Ranked #103 of 736 restaurants in Colombo, The cafe on the 5th holds a certificate of Excellence at Trip advisor with over 244 reviews. Who else doesn’t look for a chilling outdoor restaurant to settle in for a while with their loved ones?. The best convenient restaurant you could click in is The Cafe on the 5th with outside dining which holds a private environment to take over the best pop in for food you desire of and your money worths of.

In the heart of Colombo City overlooking the Indian Ocean and the prestigious Galle Face Green, adjoining the famous Galle Face Courts and along Sir Mohomed Macan Macar Mawatha, leading to historic slave island. Walking distance to Colombo’s commercial hub where the mercantile offices, banks, travel, air line and shipping offices, conference halls, railway stations, bus stand, port, casinos, entertainment and recreation centers are situated.

This top spot for relaxed garden seating and well-priced sweet treats offers daily delights like sweet cupcakes topped with swirls of creamy icing, homemade chocolate eclairs and crisp cream puffs, as well as Sri Lankan staples like must-try string hoppers and spicy crab curry. There’s an indoor cafe-style area, a casual outdoor patio, and a low-lit outdoor restaurant that’s perfect for evening meals after dark. Address: 108 5th Lane

Café cum pastry shop, we list The Café on the 5th purely for its dinner hoppers, which are arguably the best in town; with a crispy thin crust that dissolves in your mouth. The outlet offers a mish mash of items from Nasi Goreng to Macaroni and an array of Sri Lankan short-eats mainly for quick lunches and easy take-aways. The dinner ambience is pleasant and airy at the restaurant and good for a casual hopper-night.

This restaurant is owned by one of Sri Lanka's leading catering companies, Tasty Caterers. It serves short eats patisserie-style, and also serves pasta, Mongolian barbecue, Sri Lankan favorites, lunch packets and a very limited a la carte menu. This place is actually quite decent and the food is certainly delicious.

Cafe on the 5th is yet another popular aappa joint in Colombo. Their regular hoppers (Rs. 15) are light and crispy with a somewhat shallow centre (similar to a mada nathi aappa). The egg hopper (Rs. 40) we got wasn't as crispy as we would have liked, but the egg itself was a perfect sunny side up.

Here’s a place that serves you kottu roti in a stellar environment. Dirty restaurants aren’t the only ones that provide flavour, as Cafe on the 5th proves well!. Try the cheese kottu, or even the non-cheese chicken kottu here!

Try it At: One can find wonderfully thin and crispy plain and egg hoppers at Café On The 5th. Try it with the seeni sambol, chicken or mutton curry.

kottu roti at Hotel de Pilawoos (but note the best kottu roti we had was in Galle so you may want to save you appetite)