Café upstairs or first-floor window last-minute if hotel rooftops are guest-only
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Anna Leitner•236 rep10
Hotel rooftops are guest-only. Any café upstairs or first-floor window still letting day visitors sit for First Randoli last-minute this evening. Not a morning balcony booking.
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A few cafés still let a small group upstairs or at a first-floor window if you ask politely and order something. Expect no guarantees after late afternoon — try quieter streets one block off the densest front.
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Pradeep Seneviratne•1639 rep7
If the café says no, fall back to a free curb rather than arguing at the door.
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Nuwan Jayasuriya•1724 rep3
Upstairs seats help with kids sightlines, but confirm you can still exit if someone needs a bathroom.
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