The waves of the Indian Ocean lap around the entire country, hence seafood is one thing Sri Lanka will never be short of. What is more, the locals have mouth watering aromatic recipes up their sleeves and are capable of concocting some delicious dishes. The flavours vary slightly from the North to the South and East to the West, but without an exception they are all spicy, colourful and full of herbs.

Most coastal areas are well known for good music and drumming. Hence, you are guaranteed to have plenty of entertainment while you consume a hearty meal with seafood. The spicy red crab curry and sizzling hot prawn dish are local favourites that you should not miss out on whether you are at a simple café, a beachside restaurant or top notch hotel.

If you want to cook it on your own, there are certain areas where it is common to see vendors on the wayside displaying gigantic prawns, lobsters or crabs. The fresh catch is kept in a pail and produced to entice passersby and are usually more reasonably priced than those purchased from supermarkets.

If you are meandering around Colombo, Beach Wadiya, Sea Breeze or Sea Spray; the restaurant at Galle Face Hotel are places to keep in mind to have mouth-watering sea food, cooked in Sri Lankan style or maybe even Chinese, Indian or Western. Move slightly up along the coast to the North and you find yourself in other seafood havens such as Negombo, Marawila and Chilaw.

Due to their proximity to the airport, these towns are usually the locations where foreigners wind up their tour of the island; however they are definitely not places to wind down. Dig into the appetizing dishes served at Marawila hotels before you commence your journey back home and if you stay at Club Palm Bay Marawila you are guaranteed to have plenty to talk of when you go home. Beach hotels Sri Lanka are well geared to cater to the diverse taste buds of its varied clientele and there is always an abundance of seafood items on any menu card, that way you will not be disappointed even at the very end of your trip.