Customers can shop at ease at large more established private and government shops across the island where prices would be marked on each item for sale. However if you are looking around antique shops, craft shops, bazzars and small shops in tourist towns like Unawatuna and Hikkaduwa then you’ll be expected to bargain. You’ll also need to bargain in jewelry stores. Make sure you research prices before making a purchase. Ask your driver or local friends to give you an idea about what the correct price should be. It is typical for prices for tourist to be significantly inflated. But if you bargain in a friendly manner then the prices will soon come down. Avoid being aggressive as this is likely to offend and will not secure the best price. When buying gemstones, ensure that you shop from a dealer that has a license from the government National Gem and Jewellry Authority.
Art
Paradise Road Gallery Café
2 Alfred House Road, Colombo-03 (at Gallery Café) Tel: 011 258 2162
Barefoot Gallery
704 Galle Rd, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 2580114
Bookshops
Barefoot – ref. Art
Vjitha Yapa
Shop 10a, The Shopping Piazza, Galle Face Hotel Colombo-03
OR
G 6a, Crescat Boulevard, Galle Road, Colombo-03 Te: 011 5336247Tel: 011 5510100
Gems & Jewellery
Jewel Qudsi
46b Galle Road, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 2336946
Agasti Jewellers
62 Havelock Rd, Colombo-05 Tel: 011 258 711
Vogue Jewellers
No. 528, Galle road, Colombo 3.
Tel: 011 5414414 / 011 2573742
Aminra Collections
Aminra Building, 182, Galle Road, Mt. Lavinia
Tell: 011 2722617, 011 2726906, 011 2726806
Gifts & Homeware
Barefoot Galle – ref. Ar
Gandahara
28 Statford Avenue, Kirulapone, Colombo-06 Tel: 011 259 6329
Paradise Road Studio
12 Alfred House Garden, Colombo-05 Tel: 011 250 6844
Paradise Road
213 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 268 6043
Antiques and Furniture
Villa Saffron
15 Bogahahena Rd, Battaramula Tel: 011 533 1651
Saffron Warehouse24a Bogahahena Rd, Battaramula Tel: 011 441 1711
Raux Brothers
7 De Fonseka Rd, Colomob-05 Tel: 011 533 9016
Leather
The Leather Collection
26 Flower Road, Colombo-07. Tel: 011 2575299
Clothing
Barefoot – ref. Art
Odel
5 Alexander Place, Colombo-07 Tel: 011 2682712-3
Rithihi
19 Alfred House Garden, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 2506321
Trunk
Shop 7, The Shopping Piazza, Galle Face Hotel, 2 Galle Road, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 2437372
Cotton Collection
26 Flower Road, Colombo-0 7.
Outlet at Majestic City, Colombo-0 4 and Liberty Plaza, Colombo-03. Tel: 011 257 5299
Handloom Fabrics
The Leather Collection
26 Flower Road, Colombo-07. Tel: 011 2575299
Barefoot – ref. Art
Kandygs
46b Galle Road, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 2336946
Seyln
77 Isipathana Mawatha, Colombo-05 Tel: 011 258 2845
Local Crafts
Laksala
60 York Street, Colombo-01, Fort. Tel: 011 232 92 47, 232 3513-4
Spa & Beauty
Crown Hair & Beauty
9 Clifford Avenue, Colombo-03 Tel: 011 237 5274
The Sanctuary Spa
47/1 Jawatte Road, Colombo-05 Tel: 011 250 1269
