Colombo Shopping: Retail safaris galore

ravelling down the sunny roads of Colombo, one willindulge in delicious meals at its food court.
find outlet after outlet of various shops, with theApart from shopping malls, Colombo is home to a
likes of groceries in abundance. However, moving tofine array of departmental store such as ODEL, No
the hub of certain towns, shoppers will be delightedLimit, House of Fashion and the likes, with ODEL
to find havens and tucked away secrets, offeringbeing a clear favourite among the Sri Lankans. With
some of the best deals and items in town.beautiful surroundings and even more delightful items
These havens are none other than the much lovedfor purchase, many of these stores are frequents by
boutiques, outlets, departmental stores and malls ofhoards on a daily basis.
Colombo. Whether you’re looking for aOther boutiques such as Barefoot, Paradise Road and
peaceful stroll whilst shopping, or the hustle andGandaara to name a few are dearly loved by
bustle of shouldering another shopper as you languidlyselective crowds, who love the arts and who have a
pile item after item on your spree, this quintessentialpenchant for the unique. With delightful colours and
city has all that and more for you.textures of products, the items purchased from
Stroll down Galle Road to Bambalapitiya and be awedthese boutiques are truly worthy of great mention.
by the grand multi-storey shopping mall, where manyOne of the best kept secrets of Colombo is the
locals and foreigners alike have convened for all theirPettah Market, which offers basically everything and
shopping needs. Be it apparel, footwear, electronicsmuch more on the streets of Fort. Stroll down the
or any other sort of knick-knack, Majestic City isalleys and find knick-knacks at amazing prices and go
sure to provide it under its roof along with the dailyhome content.
dose of entertainment from its in-house cinema hall.With many more shopping attractions to be found all
Another such shopping mall is Liberty Plaza, which isover Colombo, escapades of such pleasantry are not
situated in Colpetty. That too being a bit smaller thanonly fun but worthy of the travel that is required
Majestic City (or MC as the locals call it), Liberty Plazaaround this beautiful city. As Colombo is home to
has its own cinema which can be found nearby.many a treat awaiting your attention, take time to
Moving further down Galle Road and nearing Galleindulge in the sights of the city as well.
Face Green, one can find Crescat City, which is homeTo find out more information on shopping in Sri
to Cinnamon Grand Hotel, The Monarch and CrescatLanka, visit TrulySriLanka and be awed by the sights
Residencies as well as Crescat Boulevard. Crescatand sounds of the land. Besides the culturally diverse
Boulevard is one of Colombo’s shoppingand beautiful destinations in Sri Lanka, there is much
malls which cater to the elite. Home to many poshto behold and enjoy when in this paradise land.
boutiques, it’s also where many convene to