Menu to Taste

Smoke & Bitters

Cocktail Bar · Hiriketiya · Chef Don Ranasinghe

Ranked No. 14 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025, Smoke & Bitters in Hiriketiya is led by co-founders Lahiru Perera and Don Ranasinghe. The open-air oceanfront smokehouse and cocktail bar serves local-ingredient drinks alongside wood-fired plates like smoked pulled goat with Jaffna curry sauce.

Pehebiya Rd, Dickwella, Hiriketiya, Matara 81200, Sri Lanka, Hiriketiya

  • #14 Asia's 50 Best Bars
  • #65 World's 50 Best Bars 2024
  • #67 World's 50 Best Bars 2025
  • #29 Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026

Menu

Cocktails

  • Pepper Potts — Gin, pineapple, cumin pepper syrup, orange bitters. A classic-riffing craft cocktail from the rotating menu.
  • Pamuditha Aiya — A blend of rum and arrack with a dash of absinthe, Sri Lankan narang (sour orange), and spiced falernum. One of the few drinks remaining from the bar's original 2020 menu.
  • Mai Chai — House blend of three Sri Lankan arracks, one cold-infused in Ceylon chai and low-grown black tea over 48 hours, with cinnamon syrup, smoked orange bitters, and Ceylon bitters. Served stirred over ice, smoked with halmilla wood chips.
  • Sri Lankan Craft Cocktails — Creative cocktails with local Sri Lankan ingredients

Dishes

  • Yellowfin Tuna — Dry aged tuna steak, seaweed butter, pickled onion relish. Gluten free.
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  • Smokehouse Chicken — Slow smoked free-range chicken, mustard butter, house pickles. Organic, gluten free.
  • Smoking Goat — Smoked and pulled goat, Jaffna curry sauce, date and lime chutney, cream of coconut. Gluten free.
  • S&B 8-Hour Smoked Pork Belly — Rib-attached belly of pork, arrack tamarind glaze, butternut squash, tamarillo jam, pickled cabbage. Gluten free.
  • Smoked Local Burrata — House-smoked local burrata topped with mango. A signature small plate.
  • Kurumba Calamari — Tempura coconut flesh of king coconut, topped with smoked salsa. Vegan.
  • Torched Tuna — Super-fresh tuna with a creamy sauce. A popular starter from the smokehouse kitchen.
  • Smoked & Pulled — Pulled black pork, flatbread, tonnato, fresh salad. Gluten free.

The Experience

A relaxed room on the waterfront. The meal is structured around à la carte dining.

  • Atmosphere: Relaxed
  • Format: À la carte
  • Setting: Waterfront

Phone: +94 77 338 6606

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