Where to eat fresh seafood (properly cleaned shrimp) in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka?
From messages by 3 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 17 days ago
Shrimp on the main street cost about LKR 2,500 per 0.5 kg; market prices are typically LKR 2,500–3,000 depending on size and whether they are wild-caught or farmed. In season, 1 kg of large shrimp can reach LKR 3,500.
17 days ago Shrimp: LKR 2,500–3,500
A guesthouse can cook shrimp you buy for roughly LKR 1,000–1,500. At restaurants where you choose seafood from the display, a medium whole fish for two with rice or fries costs about LKR 10,000.
17 days ago Cooking LKR 1,000–1,500; fish for two about LKR 10,000
Near the Central Bus Station in Unawatuna there's a big seafood market — pick fresh shrimp, fish or squid, and local cooks will prepare it right there to take away.
Market near Central Bus Station
Where exactly to sit down and eat is up to personal preference — restaurants nearby will cook the seafood you bought at the market, quality varies by place.
Some travelers prefer eating shrimp not in Unawatuna itself but a bit further south, near Habaraduwa — that area gets special praise for its shrimp.
Habaraduwa coast