Where to buy traditional Avurudu sweets in Colombo.

For exceptionally high quality freshly made sweets you must visit specialized bakeries like Sponge or Perera and Sons. They sell beautifully packaged hampers filled with authentic perfectly fried Mung Kavum and Aluwa.

If you want a truly local chaotic market experience head directly to the street vendors near Pettah or Maharagama. They fry the sweets entirely fresh right on the pavement in massive hot oil woks.