The idea
Not only a restaurant. A way to spend a day.
Ohana means family. We built a place where good food is only the beginning: a calm bay, a kitchen that cooks to order, a shala by the ocean, and people who remember your name.
What we care about
Five things, done properly.
Honest food
The day's catch, the island's vegetables and herbs, bread from our own oven. Cooked to order, with every allergen written down.
The restaurant
Calm
Low music, space between the tables, and nobody who hurries you. The quiet is not an accident: we protect it.
The beach club
The bay and its animals
Turtles nest on our sand and feed on our reef. We keep the beach clean for them and ask every guest to be a good one.
The turtles
Body and breath
Yoga, sound, breath, workshops with what the sea leaves behind. Things that make you feel better than when you arrived.
The shalaCommunity
A place that gives back.
Five dogs walked in from the beach and stayed. Every Thursday a class in the shala raises money for the street dogs of Sri Lanka, and all of it goes to two associations that care for them, WECare Worldwide and The Dziko Project.
People who live in Sri Lanka, and our regulars, join our classes at a residents' price, and on Sunday the fire is lit for anybody who wants to sit by it.
Where this is going
Here first, then along the coast.
Turtle Beach is where Ohana began. The food, the calm, the care for the place and its people: we want to grow along the coast.
If you run a hotel, a retreat or a tour and want your guests to spend a day with us, write to us.
Who it is for
People who came here to rest.
Families with small children. Couples who have been travelling together for forty years. People who work from a laptop and want a good table. Anyone who eats with attention.
If you are looking for a party, there are good ones up the road. If you are looking for a quiet day done well, sit down.
What guests say
In their own words
Can't believe this place exist in a busy place like Hiriketiya. Very relaxing and peaceful environment with an amazing view.This was the most peaceful part of our whole trip and everyone was so kind!The place, the people all are soo nice and comforting. It feels like homeThe guide
What we know about this coast
Beaches and slow days · 5 min
A slow day in Dikwella, hour by hour
A slow day in Dikwella from sunrise to an early night, hour by hour, for people who want to do very little and to do it well, at Turtle Beach.
ReadYoga and wellness · 5 min
A wellness day by the sea in Dikwella
A wellness day by the sea in Dikwella, hour by hour, with a yoga class, a swim, good food, rest and the sunset, and what our Move and Brunch pass holds.
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Working by the sea · 5 min
A working week by the sea in Dikwella
A sample week of remote work at Ohana in Dikwella, with a class in the shala, a swim, the Sunday fire, and an honest word on heat, glare, sand and calls.
ReadCome and see
Turtle Beach, Dikwella.
Turtle Beach, New Tangalle Road, Batigama, Dikwella 81200, Sri Lanka
Breakfast 08:00–11:00 · lunch and dinner 11:00–21:00 · every day
Less than five minutes from Hiriketiya by tuk-tuk or scooter.
See you at Ohana