‘Lebanon Chef’ comes to Colombo as Sri Lanka looking to offer vast range of cuisines for tourists

The ‘Lebanan Chef’ – Arabic Food restaurant recently commenced its operations at No. 56, Galle Road, Colombo 3, with the aim of giving Sri Lankans as well as tourists from around the world the opportunity to taste authentic Arabic food. The opening of the restaurant was presided over by the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara and the diplomatic officials representing the Middle East region. This is the first restaurant opened by Lebanan Chef Private Limited, and it expects to expand its restaurant network to many tourist attractions in the country in the future.

‘Lebanan Chef’, which offers a full range of traditional Arabic cuisines, is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is unique that all its chefs come from Arabic countries. Its Founder and Managing Director, Buddhi Pradeep Niyadandupola said that the restaurant was opened at a time when Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is gradually recovering, targeting tourists from the Middle East.

“There are many direct flights to Sri Lanka every week from many countries in the Middle East region, which is very close to Sri Lanka. There is a high potential of bringing more tourists to Sri Lanka from the Middle East which has a large population.There is a strong need for a network of Arabic restaurants spread across the island to allow them to enjoy their own food. It is to fill that gap that ‘Lebanan Chef’ restaurant was opened in Colombo 3.” he said.