Issue 52

19 January

Breakfast and Lunch

Many people say that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So even if you're running late, don't skip it and power through to lunch. You can stop at The Garden in Nawala and grab a breakfast to go. Starting from Rs500 you can get a double cheese toasted sandwich, an egg sandwich or a muffin, and they come with a complimentary coffee. 

And we found another breakfast: The Fab offer an all day breakfast at their branch at 474 Galle Road which is open from 6am daily, so you can get a nice early one!

From breakfast to brunch and Nuga at  Rosmead now offers a weekend brunch menu. Available on Saturdays and Sundays, the a la carte brunch dishes are on offer from 8am to 2pm.

Monsoon in Park Street Mews also has a brunch menu at weekends. They have Asian and international dishes available a la carte, from on Saturday and Sunday from 10.30am to 5.00pm.

The Avenue has introduced a selection of healthy lunch box options. There are four choices: chicken, pork, beef or fish and each comes with sides. For example the chicken is herb marinated and grilled and comes with roast vegetables, cheesy omelette and long grain rice. Prices start from Rs600 for the chicken lunch.

High Tea and Dinner:

Dinner cruises are back! Garton's Ark is sailing again with a two hour dinner cruise with full international dinner buffet. They operate on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from 7.00pm to 11.00pm, with the cruise being from 8.30 to 10.30pm. They also operate some Tuesdays.  There is a full bar on board but you can also BYOB.  They depart from the Urban Wetland Park in Nawala and cruise through Diyawanna Oya lake.

Pizza deals don't get much better than "buy one, get one free" do they? And yes, Grand Slam's deal "buy a large pizza and get a regular margherita pizza free" is still in place until the end of February. It applies to any large pizza except the Margherita or Aglio Funghi and is valid for dine in, takeaway or delivery.

Park Street Mews Restaurant has a new "Dinner Specials" menu with a selection of inspired Asian, Western and fusion dishes. The specials menu has four starters, four main courses and two desserts to choose from and is available daily.

Happy Hours & Ladies' Night

We found another Happy Hour deal, at Monsoon in Park Street Mews. As well as a selection of fine Asian fusion food, they also have a range of great cocktails. Their Happy Hours are from 5.00pm t0 7.00pm daily, and you can enjoy buy one, get one free on selected cocktails, shots, beers and wine. 

You may have seen our post this week on Ladies' Nights, so you'll know that most of them are on Wednesday. There are a few others, though.

On Tuesday, King of the Mambo becomes Queen of the Mambo and ladies can enjoy complimentary drinks from 6pm to 8pm.

On Thursday, Allstar offers a selection of cocktails free for ladies from 8m to 10pm.

On Fridays at Playtrix, ladies can enjoy buy one, get one free on selected cocktails and a free dessert with your first cocktail, from 10pm to 11pm.

Some venues also offer deals for ladies when there is music or a special event. This weekend, on Friday there's free drinks for ladies at Lavix from 10pm to midnight and on Saturday night ladies can enjoy 1+1 cocktails at The Re.pub.lk from 7.00pm to 9.30pm, when the band starts.

For regular weekly ladies' nights you can check our website Ladies' Night page. 

Live Music and DJs

We again missed the Wednesday gigs this week but hopefully we're in time for Thursday! As always, we only have room to list a few highlights; for the full list of live music, check our Gig Diary.

On Thursday evening you will find Aquarius back at Curve Bar, while Warehouse Project will be at Colombar, The Notion at The Long Bar. Ishini and the Branch will be at Taphouse and Dillon will be playing the Tiny Bar session at Uncle's.

On Friday, Magic Box Mixup will be at Curve Bar, Cold Sweat will be at SunsetBlu, Footprints on the Moon will be at Re.pub.lk and Silk will be at Asylum.

Come the weekend and on Friday it's The Notion's turn to be at Taphouse, while Murunga will be at Re.pub.lk and Warehouse Project at SunsetBlu.

And it's nice to see a gig on Sunday, when Bourbon Blues will be at Level4, while BNS will be playing an unplugged gig at Musaeus College Auditorium.

For music from the decks, on Friday it's "The Birds and the Bees" at Botanik with guest DJ The Emperor Grooves from Amsterdam, as well as Clifford Isaac, The Music Director and Sajeewa.  Also on Friday, at DJ Loca will be on the decks at Red Dwarf, DJs Ricardo Deen and Capital C at R&B and King of the Mambo will have DJs Demo and Hitch.

There's probably more to be announced for Friday and Saturday, so keep an eye on our home page or follow us on Instagram at @HappeningColombo21 for updates when we get them. 

Other Events

Thursday Night is Salsa Night again at Playtrix starting at 8.30pm and you can also enjoy 1+1 deals on Mojito and Cuba Libre cocktails.

Also on Thursday, the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) are having what is probably the first in-person lecture for a long time! Taking place at BMICH's Jasmine Hall, it's about Shipwrecks in Sri Lanka and starts at 6pm.

On Friday, you can meet some new people at Hilton Residence's "Connect @6" poolside Social Evening, from 6pm to 10pm, with a happy hour until 8pm.

Saturday is apparently International Hot Sauce Day. If you want to put your mouth, tongue and lips to the test, you can do so at Cheeseheads in One Galle Face's Food Studio with the Hottest Mac&Cheese challenge - how hot can you handle?

Wellness, and on Monday next week there will be a Warrior Vinyasa Yoga session for beginners. It will be led by Shanjei at 6.15pm at Prana Lounge.