Kolamba Soho is a Sri Lankan restaurant at 21 Kingly Street in central London. Kolamba is a local name for Colombo, and the restaurant takes its inspiration from recipes shared by the founders’ friends and families there. The compact Soho setting encourages diners to order across the menu and experience several parts of Sri Lanka’s diverse food culture together.
Curries combine aromatic spices, coconut and carefully built sauces, while sambols contribute freshness, heat and texture. Rotis and rice help carry the stronger flavours and turn several dishes into a complete shared meal. The menu reflects influences associated with Sinhalese, Tamil, Moor, Dutch and Malay cooking rather than presenting Sri Lankan food as a single narrow style.
Street food inspired plates and generous sharers give diners flexibility in how they structure the meal. A table can start with smaller snacks, add vegetable, meat or seafood curries, and balance richer dishes with brighter relishes. Guests with allergies should consult the restaurant before ordering because coconut, nuts, seafood and other ingredients may appear across several preparations.
The service style is warm and communal, matching food designed to be passed around the table. Drinks are selected to work with spice and the varied intensity of the dishes. Kolamba Soho offers a focused route into Sri Lankan home cooking through bold curries, refreshing sambols and recipes grounded in personal connections to Colombo.
Address: 21 Kingly Street, London W1B 5QA, United Kingdom
Kolamba Menu
Short Eats
Light, crisp and made for sharing
Aunty Mo’s ‘Chatti’ Roast
Spicy dry-fried beef with chilli and tomato, served on steamed string hoppers with turmeric coconut gravy. (H)
Mutton Rolls
Crisp pastry filled with spiced minced mutton, potato and onion. Fried until golden. (H)
Hot Butter Cuttlefish
Sri Lanka’s iconic bar snack. Crisp cuttlefish in a hot butter chilli glaze with spring onion and shallot rings.
Pomelo & Cashew Salad
Pomelo with cashew, mint and basil in a chilli, lime and jaggery dressing. (Vg) (N)
Bun Dosa
Soft, pillowy fermented dosa. Served with house chutneys. (Vg)
Pappadums
With Sri Lankan mango chutney. (Vg)
Hoppers, Rice & Sambols
For every last lick of curry and gravy. Sambols add freshness and balance.
String Hoppers with Kiri Hodhi & Pol Sambol
Steamed rice noodles served with turmeric coconut gravy and spicy sambol (4 per portion). (Vg)
Plain Hopper
Cacklebean Egg Hopper
Pol Roti
(2 per portion). (Vg)
Aromatic Basmati Rice
Long-grain rice steamed with curry leaves, pandan and whole spices. (Vg)
Tomato Sambol
Vine tomato muddled with red onion, green chilli, lime and coconut. (Vg)
Pol Sambol
Grated coconut muddled with red chilli and onion. The classic rice puller. (Vg)
Veg
Earthy, bright and full of flavour. Order a couple alongside the curries.
Mango Curry
Green mango slow-cooked with cardamom, mustard seed and curry leaves. Sweet, spicy and tangy. (Vg)
Dhal (Parippu)
Creamy red lentils with coconut milk, turmeric and tempered spices. The one everyone orders. (Vg)
Broadbean Mallung
Tender broadbeans tempered with grated coconut, green chilli, turmeric and lime. (Vg)
Okra
Okra fried with turmeric, mustard seed and curry leaves. (Vg)
Mains
Rich, slow-cooked curries. Pick a few to share across the table.
Lamb Shank Biryani
On layered fragrant rice with whole spices, saffron and crisp fried onions. Finished with fried cashew nuts, served with raita. (H)(N)
Ceylon Chicken Curry
Our signature curry. On-the-bone chicken cooked slowly with tamarind, curry leaves and coconut milk. (H) Signature
Jaffna Spiced Pork Ribs
Iberico pork ribs in a dark, roasted Jaffna spice marinade. Bold and peppery.
Black Pepper King Prawn Fry
Pan-fried king prawns with crushed black pepper, mixed spices and green chilli.
Red Monkfish Curry
Monkfish gently poached in a chilli and coconut milk gravy with curry leaves and dried red chilli.
Vaira’s Jaggery Beef
Slow-cooked beef steeped overnight in jaggery and spices. (H)
Young Jackfruit
Young jackfruit braised in roasted spices, curry leaves and (Vg)
Lunch Like a Lankan
2 COURSE £20 PP • 3 COURSE £25 PP. For groups up to 6 guests. Monday – Friday • 12 – 6 PM. (H) = Halal, (N) = Nuts, (Vg) = Vegan.
Nalini’s Fish Cutlet
with curry mayo
Banana Blossom Pattie
with chilli garlic sauce
Rice Curry Bowl
A plentiful bowl of dhal, okra, tomato sambol, spicy pol sambol, mango chutney on a bed of rice and your choice of either: Ceylon Chicken Curry (H) or Young Jackfruit (Polos) Curry (Vg)
Watalappam
The most famous and traditional of Sri Lankan desserts. A spiced coconut set custard, garnished with cashew nuts. (N)
Kolamba Favourites
The owners’ personal selection. The dishes they would actually order if they were sitting here with family tonight. The complete Sri Lankan experience in a single spread. Whole table participation, all served to be shared. £42 per person.
Pappadums & Mango Chutney
(Vg)
Bun Dosa
(Vg)
Mutton Rolls
(H)
Black Pepper Prawn Fry
Ceylon Chicken Curry
(H)
Dhal
(Vg)
Okra
(Vg)
Tomato Sambol
(Vg)
Aromatic Basmati Rice
(Vg)
Watalappam
(N)
Cocktails
Ceylon Tea Sour
Trinco gin, coconut, cold-brewed Ceylon tea and citrus
Colombo Heat
Finlandia, mango and house chilli tincture
Arrack Old Fashioned
Ceylon arrack, Havana, and house spices
Kandy Garden
El Jimador, pineapple, blue agave and citrus
Serendib Spritz
Trinco gin, watermelon, Prosecco and cucumber bitters
Clean, Low and No
Mango Lassi
Fresh and creamy spiced mango drink
Homemade Limenade
Fresh lime, squeezed to order and mixed with our own citrus syrup
Ceylon Iced Tea
Antioxidant-packed tea with passion fruit or peach
Neli Soda
Refreshing Neli fruit, soda, and aromatic bitters
Forest & Tonic
Everleaf Forest paired with Fever-Tree Indian Tonic
Soft Drinks
Sri King Coconut Water
Naturally electrolyte-rich Sri Lankan King Coconut
Ginger Beer
Elephant House, Sri Lanka
Coke / Diet Coke
Juices
Orange, Pineapple or Apple
Water
Still or sparkling
White Wine
175ml . 500ml . Bottle
El Zafiro, Pardina, Chardonnay
Extremadura, Spain, 2024. (Vg)
Barrete Vinho Verde, Loureiro, Arinto, Alvarinho
Minho, Portugal, 2025. (Vg)
La Loupe, Grenache Blanc
Languedoc, France, 2025. (Vg)
Gorgo, Bianco di Custoza
Veneto, Italy, 2025. (Vg)
Red Wine
175ml . 500ml . Bottle
El Zafiro, Tempranillo, Shiraz
Extremadura, Spain, 2024. (Vg)
Casa do Lago, Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga
Lisboa, Portugal, 2021. (Vg)
Taron, Tempranillo
Rioja, Spain, 2024. (Vg)
Gorgo, Bardolino
Veneto, Italy, 2024. (Vg)
Rosé
175ml . 500ml . Bottle
Grande Courtade, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Languedoc, France, 2024
Sparkling
125ml . Bottle
Prosecco Borgo del Col Alto, Glera
Italy, NV. (Vg)
Le Monde Prosecco, Glera
Italy, NV. (Vg)
Beer
Lion Lager
Sri Lanka, 330ml, 4.8%
Harbour Session IPA
Cornwall, 330ml, 4.3%
Lucky Saint Lager
Germany, 330ml, 0.5%
Lucky Saint Hazy IPA
Germany, 330ml 0.5%