Sri Lanka best late night food Colombo - anything after midnight?
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Colombo late-night 2026 spots: (1) Pilawoos (Colpetty - open till 3-4am, kottu heaven). (2) De Silva Foods (multi-location, late-night rice and curry). (3) Nawaloka Sausage (near Nawaloka Hospital - 24-hour hot dogs). (4) 5-Star Rotti (Colpetty - hot rotti + curry). (5) Some high-end hotel restaurants stay open till 1am (Cinnamon Grand's 24-hour cafe, Kingsbury's Illustration). Post-2am options thin - Pilawoos and hospital-area sausage carts survive. Cash usually preferred late night.
Also: Cargills FoodCity Colombo has a 24-hour supermarket at some branches - grab snacks + microwave meals. And PickMe Food delivers till about 2am from some restaurants - useful if you're staying in a hotel and don't want to venture out.
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