Guidebook for Hikkaduwa
Food Scene
Old Italian-run favourite which serves traditional Italian food and large oven-baked pizzas. Good atmosphere and a great place for large groups of diners. Take-away available.
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Spaghetti and Co
Old Italian-run favourite which serves traditional Italian food and large oven-baked pizzas. Good atmosphere and a great place for large groups of diners. Take-away available.
Boutique hotel that welcomes non-guests for lunch and dinner. Well priced menu and as it’s not licensed you can take your own alcohol with no corkage.
Roman Beach Hotel
2 Galle RdBoutique hotel that welcomes non-guests for lunch and dinner. Well priced menu and as it’s not licensed you can take your own alcohol with no corkage.
Good restaurant and chill out area on the beach in front of the Harmony guesthouse in Narigama. This is the place to come if you have children as it has a kids’ area.
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Top Secret
A2Good restaurant and chill out area on the beach in front of the Harmony guesthouse in Narigama. This is the place to come if you have children as it has a kids’ area.
Extremely popular on the Galle Road. Serves fresh ground coffee. Good place for a morning gossip or quiet read of the papers.
The Coffee Shop
Galle RoadExtremely popular on the Galle Road. Serves fresh ground coffee. Good place for a morning gossip or quiet read of the papers.
Good food and reasonably priced. Great place for turtle spotting especially at around 3pm.
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JLH Beach Restaurant & Bar
A2Good food and reasonably priced. Great place for turtle spotting especially at around 3pm.
Excellent international menu. Good lagoon views.
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Asian Jewel Boutique Hotel
Baddegama RoadExcellent international menu. Good lagoon views.
Kalla Bongo Lake Resort
Good food and fantastic sunset views over the lagoon.
It's a beautifully restored colonial building with a good selection of places to eat, drink and shop.
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Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
Hospital StreetIt's a beautifully restored colonial building with a good selection of places to eat, drink and shop.
Bookworm Library Restaurant
A2Great rice and curry. Set menu. Only five tables so booking essential.
Surf Control Rooftop Lounge
Sea Salt Society
583 A2Chic decor, cocktails, good food and live music
Everything Else
A nicely laid out 'jungle-side' nightclub. Look out for Janaka and his band and their extremely talented drum playing! Friday is their big night. And on Wednesday night they have a live rock band.
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Vibration Hotel
A2A nicely laid out 'jungle-side' nightclub. Look out for Janaka and his band and their extremely talented drum playing! Friday is their big night. And on Wednesday night they have a live rock band.
Poseidon Diving Station (started 1973) is Sri Lanka's only PADI five star IDC scuba diving centre. Has 4 boats running 2-3 diving trips each day to the many local shipwrecks, reef and rock formations.
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Poseidon Diving Station
304 Galle RdPoseidon Diving Station (started 1973) is Sri Lanka's only PADI five star IDC scuba diving centre. Has 4 boats running 2-3 diving trips each day to the many local shipwrecks, reef and rock formations.
Drinks & Nightlife
A popular beachside bar and nightclub. Saturday night is their party night with international and local DJs. It is the focus of a lot of daytime surfer activity.
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Chill Space Surf Cafe
Galle RoadA popular beachside bar and nightclub. Saturday night is their party night with international and local DJs. It is the focus of a lot of daytime surfer activity.
Shopping
Sandagiri Wine Store
A2The best selection of beer, wine and spirits in Hikkaduwa.
Essentials
A wide selection of local and imported foods.
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Sandagiri Super Market (Pvt) Ltd
369 Galle RoadA wide selection of local and imported foods.
Sightseeing
A private museum halfway between Hikkaduwa and Ambalangoda tells the story through photographs and newspaper features of that dreadful day in 2004 when the Indian Ocean tsunami struck.
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Tsunami Museum
Galle RoadA private museum halfway between Hikkaduwa and Ambalangoda tells the story through photographs and newspaper features of that dreadful day in 2004 when the Indian Ocean tsunami struck.
Roughly 40,000 people lost their lives in Sri Lanka. It was also around here where the tsunami derailed a packed train with the loss of over 1200 lives – the world's worst ever train disaster.
Buddha Statue at Tsunami Honganji Viharaya
A2Roughly 40,000 people lost their lives in Sri Lanka. It was also around here where the tsunami derailed a packed train with the loss of over 1200 lives – the world's worst ever train disaster.
The best-preserved sea fort in South Asia. This World Heritage site exudes old-world charm. The narrow streets are full of little boutique shops, resaurants and colonial villas.
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Fort
The best-preserved sea fort in South Asia. This World Heritage site exudes old-world charm. The narrow streets are full of little boutique shops, resaurants and colonial villas.
Guided tour of the plantation and factory. Free tea and cake served. Learn the fascinating story behind ‘virgin white tea’. There is a tea tasting area and a wide range of teas are for sale.
Handunugoda Tea Factory
Guided tour of the plantation and factory. Free tea and cake served. Learn the fascinating story behind ‘virgin white tea’. There is a tea tasting area and a wide range of teas are for sale.