Lagoon Crab Curry
~$12
Mud crab from the Negombo Lagoon cooked in a rich, spicy coconut curry - a local signature.
Food & Dining in Negombo
Local dishes to try
Grilled Prawns / Seafood Platter
~$14
Fresh prawns, cuttlefish and fish grilled with garlic and spices, often served as a platter.
Isso Wade (Prawn Fritters)
~$2
Crispy lentil-flour fritters topped with whole prawns - a popular west-coast beach snack.
Lamprais
~$5Vegetarian option
Dutch-Burgher dish of rice, mixed meat curry, frikkadels and sambol baked in a banana leaf.
Rice and Curry
~$4Vegetarian option
Rice with several vegetable, dhal and fish/meat curries plus sambol - the everyday staple.
Kottu Roti
~$4Vegetarian option
Chopped flatbread stir-fried with vegetables, egg and/or seafood - a noisy street classic, great with the day's catch.
Fish Ambul Thiyal / Fish Curry
~$6
Sour, dry-spiced fish curry made with the fresh local catch.
Hoppers (Appa)
~$2Vegetarian option
Bowl-shaped fermented rice-flour pancakes, classic at breakfast or dinner with sambol.
Where to eat
Bijou Restaurant
Swiss, European, Sri Lankan, SeafoodMidrangeVegetarianVeganFamily friendlyReservation recommended
Seafood plattersSwiss dishesRosti
Edwin's Restaurant
Sri Lankan, Seafood, AsianMidrangeVegetarianFamily friendly
Devilled seafoodRice and curryGrilled fish
Tusker Restaurant & Bar
Sri Lankan, Western, SeafoodMidrangeVegetarianVeganFamily friendly
SeafoodCocktailsBeachfront dining
The Dutch Bar / Rodeo Pub
Western, Sri Lankan, Bar FoodMidrangeVegetarianFamily friendly
BurgersBeersLive sport
Pri-Kin Chinese Restaurant
Chinese, AsianBudgetVegetarianFamily friendly
Fried riceNoodlesSweet and sour
Lagoon Seafood Grill
Seafood, Sri LankanMidrangeVegetarianFamily friendly
Lagoon crabGrilled prawnsLobsterFresh catch
Tides Beach Cafe
Cafe, Western, Sri LankanBudgetVegetarianVeganFamily friendly
BreakfastCoffeeSmoothie bowls
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