While it’s true that there are far more Indian restaurants than there are Sri Lankan restaurants in London, it doesn’t mean that these Sri Lankan restaurants aren’t worth your time – quite the opposite, in fact. Remember the frenzy around Hoppers when it opened its very first restaurant in Soho? And you can still expect to queue there today. And that’s just one Sri Lankan restaurant London has to offer!

On Tuesday 6th August 2019 Karapincha, Canary Wharf welcomed some of London’s most renowned food writers for an enchanting Sri Lankan evening in Docklands.  Karapincha’s menu launch, 10 months ago, together with The Limehouse’s craft beer, cider and an impressive wine list has won a loyal following amongst the financial district’s high-flyers. The Limehouse is Canary Wharf’s only traditional British pub setting in a sea of modern bars and restaurants. Karapincha serving Sri Lankan dishes with a twist has formed a food and drink combination that’s hard to resist.

Named after the small green curry leaves that are so essential to Sri Lankan cookery, Karapincha is the resident kitchen at the Limehouse Pub in Canary Wharf. Set in an old-school pub with a darts board and pool table, sisters Vasanthini and Dharshini Perumal serve up some of the most delicious home cooked Sri Lankan food this side of Colombo. The emphasis is on bold, strong flavours such as garlic, ginger and chilli, which are tempered with tropical ingredients such as pineapple and coconut. Tasty finger food and sharing platters set the tone for a relaxing meal, while a selection

Ask Google how many restaurants there are in Greater London and you will get a number of answers of variying degrees of usefulness.  I say this because the total number of establishment serving food in London (in excess of 30,000!) includes things like fast food outlets, kebab shops, coffee shops and private clubs – most of which would not be classed as “restaurants” within the everyday usage of the word.  A more accurate number is probably somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000. But suffice it to say you could eat out in a different restaurant in London every night for most