Best Places to Shop in Colombo

If you are planning to travel to Sri Lanka or are already here, don’t miss the opportunity to visit this Best Places to Shop in Colombo.

With just a few thousand Sri Lankan rupees, you can find excellent-quality clothing at very affordable prices.

For example, if you buy a decent pair of pants for €20 in a European country, you can often find a similar item in Colombo for half that price or figure around that within the city or nearby suburbs.

The same applies to shirts, shorts, women’s clothing, and dresses.

Here are 10 great places where you can shop for affordable fashion in Colombo:

1. Cool Planet – Shop For All Forms of Clothing

Cool Planet is one of the fastest-growing retail chains in Sri Lanka, offering clothing for men, women, and children.

It is popular among shoppers who are both fashion-conscious and budget-aware. The store also carries toys, baby products, and household items.

For women, it offers products such as casual wear, formal and office attire, lingerie and innerwear, nightwear, maternity wear, and sportswear.

For men, a range of casual wear, formal and office clothing, innerwear, and sportswear.

Among the brands in place are Hustle, Hada, Andriana, Envouge, Kings Street, and Modano.

With over a dozen branches across Colombo and its suburbs, you can easily find a nearby outlet using Google Maps.

It also offers gift vouchers starting from LKR 500 to 5000.

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Opening hours: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily

2. Odel – Sri Lanka’s First Departmental Store

Odel is Sri Lanka’s first fashion and lifestyle department store and remains one of the most popular shopping destinations in Colombo.

It offers a curated selection of international and local brands for men, women, teenagers, and children.

The flagship store at Union Place provides not just shopping but a full lifestyle experience.

Brands include Adidas, Aeropostale, Armani, Calvin Klein, and more.

Opening hours: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily

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3. Thilakma – Best Prices

Thilakma is a sought-after place among Colombo shoppers as it offers some quality garments for men, women, and children at an affordable price.

 For Women: The retailer offers a range of products such as tops, blouses, skirts, frocks, jeans, trousers, shorts, and sleepwear.

The store also has a range of accessories such as wallets, handbags, caps, hairbrushes, and footwear.

For Men: They have shorts, bottoms, T-shirts, and accessory items such as belts, wallets, caps, ties and bows, cufflinks, tie clips, etc.

For Kids: The retailer has a range of goods starting from clothing to shoes, toys, and reading books.

Thilakma has only three stores, with the main one closer to Colombo just next door in Rajagiriya.

 There is Ample space inside and a lot of car space.

Opening hours: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

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4. Cotton Collection – Bohemian Style

A well-established Sri Lankan fashion retailer known for its unique cotton-based designs.

The store offers breathable, high-quality fabrics in vibrant prints and soft pastel shades, inspired by a bohemian style.

It offers products for unisex, women, men, sportswear, footwear, bags, watches, sunglasses, and jewelry.

The collection is wide and far with sportswear, including active wear for men, women, kids, and unisex.

Apart from its clothing collection, it also offers a range of footwear for men, women, and kids.

For women, footwear includes the likes of sandals, formal shoes, heels, flats, wedges, flip-flops, and sneakers.

For men, they have a range of options, including formal shoes, sliders, etc., while for infants, the shop offers ‘booties’ and ‘pre-walkers.’

The Cotton Collection shop is also situated within the ‘Odel’ at Union Place.

Opening hours: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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5. Kandy – Shop For Variety

Kandy is a growing fashion retail chain offering clothing for men, women, and children.

You’ll find both casual and formal wear, along with accessories such as jewelry, footwear, wallets, and handbags.

Kandy has a series of collections for men, women, and kids for both formal and casual wear.

It offers women office and party wear, budget tees, jewelry, footwear, wallets, and purses.

It does not stop there; there is a serious accessory collection, once again for men, women, and kids.

The nearest branch to Colombo city is in Nugegoda.

Opening Hours: 10 am to 09 pm

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6. Uptown – Shop For Trendy Fashions

One of the trendiest shopping places in Colombo, the Uptown offers another good collection of clothing and accessories for men and women.

As women always come first, they offer women crop tops, skirts, tops and blouses, pants and trousers, jumpsuits, and coats and blazers among their diverse range.

For the men, it offers shirts, shorts, t-shirts, denims, sportswear, and two-piece sets among its range of collections.

It does not stop there, the store also offers a collection of accessories the store offers, such as jewelry, backpacks, handbags, laptop bags, footwear, etc.

The Colombo city center itself has two fashion stores, one at Liberty Plaza.

Opening Hours: 10 am to 10 pm

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7. Magz – Shop For Exclusivity

Magz is a popular boutique, especially for women looking for unique and exclusive designs.

The place, exclusively catering to women’s clothing, caters to dresses, tops, and office wear.

Skirts

Office, Holiday, Maxi, Midi, and Mini Skirts

Dresses

Office, Casual, Party, Jumpsuits, Maxi, Midi, and Mini Dresses

Tops

Office tops, shirts, blazers, and waists; casual tops; party; crop tops

Pants

Office pants, holiday pants, shorts, wide-leg pants, boot-cut pants, and straight-cut pants.

They also offer limited collections for men and kids.

Located about 7–8 km from Colombo city.

Opening hours: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

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8. Mondy – Women’s Clothing & Accessories

The place, exclusively catering to women’s clothing, caters to dresses, tops, and office wear.

The store located at the center of the city around the main shopping area is open from 1 am to 8 pm daily and serves customers with convenience.

Skirts

Office, Holiday, Maxi, Midi, and Mini Skirts

Dresses

Office, Casual, Party, Jumpsuits, Maxi, Midi, and Mini Dresses

Tops

Office tops, shirts, blazers, and waists; casual tops; party; crop tops

Pants

Office pants, holiday pants, shorts, wide-leg pants, boot-cut pants, and straight-cut pants.

The store says it celebrates the feminine beauty of women and elevates them with style.

Mondy focuses exclusively on women’s fashion, offering the following:

The store promotes feminine style and elegance.

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Opening hours: 10:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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