Ocean at The Kingsbury

Ocean is the seafood restaurant at The Kingsbury, the hotel on Janadhipathi Mawatha between Galle Face Green and the World Trade Centre. It focuses on Sri Lankan seafood cooking, which it describes as authentic curries rich in tradition and flavour, and it is a good option for a seafood dinner in Fort.

The highlights are the Sri Lankan crab curry, which is offered with a range of cooking options, and fish such as seer and whole paraw prepared the Sri Lankan way. The restaurant also publishes a Thai set menu for diners who want a change. Ask the staff to explain the different cooking options for the crab when you order.

The dining room has a cosy, modern interior with window seating that looks out over Port City, next to the Fort, so it is worth asking for a window table when you book. There are also private dining rooms suitable for business meetings or groups that want privacy. Ocean opens for lunch from noon to 3pm and for dinner from 6.30pm to 11.30pm, and reservations go through the hotel's main phone line or its reservations email.

The Kingsbury has several other venues, which makes it easy to build an evening around a meal here. Its rooftop bar, Sky Lounge, has live music from 5pm to midnight and views over Port City, Galle Face Green and the city skyline, so a sunset drink upstairs before dinner at Ocean is a natural pairing. The hotel also runs Yue Chuan for Chinese food, Tenku for Japanese teppanyaki, Harbour Court for an international lunch buffet from Monday to Saturday, and Kings Steakbar, which holds a Sunday carvery with live music. The hotel is about 33 kilometres from Bandaranaike International Airport, and its Honey Beach Club has a pool.

The hotel's address is 48 Janadhipathi Mawatha in Colombo 1, in the heart of the Fort district. The Old Dutch Hospital, the Pettah markets and the Old Parliament building, now the Presidential Secretariat, are all within a short walk or tuk-tuk ride, and Galle Face Green is just to the south for a walk by the sea after your meal.