A fine place to taste the fruits of the sea, with delicious crab, prawn, squid and fish dishes served up right by the ocean. Located on a pretty little sandy cove 1km west of central Dikwella, though it is close to the coastal highway.
Coconut Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant
The South
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Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Art Museum
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