. in the more rural parts of colombo if you want to eat on a budget you option become limited to rice & curry, Biriyani & fried rice in the smaller eateries.

[@_onesimpleidea]

@@Sheneller Thanks for the info. One follow-up. To the casual observer, curry/rice vs. biryani look very similar. Can you describe how those two dishes are basically different, if they are?

[@_onesimpleidea]

@@Sheneller Maybe the question about biryani is for Shehaan?

[@minervarose7664]

​​@@_onesimpleideahi! A few thoughts as a local. 1. There is certainly somewhat of a variety when it comes to curry dishes in eateries, however the reason as i see it is the culture of eating out in SL. We locals tend to eat out either because (a) we like to eat something different from homecooked food, or (b) we are celebrating something, or (c) we are meeting up with friends. So when we eat out typically we like to eat something DIFFERENT rather than the stuff we eat at home. So in that sense, the available rice and curry dishes will be either VERY basic where people don't wanna spend alot for what "we can easily make ourselves" or super high end catered to tourists. There are a few mid range places popping up specially in Colombo but they are rarer. 2. Rice and curry tends to be the staple for lunch but for breakfast and dinner you get a pretty good variety. Hoppers, stringhoppers, roti, noodles, and of course standard "western" fare like sandwiches,submarines, pizza, burgers etc. There are also rice dishes which are not rice and curry - fried rice, nasi goreng, biriyani, lamprais etc. 3. Rice and curry is traditionally plain boiled white or red rice with a variety of veggie/ poultry/ fish/ meat dishes served separately. You serve everything together onto your plate and mix and eat 😋 biriyani is rice cooked in a flavourful stock with spices, meat, veggies etc all mixed in.