Mirissa

A beach town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, five to ten minutes’ drive from Weligama, which Harry goes to for an evening rather than staying in.

What it’s like

• More touristed than Weligama, which is saying something — he remarks that he has hardly seen a local since arriving.
• White sand, which he rates above the beach he is staying on.
• Restaurants along the front with hanging lights, palm trees and tables on the sand, and fresh fish displayed at the entrance: tiger prawns, butterfish, red mullet.
• The sunset is the reason to time it for the evening, and he calls it one of the best he has seen anywhere.

Prices

• About $16 a head for a beach dinner with a drink. Harry’s own framing: that is a lot for Sri Lanka, it is exactly what a beachfront restaurant in a tourist town costs, and you should not come to this stretch expecting local prices.
• A prawn curry with rice, dal, vegetable sides and poppadom-like crackers is what he orders, and he finds it barely spicy.

Harry’s tips

• Come for the setting, not the food, which is what he says on camera — the meal was good and the sunset was the point.
• Bring cash.
• Order Sri Lankan and order seafood. His reasoning on a beach is that it will at least be fresh.

Source

• Day In The Life Of A Youtuber In Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDx8Pvi3Xrc