The concentrated and manic commerce of Pettah is concentrated even further in its markets. The one not to miss is the Federation of Self Employees Market , which stretches along 5th Cross St and is a hive of household goods and food. Admire the artful displays of fruit and veg, like the pyramids of limes.
Just east of Fort train station, Manning Market is ripe with everything grown in Sri Lanka. It’s the city’s wholesale fruit and veg centre and is a monkey’s dream of bananas. The modernised Central Market lacks the charm of the others.
