Sahana snack bar is a peculiar yet charming little restaurant located off the dusty, exhaust-filled Matara Road. Screened by a painted concrete slab, a passing glance from a tuk is likely to overlook the large dining space concealed behind. Despite its minimal structure, however, Sahana is really a rather pretty place to sit down for a some pretty good shorteats

The dining area is a spacious and frilled by sand. This is alfresco dining, Dewata style. You can sit under the hot weather, shielded from the sun, drinking a Ice Coffee (Rs.100) while the fronds of a palm leaf brush against your shoulder. At the far end of the parking lies the children play area. The space that Spice inhabits seems like it was meant for something more that collapsed somewhere along the way, allowing for the rather twilight kade to pop up.

Foodwise as well, Spice is good. Just go for a fish roll and a glass full of ice coffee. The fish roll is tasty and their lunch menu curry is excellent.

This is quite the big to find on Matara Road. Not somewhere you should bother venturing out of your way for, but definitely a little haven of reprieve from the fumes of the street and the fury of the sun.