Another month another haircut. To complete our exploration of mid range barbers in the vicinity of Havelock Town (we’ve covered La Passion and Sleek) for my latest coiffure I went to Scissors on the corner of Havelock Road and Skelton Road. While it isn’t an old staple of the regional barbering scene its got a slick new front and a ...
Cafe Eklektik is a little cafe tucked away inside the Goethe Institute on the leafy, sun-dappled Gregory’s Road. The Institute is housed in a lovely colonial building, with Cafe Eklektik opening out onto its verdant inner courtyard. Eklektik recently underwent a refurb, so their food menu isn’t quite complete; we were rather heartbroken to learn the ice cream sandwiches are ...
The awesome printing robot machine at Anim8 Getting anything printed in Colombo is frustrating. What’s YAMU’s recommendation? Try Anim8 (on Thimbirigasaya) and avoid Softwave Gallery (at Havelock and Thimbirigasaya) at all costs. These print shops are all expensive, but Anim8 at least doesn’t waste your time. These shops are both in Colombo 5/Havelock Town, near or on Thimbirigasaya Road. There ...
Every month or so The Gallery Cafe presents an exhibition of one of its chosen artists on their premises. Most of the national artists showcased are from rural towns or villages around the island and this is a small opportunity for them to fund their practice. The Gallery Cafe was once Sri Lanka’s renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa’s office. You immediately realise this upon entering as his love for open spaces ...
‘Ganeshism 3′ by Mahen Chanmugam will be taking place at Barefoot between the 30th November and 16th December. Even if you’re unfamiliar with Mahen Chanmugam’s work, you’ll be unsurprised to learn that the series focuses on depictions of Lord Ganesh. And I believe almost all of Chanmugam’s work exhibited in Sri Lanka has consisted of canvases bearing colourful variations of ...
I remember when Sarasavi Bookshop in Nugegoda was a messy, crowded little store in Nugegoda, always full of jostling bodies and elbows. Going in for a leisurely browse was out of the question – it was a functional sort of shop and you generally went in there for a specific purpose – unless you were an afterschool loiterer (I recall ...
If you have always been interested in helping people with disabilities cope better, Boundless discoveries, an organisation that makes travelling easier for people with disabilities is having an event. The event is at the Good Market this weekend from 10 AM on October 17.
Mount Lavinia beach will get another dose of this DJ line up on the 4th of August. Asvajit, Shiyam, Geve, Twigs, Sunara, Harry Vibes and Habilis from BorderMovement will fill your ears with the funkiest of electronic tunes that will make you jump around till the early hours of Sunday.
From Slave Island to Borella, we encountered trishaw drivers hailing from Vanathamulla to Katunayaka, including one of Colombo's fanciest rides. We've included their phone numbers, so you can meet them on your next outing.
This very interesting event is the culmination of an extended soundcamp, bringing international artists together in Sri Lanka. On August 10th they’ll put on what looks to be a fantastic show of original music at the historic Gaffoor Building. YAMU has already reviewed the Harbour Stop, a 24 hour restaurant which currently occupies this space. For one night only, these ...
Colombo Fort Cafe is a Harpo run restaurant located in the popular Dutch Hospital shopping complex serving tapas, cocktails and general pub-grub fare. Who doesn’t know Harpo. One of the titans of Colombo’s restaurant scene, the DJ turned brand has consistently been trotting in trendy, well-designed spaces that once changed the concept of casual dining in the city. Commons was ...
Christmas is coming so here’s a random gift idea – buy your loved one/child/friend etc. a telescope. Ambling around Fort/Pettah I stumbled across the Batik Centre – which actually sells telescopes. Talk about diversifying. There are no batiks to be seen, instead they stock binoculars, cameras and space observation paraphernalia. Strange but maybe visionary? Anyway we just went to the ...
Haters will say it’s bland and boring. Just so vanilla…. But add a little chocolate sauce, smash in some mango, a strawberry or two or drizzle over the classic Kithul Pani and good old Vanilla Ice becomes a hard to beat treat. You also can’t really conceive of milkshakes without it. One of the many little things that makes our Lankan land great ...
The ubiquitous fast food triumvirate of McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and KFC dominate a significant portion of Colombo’s eateries. There are about 23 Pizza Huts, 18 KFCS and 5 Mc Donald’s in the country – McDonald’s even encroaching on the beauty of the newly refurbed Colombo Racecourse. Since settling on the island, however, our culinary colonisers had to make a few ...
Our friends at Spotuk (who previously recommended a good pork curry) have worked with us to put YAMU stickers on a bunch of trishaws. You should be able to see them along the Galle Road, especially near Majestic City. Let us know if and when you see them. We’re curious to see how this works.
There are places you’d rather not share with the wider world. Back of Beyond’s jungle retreat at Dehigaha-ela on the fringes of the Minneriya park beyond Sigirya is one of them. So this post is a little sacrifice in the name of YAMUnism. For me, this is really the best place to stay in the vicinity of Sigiriya. Well designed ...
Fancying something a bit different for dinner one night this week, we decided to order the Sushi Bento Box from Steam Boat in Nawala. We went to their website and found the list of Bento boxes OK, but, when I tried to look at the rest of their menu and order something else, all it would show me was salads. ...
Wasi.lk has quite a few established online stores to contend with, but they have a simple and easy site, and efficient, dedicated service on their side. We do hope they can extend their products a bit more though.
