Kandy, Sri Lanka’s cultural heart, has long been one of our favourite places to stop for a few days en route to Sri Lanka’s tea country. Its cooler, mountain climate, lakeside setting, unique history and cultural importance to Sri Lanka weave a magic spell on first-time visitors. And now it has a very cool new cafe too.

Brought to you by Manor Concepts, the founders of beautiful boutique hotel The Kandy House just outside of Kandy, The Empire Cafe is located in the heart of Kandy town. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, we love the colourful and eclectic interior and the food, glorious food. Think tamarind and brown sugar juices, a Ceylon Smoothie made of mango, passionfruit and lime, Sri Lankan style eggs for breakfast, and all day croque monsieur’s, and we think we probably have you covered!

Goes well with? Exploring Kandy town and its famous markets on foot with one of our resident experts on your Seven Skies’ Sri Lanka experience. Contact us to find out more!