Kirimuhuda Heritage Hotel
A restored 1890s merchant's house above the lake with fourteen rooms, original timber floors and a verandah that catches the evening drums from the temple.
- Location
- Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 1140
Local businesses
Stay, eat and buy well in Kandy
A directory of licensed local businesses across six categories. Listings are informational and are not endorsements or bookings.
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Hantana Ridge Retreat
Twenty rooms set into a working tea estate on the Hantana slope, with an infinity pool facing the ridge and guided estate walks each morning.
- Location
- Hantana Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 3388
Udawatta Guest House
A quiet family-run guest house on the forest edge, eight simple rooms, breakfast on the terrace and a five-minute walk down to the temple precinct.
- Location
- Wadugodapitiya Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 7712
The Lakeside Rooms
A small boutique property on the southern shore with lake-facing balconies, a library lounge and bicycles available for the promenade circuit.
- Location
- Sangaraja Mawatha, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 9004
Malwatte Rice and Curry
A lunch institution serving nine curries with red rice on a banana leaf, cooked in clay pots and finished with a coconut sambol worth the queue.
- Location
- Malwatte Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 223 4410
Kanda Uda Dining Room
Hill country cooking given a modern reading, with a short menu built around estate vegetables, freshwater fish and jaggery desserts.
- Location
- Peradeniya Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 5567
Station Road Hoppers
An evening-only counter turning out egg hoppers, string hoppers and kottu until late, popular with travellers off the last Colombo train.
- Location
- Station Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 77 410 2288
Liya Vela Cafe
A courtyard cafe behind a carving workshop, serving single-origin Ceylon coffee, curd with treacle and a short breakfast menu until noon.
- Location
- Kande Veediya, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 6621
Moonstone Coffee
A compact roastery and espresso bar near the museum quarter, with beans from Uva and Matale and a tasting flight of three brew methods.
- Location
- Palace Square, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 76 332 8890
Hantana Tea Rooms
A tasting room above the tea museum pouring flights of BOP, FBOP and silver tip from estates within sight of the windows.
- Location
- Hantana Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 4432
Kiri Tea Merchants
Third-generation merchants selling loose leaf by grade and garden, with vacuum packing for travel and a standing offer to blend to your own cup.
- Location
- Dalada Veediya, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 223 1176
Nattarampotha Carvers
A carving family selling lotus panels, masks and temple motifs cut from local jak and mahogany, with the workshop open behind the shop floor.
- Location
- Nattarampotha, 8 km east of Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 249 5520
Kandyan Batik Studio
Wall panels, sarongs and scarves dyed on site in up to six passes, with the wax and dye benches visible from the retail room.
- Location
- Katukele, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 8845
Central Gem Gallery
A licensed dealer in Sri Lankan sapphire, moonstone and garnet, issuing certification with every stone and offering setting while you wait.
- Location
- Kachcheri Road, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 222 7730
Hill Country Walks
Small-group walking tours of the Hantana ridge, Udawattakele and the tea villages, led by guides accredited through the university programme.
- Location
- Sangaraja Mawatha, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 77 220 3311
Sacred City Heritage Tours
Licensed heritage guiding across the temple precinct, palace complex and museum quarter, with an accessible route available on request.
- Location
- Palace Square, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 81 220 2298
Three Wheel City Tours
A driver cooperative running fixed-price tuk tuk circuits of the city's viewpoints, with metered fares and English-speaking drivers.
- Location
- Clock Tower rank, Kandy
- Contact
- +94 76 118 4402