Sri Lanka’s Hidden Healthy Gem 🌿 Kemara Cuisine

Looking for a Sri Lankan restaurant with entirely gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free options? Kemara Cuisine, tucked near the University of Colombo, is a green treasure—think gluten-free lasagna for mains, low-sugar waffles for dessert, and even bagged snacks 🍪 and boxed cakes with zero added sugar. The best part? It makes "healthy" taste better than junk food, leaving dieters and allergy sufferers over the moon. Finally, a place where you don’t have to say "I can’t eat that" while staring at a menu～ 🌿 Ambiance: A Little Cafeteria That Feels Like an Organic Farm Stepping inside, you’re greeted by greenery everywhere: photos of local farms on walls, fresh herbs (basil, rosemary, all grown in the back) on tables, even plant-based biodegradable plates. Sunlight filters through shutters, dappling signs reading "gluten-free" and "sugar-free." Yoga-clad ladies nibble salads in corners, students munch wraps while typing—this space breathes "mindful eating." The owner calls their kitchen a "lab"—no refined sugar or wheat flour in sight. Instead, you’ll find coconut flour, almond flour, and local honey (the only natural sweetener). Even sauces are made with fresh-pressed juice, smelling clean and bright 🥗 🍴 Dishes: Healthy Enough to Taste the Ingredients, Tasty Enough to Lick the Plate Don’t assume "sugar-free, gluten-free" means "bland"—Kemara’s menu is full of delicious surprises: Gluten-Free Lasagna: Almond flour sheets are soft with a nutty aroma, layered with spinach-mushroom sauce. No dairy here—instead, crispy toasted coconut flakes top it off. Fork through, and you get nutty pasta, veggie sweetness, and tomato tang. Even non-veggie lovers scrape the bowl, saying "Better than regular lasagna"; Coconut Curry Wrap: The wrap, made with coconut flour + banana puree, is soft and chewy with coconut flavor. It’s stuffed with tender, local green curry chicken (tender as pudding) and fresh cucumber-carrot slaw. First bite: curry spice, then coconut sweetness, finally veggie crunch. One wrap fills you up, with half the calories of a regular wrap 🌮 Low-Sugar Waffles: Waffles blend sweet potato puree + oat flour, with fresh mango chunks in the (grill marks). The "syrup"? Coconut cream + local honey (mildly sweet). Crisp outside, fluffy inside, mango’s tropical sweetness mixes with grainy warmth—tastes like "diet-friendly dessert" with zero guilt 🍯 Bagged Snacks & Boxed Cakes: Shelves hold sugar-free almond-chia cookies (crunchy "" loud), perfect for on-the-go. Boxed chocolate cakes use dark chocolate (70%+ cocoa) and coconut milk—bittersweet, like "healthy ice cream cake" when chilled. Grab two for breakfast: filling and satisfying 🍰 📦 A Dieter’s Dream: Custom Meals Cover Your Three Daily Meals—Lazy Folks, Rejoice! For expats or students in Colombo, their "custom diet meals" are a game-changer: Weekly/monthly plans, delivered to your home/office. Menus rotate (e.g., chicken salad Monday, coconut curry rice Tuesday, fish with roasted veggies Wednesday)—never boring; Tailored to your needs: More protein for muscle gain (local fish, shrimp, eggs), more veggies/less carbs for weight loss, even "keto-friendly" options; Packaged in biodegradable boxes, with handwritten "daily calories" (e.g., 350 kcal/meal). Open and eat—no cooking, no "what to eat today" stress 🔥 A student raved, "Subscribed for a month, lost 5 jin without going hungry." Turns out, "eating right" beats "eating less." 🌱 Philosophy: Food as Medicine—Even the Earth Says "Thank You" The owner, a nutritionist, often says, "Food should heal the body, not burden it": 100% seasonal ingredients: Mangoes and pineapples in rainy season, papayas and bananas in dry season. Veggies come straight from Colombo’s suburban organic farms—picked in the morning, served by noon; Seasonal menu surprises: Recent new dishes include "mango tom yum soup" (ripe mango + kaffir lime) and "coconut flour pancakes" (with pineapple salsa). New finds every visit—never get bored; Eco-friendly packaging: No plastic, just banana leaves or biodegradable boxes. "We want to keep both people and the planet healthy," the owner says ♻️ Leaving with a bag of sugar-free cookies, coconut curry still lingering on my tongue, I get why this is a "hidden gem"—it doesn’t make "healthy" feel like punishment, but shows you can smile and say, "Eating clean can taste this good." Visiting Colombo and want to lighten your diet? Head here. You’ll leave thinking, "This is how healthy food should be" 🌿 #ColomboFood #HealthyEats #GlutenFreeLiving #SriLankaGuide #DieterFriendly