Cargills Department Store

Attraction No. 40 York Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka Published on: 13-11-2015

Rating
Time to visit	1 hours 30 mins
Opening hours	06:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Should visit at	07:00 PM
Should leave before	08:30 PM
Good for travellers	Second-time visit
Category	Attraction Family Landmark Scenic Kids Free Art
Price range	0.00 USD

Cargills Department Store is good for

Family with kids Good

Senior Good

Couple Good

Solo Good

Group Good

The Cargill’s Department Store has withstood the beating of time and stands almost as graceful as it did during the British Colonial era.

by Michael Coghlan

Cargills Department Store © Dave Lonsdale

by Dave Lonsdale

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Selling points

Beautiful old building with KFC inside
Veggies are reasonably priced
Everything you need
Well Preserved Colonial Structure
A good retail chain

Location

Address

No. 40 York Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Tips for you

Late evening is the best time.

Timming
It is just a stones throw away from The Presidents House.

Location
This place is good to buy fruits and other food / daily provisions

What to know

Reviews

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This is a very well preserved colonial structure, a landmark building in Colombo. The exterior colour scheme has not been changed at least for the last 50 years, that is a far as I can remember. There are some very old lifts still working & if you can visit the office of Cargills Ceylon Ltd on the first floor you should be able to see some antique devices on display. Presently a modern Super Market & a digital colour lab is functioning in the ground floor. If you carefully look along the pavement you can see how goods were unloaded on to the basement of the departmental store. It's an architectural beauty.