Zinara Rathnayake is a writer based in India and Sri Lanka with bylines in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Atlas Obscura, and others. Her work largely focuses on travel, food, and culture, among others.

Sri Lanka’s street food scene is bold, flavorful, and full of surprises, but not every bite is a winner. In this video, we hit the streets of Colombo to taste everything from spicy kottu roti and ...

Sri Lankan food at McDonald’s in Colombo Sri Lanka. It’s here, another edition of our McDonald’s around the world series.

When Kolamba first opened in 2019, many diners who walked into the charming eatery in central London’s Soho district weren’t familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine. They thought it was just like Indian food ...

Shaheen Ghazaly opened Sri Lankan restaurant Kurrypinch in a former vegan pizzeria on Hollywood Boulevard this spring. On the menu are Sri Lankan signatures — like kottu roti and string hoppers — ...

As the Sri Lankan immigrant community in Jamaica, Queens follows the devastating economic crisis and the deadly protests and food shortages it’s fueled in their native country, Queens Lanka — a rare ...

CHICOPEE — It’s a Friday just after 10 a.m. and Dee Fernando is getting her day started. She wears a green shirt with the name of her restaurant in orange: Island Spice. “Hi,” she says with a smile ...

“To my knowledge, we are the only restaurant in the world right now doing a Sri Lankan tasting menu.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Dom Fernando, founder of Paradise in London.