Things to Do in Fort, Colombo
Fort has local stops such as the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Gangaramaya Temple, and Colombo Lighthouse. Mount Lavinia Beach offers a scenic stretch of sand and waves, with lifeguards and nearby restaurants.
Fort has local stops such as the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Gangaramaya Temple, and Colombo Lighthouse. Mount Lavinia Beach offers a scenic stretch of sand and waves, with lifeguards and nearby restaurants.
Jami Ul-Alfar MosqueFamous Mosque
CDF Duty Free – Port City ColomboChocolate Shop
t-lounge by Dilmah – Chatham Street ️Lounge
By TripSapien · Updated September 3, 2026
Top things to do in Fort
Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
★ 4.4 · 6.1kShopping StreetUpmarket stores & restaurants in a quaint, 17th-century Dutch colonial hospital with 2 courtyards.
- Every day
- 10 AM – 10 PM
Where to eat & drink in Fort
Java Lounge - Fort
★ 4.7 · 3.0kCoffee Shop· Rs 1,000–2,000Java Lounge is Sri Lanka's home-grown coffee shop & café chain — hand-pulled espresso, frappés, fresh bakes, cakes and chocolate. Find a café near you in Colombo, Kandy, Negombo, Nugegoda and beyond. Since 2010.
- Every day
- 12 AM – 12 AM
The Ministry of Crab
★ 4.4 · 5.5kSeafood· Rs 10,000+The Ministry of Crab serves the best crabs in Sri Lanka. Crabs are priced by the size and a kilo of crab costs around Rs 6500. They also serve their house speciality sweet tea with soda. One of the most expensive restaurants in Colombo…
- Every day
- 12 PM – 10:30 PM
SunsetBlu
★ 4.6 · 1.2kRestaurant· Rs 2,000-8,000A poolside restaurant and club at the Hilton Colombo, known for its lively atmosphere with music, cocktails, and a variety of food including pizza.
- Mon
- 10 AM – 7 PM
- Tue–Thu
- 10 AM – 12 AM
- Fri
- 10 AM – 3 AM
- Sat
- 10 AM – 3 AM
- Sun
- 10 AM – 12 AM
The Dining Room
★ 4.6 · 724Indian· Rs 6,000–7,000An international buffet restaurant located in the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, known for its wide variety of food including Sri Lankan, Western, Indian, Japanese, and Korean cuisines, with live stations and a sushi corner.
- Every day
- 6 AM – 10:30 AM, 12 PM – 3 PM, 7 PM – 11 PM
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Ranked using weather, setting, ratings, and review volume.
- 1Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
- 2CDF Duty Free – Port City Colombo
- 3t-lounge by Dilmah – Chatham Street ️
- 4Java Lounge - Fort
- 5Radicle Specialty Coffee
- 6Chill Colombo
- 7M. D. Gunasena - The Knowledge Store (Pettah)
- 8Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
- 9Kafenio Colombo
- 10The Ministry of Crab
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