MEET THE
GOOD BUGGERS
IN AHANGAMA
Beachside, barefoot, and never boring. Hotel De Uncle’s is your go-to for bold Sri Lankan flavours, epic street food, and local cocktails that pack a punch. With banging music, killer views, and a crowd that knows how to have a good time, this is where coastal chaos meets Uncle-style charm.
Our Signatures
Unforgettable
moments
Memorable Nights, Forgettable Mornings
Stalk us, don’t be shy — we’re always up to something!
You don’t master an egg hopper. You earn it.
A rice flour cradle, thin as gossip, crisp like a seaside breeze, with a golden yolk sunken in its centre, it’s not breakfast, it’s a ritual. Made in a pan older than your last relationship, on firewood or busted gas stoves, by hands that don’t follow timers, they go by sound, smell, and instinct. One second too long and it’s a burnt offering. But when it’s perfect? It’s sublime.
At Hotel de Uncles, we serve the hopper with reverence. Because this is Sri Lanka’s quiet gift to the world, a dish so simple, so precise, it humbles even the loudest appetites. Come hungry. Come curious.
#HotelDeUncles #EggHopper #SriLankanFood #ModernSriLankan #TasteOfCeylon #SriLankanCuisine #FoodWithAStory #CulturalEats #NostalgiaOnAPlate #EatDrinkTravel #AsiasBestBars #Asias50BestBars #BarCulture #CraftCocktails #MixologyAsia #BarsofInstagram #HeritageFlavours #DiscoverSriLanka #ThisIsSriLanka #IslandSoul #SlowFoodMovement #FoodPoetry #FromSriLankaWithLove
You don’t master an egg hopper. You earn it.
A rice flour cradle, thin as gossip, crisp like a seaside breeze, with a golden yolk sunken in its centre, it’s not breakfast, it’s a ritual. Made in a pan older than your last relationship, on firewood or busted gas stoves, by hands that don’t follow timers, they go by sound, smell, and instinct. One second too long and it’s a burnt offering. But when it’s perfect? It’s sublime.
At Hotel de Uncles, we serve the hopper with reverence. Because this is Sri Lanka’s quiet gift to the world, a dish so simple, so precise, it humbles even the loudest appetites. Come hungry. Come curious.
#HotelDeUncles #EggHopper #SriLankanFood #ModernSriLankan #TasteOfCeylon #SriLankanCuisine #FoodWithAStory #CulturalEats #NostalgiaOnAPlate #EatDrinkTravel #AsiasBestBars #Asias50BestBars #BarCulture #CraftCocktails #MixologyAsia #BarsofInstagram #HeritageFlavours #DiscoverSriLanka #ThisIsSriLanka #IslandSoul #SlowFoodMovement #FoodPoetry #FromSriLankaWithLove
🌀 Old Ceylon. Still Blowing Strong.
Before machines started doing all the talking, there was this, A basket of rice. A homemade fan. And a farmer who knew exactly how to let the wind speak.
This was Wee Hulan Kirīma -a beautiful old Ceylon technique of wind-sifting rice. Toss it just right and the breeze would separate the grain from the chaff. No factory. No fancy gear. Just rhythm, skill, and a bit of island ingenuity.
We found this moment buried deep in the heart of Ahangama.
And honestly, it reminded us of who we are. Simple. Practical. Proud.
The rice might be polished now, but the stories still have husk on them.
📍 Hotel de Uncle’s – Ahangama
#OldCeylon
#IslandIngenuity
#CeylonHeritage
#StoriesWithHusk
#SriLankanRoots
#HotelDeUncles
#GoodBuggers
#UnclesAhangama
#CeylonTales
#IslandSpirit
#SriLankaDiaries
#SouthCoastSriLanka
#AhangamaVibes
#IslandLife
#CulturalRoots
🌀 Old Ceylon. Still Blowing Strong.
Before machines started doing all the talking, there was this, A basket of rice. A homemade fan. And a farmer who knew exactly how to let the wind speak.
This was Wee Hulan Kirīma -a beautiful old Ceylon technique of wind-sifting rice. Toss it just right and the breeze would separate the grain from the chaff. No factory. No fancy gear. Just rhythm, skill, and a bit of island ingenuity.
We found this moment buried deep in the heart of Ahangama.
And honestly, it reminded us of who we are. Simple. Practical. Proud.
The rice might be polished now, but the stories still have husk on them.
📍 Hotel de Uncle’s – Ahangama
#OldCeylon
#IslandIngenuity
#CeylonHeritage
#StoriesWithHusk
#SriLankanRoots
#HotelDeUncles
#GoodBuggers
#UnclesAhangama
#CeylonTales
#IslandSpirit
#SriLankaDiaries
#SouthCoastSriLanka
#AhangamaVibes
#IslandLife
#CulturalRoots
“CRUNCH. SLAP. WHISPER OF SOUTHERN HEAT.”
That’s how the first bite feels.
Mini curry-leaf brioche buns with buttermilk-fried chicken - As gentle as your old man after two arracks and a good mood , but spiked with a bird’s eye chili sauce that could make grown men weep in five languages.
Balanced? Maybe. Dangerous? Absolutely.
We threw in onion and cabbage sambol slaw because chaos needs contrast.
Served in a trio - like the old sinhala B movie “Age Wairaya” with more mischief, heartbreak & regret.
And that little yellow dipping cup? It doesn’t ask questions. It just burns beautifully.
Slide responsibly.
#HotelDeUncles #UnclesAhangama #AhangamaEats
#DownSouthSriLanka #SriLankaBars #Asias50BestBars
#BestBarsAsia #CocktailCultureAsia #DestinationBars
#SriLankanFlavours #FriedChickenLove #BriocheDreams #SpiceWithStyle #FoodWithAttitude
“CRUNCH. SLAP. WHISPER OF SOUTHERN HEAT.”
That’s how the first bite feels.
Mini curry-leaf brioche buns with buttermilk-fried chicken - As gentle as your old man after two arracks and a good mood , but spiked with a bird’s eye chili sauce that could make grown men weep in five languages.
Balanced? Maybe. Dangerous? Absolutely.
We threw in onion and cabbage sambol slaw because chaos needs contrast.
Served in a trio - like the old sinhala B movie “Age Wairaya” with more mischief, heartbreak & regret.
And that little yellow dipping cup? It doesn’t ask questions. It just burns beautifully.
Slide responsibly.
#HotelDeUncles #UnclesAhangama #AhangamaEats
#DownSouthSriLanka #SriLankaBars #Asias50BestBars
#BestBarsAsia #CocktailCultureAsia #DestinationBars
#SriLankanFlavours #FriedChickenLove #BriocheDreams #SpiceWithStyle #FoodWithAttitude
You didn’t know his name. No one did, really.
Maybe it was Sunil. Maybe it wasn’t.
But on a sunburnt Tuesday afternoon, under the melting tar and Maara shade, there he was, like clockwork, ringing that worn-out bell on his rickety bicycle cart that looked like it had survived a few monsoons too many. “Ice Palam,” we called it. No idea where he got them. Or if it was even really ice cream.
What mattered was the joy.
Raw, unfiltered joy. A moment of cool sweetness cutting through the furnace of an Ahangama afternoon.
His sarong always perfectly tied, his box hand-painted and proudly worn. The neighborhood kids ran barefoot, coins clutched tight. The uncles pretended not to care, but lined up anyway. The man? He just smiled. No fanfare. No selfies. He wasn’t looking to go viral.
And then one day… he didn’t come.
No goodbye. No explanation.
Just the distant echo of a bell that no longer rang.
Hotel De Uncle’s tips its straw hat to the ice cream uncles of our past.
Bringing back a taste of memory.
#AsiasBestBars #Worlds50BestBars #CraftCocktails #MixologyArt #DestinationDrinks #BarsOfAsia #AsiaBars #SriLankaBars #AhangamaNights #IslandCocktails #TasteOfNostalgia #RetroVibes #IslandStyle #hoteldeuncles
You didn’t know his name. No one did, really.
Maybe it was Sunil. Maybe it wasn’t.
But on a sunburnt Tuesday afternoon, under the melting tar and Maara shade, there he was, like clockwork, ringing that worn-out bell on his rickety bicycle cart that looked like it had survived a few monsoons too many. “Ice Palam,” we called it. No idea where he got them. Or if it was even really ice cream.
What mattered was the joy.
Raw, unfiltered joy. A moment of cool sweetness cutting through the furnace of an Ahangama afternoon.
His sarong always perfectly tied, his box hand-painted and proudly worn. The neighborhood kids ran barefoot, coins clutched tight. The uncles pretended not to care, but lined up anyway. The man? He just smiled. No fanfare. No selfies. He wasn’t looking to go viral.
And then one day… he didn’t come.
No goodbye. No explanation.
Just the distant echo of a bell that no longer rang.
Hotel De Uncle’s tips its straw hat to the ice cream uncles of our past.
Bringing back a taste of memory.
#AsiasBestBars #Worlds50BestBars #CraftCocktails #MixologyArt #DestinationDrinks #BarsOfAsia #AsiaBars #SriLankaBars #AhangamaNights #IslandCocktails #TasteOfNostalgia #RetroVibes #IslandStyle #hoteldeuncles
Wear your
questionable
choices
with pride
Find Us in Ahangama
If you can
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