coconut sambol

A blink-and-miss establishment along Church Street, this tiny eatery modelled on a mud-built village home seats about eight people. Every day, the kitchen sets up a delicious home-cooked Sri Lankan rice and curry buffet priced at around Rs. 500, with six vegan and vegetarian dishes including coconut-based curries, and one meat curry. Expect hearty, homely food at perhaps the best rice-and-curry spot in all of Galle.

This always-packed, decidedly casual rice & curry joint is perhaps the only Galle Fort spot for a satisfying local style lunch. It’s housed in a tiny, narrow strip—you’ll surely miss this little gem if not for the restaurant’s large signpost. It’s delicious, no-frills, homely island fare, like the food your grandma cooks for you—the everyday lunchtime rice & curry buffet offers 4-6 curry dishes and condiments like coconut sambol made with grated coconut, dried red chilli, and lime.

We are told this by a local restaurant owner Zam, whose place, Coconut Sambol, we stumble into for dinner. It happened to be his second night of operation so he welcomes us excitedly into the tiny 10-seater restaurant that he has transformed from a gem store just days before. It's the coconuts dangling in the doorway and the sight of curry buffet running along one wall that draws us in.

If you’re craving an authentic Sri Lankan meal, Coconut Sambol is a hidden gem you so don’t want to miss. This cosy restaurant offers a homely rice and curry buffet featuring six vegan or vegetarian dishes and one meat curry, all made fresh daily. For just a few hundred rupees, you’ll enjoy hearty, soulful food in a space that also feels like dining in a village home.

I’m obsessed with the name of this next winner from the best restaurants in Galle Sri Lanka, epitomizing the very essence of Sri Lankan cuisine: coconut and sambol. In this tropical country, sambol refers to a spicy coconut-based condiment, “pol sambol.” As you can see, the name of this restaurant couldn’t be more befitting if it tried.

I had a tasty and filling dinner at Coconut Sambol, a tiny, cosy restaurant that has an all-you-can-eat buffet for 2,350 LKR (£6). They had about eight or nine different curries, many of them vegetarian, served with rice. Their homemade ginger beer was good too — although even the 'sweet' version was pretty spicy!

For some of the best local cuisine in town, check out Coconut Sambol while you’re in Galle. This small but incredibly cosy eatery is well-known for their delicious food and friendly service. Stop by for their all-you-can-eat buffet to truly get your fill of their sensational Sri Lankan fare!

Coconut Sambol It may have been the most delicious curry I've ever had in my life. I went there just before 11 o'clock and there was only one customer. The curry was being prepared, so I ordered a glass of ginger beer and waited.

Last but not least, I would recommend eating at Coconut Sambol. This small restaurant has a really nice ambiance to it and serves really good curries. Besides, the restaurant prices are very affordable.