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                <title>Gallery Cafe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A restaurant, café and bar built in 1998, it was the old office and residence of Sri Lanka's famous architect Geoffrey Bawa.  His office is left as it was, in a small room off the main courtyard.  This place is really a haven amongst the sights and sounds of main Colombo, quiet, exclusive, yet not pretentious.  <br><br>The main entrance looks like the entrance to a volonial residence, over a small front garden area.  Once through the door the heat seems to naturally subside and the last smells of Colombo drift away, into sweet smelling international fusion food stuffs.  <br><br>The inner courtyard has a slate floor and a shallow pool, with a few carp drifting in their perfectly heated swimming conditions. The restaurant and bar lie around a beautiful open-air courtyard filled with silver pots of flowers and subdued lighting, you can eat outside or undercover.  <br><br>The burning sun does not reach most parts, leaving a cool, comfortable dining area, where you can sip iced tea (Lipton's of course) and while away a good few perfect hours.  The food is excellent standard and comes in good-sized portions, the staff are relaxed and perceptive enough to serve at a good pace and leave you to enjoy the calm.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Elephant Walk</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A nice escape from Galle Road and not too far from Odel, this cafe-cum-shopping emporium is a good find. Gorgeous fabrics, furniture and trinkets combined with a cafe serving a range of light snacks make this converted house a must during your trip to Colombo.]]></description>
                
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