Breakfast and brunch · 08:00 to 11:00
Brunch on Turtle Beach, less than five minutes from Hiriketiya. Eggs from four countries, sourdough from our own oven, fruit cut this morning, and coffee made properly.
World breakfasts
Two soft poached eggs on a warm cumin and paprika tomato sauce, under a spoon of schug, Yemen's fiery green chilli…
3,250 LKR
Mexico for breakfast: sunny-side-up eggs in a simmered salsa of green tomatoes and chilli, on warm tortillas with…
2,900 LKR
A cool bed of labneh, curd we hang for a day, under jammy eggs, dressed tomatoes, za'atar and olive oil. Sourdough…
2,950 LKR
Turmeric-gold eggs folded with red onion, green chilli and karapincha, the curry leaf the island cooks with. Served…
2,400 LKR
Poached eggs, yolks still soft, over sliced avocado and wilted spinach on griddled sourdough. Chilli flakes and lemon…
2,900 LKR
Sri Lanka's dish for every new beginning: red rice cooked in coconut cream with rampa, the pandan leaf, hiding a…
1,850 LKR
To share
Boards that bring eggs, toast, bowls, fruit and coffee together, so nobody has to choose.
After the Swim and Green Morning are for one. Bestie Brunch, Fit & Fresh and the Ohana Family Breakfast are for two or more, and any of them can be made bigger for a little more. Prices are on the menu.
Fresh and sweet
Buffalo curd, kithul from Badulla near Ella, and fruit cut this morning.
Papaya, banana and pineapple blended thick and cold with coconut milk, then crowned with sliced fruit, our kithul…
3,200 LKR
Blocks of colour on one big tray, to share between two or three: ripe mango, papaya, pineapple, watermelon and…
7,900 LKR
Thick, gently sour curd in half a papaya already cut loose from its skin, with our granola, coconut, lime and mint.
2,300 LKR
A soft, fluffy stack under the season's fruit and kithul treacle, the island's palm syrup, poured over in place of…
2,400 LKR
Hot from the iron, deep golden and crisp, with kithul treacle, a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting in the middle and…
2,100 LKR
Avocado, banana and matcha blended thick with spinach, gotukola and moringa, under passion fruit and seeds. A calm…
2,900 LKR
The bar
Espresso, milk steamed properly, cold brew, matcha whisked on oat milk. The counter where other places pour rum is where we pull shots, from Damn Fine beans, a dark roast.
From 08:00, every day.
Coffee and matcha
Glossy microfoam poured into a double espresso, with more coffee and less froth than a cappuccino. Silky right to the…
1,100 LKR
One shot of our espresso beneath a deep cap of airy milk foam: how Italy starts the day, served here by the Indian…
1,000 LKR
Our cold brew, shaken hard with coconut milk, kithul and coconut ice cubes until cloudy and creamy. Lightly sweet…
1,500 LKR
The Italian iced coffee of August afternoons: espresso shaken hard with ice until it turns cold and wears a thick…
1,250 LKR
Our matcha, whisked bright green and poured over ice with our own oat milk. Earthy, cool and creamy, the afternoon…
1,400 LKR
Butterfly pea at the bottom, matcha and coconut milk on top: two colours in one glass. Stir it and it drinks creamy…
1,600 LKR
Make a morning of it
Morning · per person
A class in the shala with the ocean beside you, then breakfast with your feet in the sand.
7,500 LKR per person
Reserve on WhatsApp08:00 to 17:00 · per person
A seat at the long work table, in the shade, with the sea in front. Sockets close at hand, Wi-Fi, and lunch brought to you.
7,500 LKR per person
Reserve on WhatsAppPrices in Sri Lankan rupees, plus the 10% service charge. Reserve the day before when you can: the passes are few.
What guests say
Ate breakfast here every day. Good food, good coffee beautiful view out over the ocean, chill atmosphere, very friendly staff and even friendlier dogs!The magic word
You found us here, so here is a little secret. Say it at the till when you order and a Ceylon Cinnamon Iced Tea is on us.
One for the table, with anything you order, on your first visit after reading this.
From the guide
Breakfast, brunch and coffee · 5 min
The six Ohana Morning breakfast platters, plate by plate, with who each one is for and what it costs, from After the Swim to the Ohana Family Breakfast.
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What a slow breakfast at Ohana on Turtle Beach looks like, with the dishes and prices, the platters to share, coffee and matcha, and a swim after.
ReadBreakfast, brunch and coffee · 5 min
Eight brunch spots around Hiriketiya and Dikwella, each with what it is good for and who it suits, and how to choose between the bay and a quieter beach.
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Seven places for a good coffee around Hiriketiya and Dikwella, what specialty coffee really means, and what a cup costs at Ohana on Turtle Beach.
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What matcha is, how it is grown and whisked, what oat milk brings to every matcha at Ohana, and what our matcha drinks cost on Turtle Beach, Dikwella.
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Breakfast, brunch and coffee · 5 min
Where shakshuka, schug, huevos verdes, labneh with eggs and the Sri Lankan omelette come from, and what each of these world breakfasts costs at Ohana.
ReadCome and see
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.
Tomorrow morning
Breakfast from 08:00. The sea is ten steps from your table.
