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Salty Swamis Cafe & Surf Shop

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375 reviews

#1 of 144 Restaurants in Hikkaduwa

$$ - $$$, Cafe, Contemporary, Fusion

542 Galle Road, Wewala | Opposite Vibration hotel, Hikkaduwa 80240, Sri Lanka

+94 77 832 6302

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5.0 375 reviews

#1 of 144 Restaurants in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Certificate of Excellence2018 Winner

RATINGS

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Value

Food and ambience

Cafe, Contemporary, Fusion, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options

Great coffee, excellent food and juice!... great little cafe serving delicious healthy food with a contemporary style!... with chicken burger quinoa salad... and the pancake, salmon poached egg salad with some more veggie sides.

Location and contact

542 Galle Road, Wewala Opposite Vibration hotel, Hikkaduwa 80240 Sri Lanka

Website

+94 77 832 6302

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About

Salty Swamis promises speciality coffee, superfood-packed smoothies, and fresh tropical juices served with a constantly changing contemporary breakfast and lunch menu in addition to a unique brand of service and attention to detail. In addition to the cafe we offer a comprehensive surf shop as well as a carefully curated retail space for all travellers. Note: Kitchen closes at 3pm. Drinks served till 4pm.

PRICE RANGE

$3 - $8

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch

CUISINES

Cafe, Contemporary, Fusion

FEATURES

Outdoor Seating, Waitstaff, Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Free Wifi

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tomislav_904

3610

Reviewed yesterday via mobile

Kiss...

We absolutely enjoyed this place! It’s perfect for daily breakfast and lunch. We ate here daily while visiting Hikkaduwa and we loved everything: great food, drinks, perfect arabica coffee, ambiance, music, friendly and professional stuff...nice surf shop...(we aren’t surfers) What we loved the most is...More

Date of visit: January 2019

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kat-and-elias

Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile

Didn’t leave a salty taste!

As one of the top rated restaurants in the area, we had big expectations coming in, and had been looking forward to coming! The food greatly surpassed our expectations, and everything was fresh and delicious. An interesting Sri Lankan twist on a lot of western...More

Date of visit: February 2019

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denisandru

Gothenburg, Sweden

Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile

Amazing!

These guys there are doing such a great job! It is a must if you visit Hikkaduwa!!! Keep up the job work!

Date of visit: February 2019

Thank denisandru

MS0180

Berlin, Germany

143

Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

You haven’t been to Hikkaduwa if you haven’t eaten at Salty Swamis

This place is a gem! Very cool ambience, excellent service and the food is divine! By far the best place I’ve eaten in Sri Lanka over 2 weeks! The menu has a large variety of vegan dishes and the restaurant is very environmentally conscious, which...More

Date of visit: February 2019

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damiencG4411OP

Chingford, United Kingdom

Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile

The best bacon and egg roll!!

Have to say this place is very cool great tunes , lovely staff and possibly the best egg n bacon roll I have ever had great coffee too 👍👍👍

Date of visit: February 2019

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Ingrid E

Reviewed 6 days ago

Amazing place

Excellent food for breakfast/brunch/lunch. Stayed in Hikkaduwa for 4 days and ended up eating at swamis all 4 of them!

Date of visit: February 2019

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jerry k

Chania Town, Greece

Reviewed 6 days ago

OASIS

Beautiful ambience near the beach with lots of filtered water to drink.....and real tasteful coffee. Also very tasetfull food.....a bit overpriced but given the circumstance fair.....A real oasis on the beach of hikkaduwa and the people who work there know their work.....EXCELLENT

Date of visit: February 2019

Thank jerry k

551eileenf

148

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

Great lively place

No wonder this place is number 1 on trip advisor for Hikkaduwa. It’s lively,with friendly staff and lovely fresh food and great coffee

Date of visit: February 2019

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Hippie_SurfSchool

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Amazing smoothies and foods

We went there twice and was so delicious foods and excellent staff. Highly recommended. Location is good, comfortable couches (you have to be there in advance to reserve a couch)

Date of visit: February 2019

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vandura_sr

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

158

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

An out of place charm

So, the thing is - Hikkaduwa is a small fishing town that has been transformed into a surfer town. You can't move for surfers, everyone and their mum's at least know how to surf it seems. This obviously influences a few new ideas within this...More

Date of visit: February 2019

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