Java Lounge
135, Jawatte Road, Colombo 05.

We've been here a couple of times now and it happens to be the favourite coffee stop for one of us (we won't say who. Hint: it's the coffee person). The other one merely endures it.

As the name implies, the coffee here is always good, whether it's an espresso or a caramel macchiato. This time we ordered the hot chocolate and English Breakfast tea with a butter croissant. Note that we did NOT ask for the whipped cream - we specifically asked them to hold it - and they still gave it anyway.

Hot Chocolate with whipped cream, English Breakfast tea and Butter Croissant

The hot chocolate was very sweet and very chocolatey - points for that. The English breakfast tea was meh, but given that this is a coffee place, it's to be expected. The butter croissant was good, not great, and could've been a bit crispier.

Our other experiences of espressos and lattes have been generally positive. Java has a variety of cup sizes so it's easy to choose. It's a little pricey, so definitely not an everyday place. But you can't beat the the coffee here so you should definitely check it out. We haven't sampled the food here yet so jury's out on that one for now.