Welcome to Café 1886, a one of a kind that blends the traditional Sri Lankan cuisine with a touch of fine dinning, glazed with a tantalizing range of seafood cuisine. The café is a manifestation of our vision to offer guests a 5 star gastronomic experienceoutside of Colombo and the opportunity to sample the very best of Sri Lankan seafood cuisine at affordable prices in Kandy.

The Café 1886 is a cultural outpost reminisce of a iconic mid century, high class establishment, located in the center of the bustling Kandy city, yet once inside, the calm and intimacy our home offers is overwhelming.

Our Master Chefs bring their wealth of experience to unify our guest’s culture and spirit with our own traditional cuisine resulting in a café with an array of “Café foods”, Western delights, healthy meal options and nostalgic Sri Lankan coastal village staples. We use carefully selected ingredients and adopt industry best practices in hygiene and food preparations. Our kitchens and bakeries are open for everyone to see and even to join us in preparing your dish just the way you want it!! So do visit us, sit back, listen to some old time favorites, open your favorite book, glance at the bustling city below,order your culinary masterpiece – What Grandmas cooked in villages are now at Café 1886!