Department of Coffee
Safe house: where the living drink.
Department of Coffee is a local favorite coffee roaster and coffee shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka (a "safe house").
In Colombo, the living know where to go: Department of Coffee, a coffee shop and roastery, holding the line since 2019. The stash: single-origin coffees and outdoor seating. You'll find it on Philip Gunawardena Mawatha.
- What to order The Local (Sri Lankan beans, as espresso or filter); a V60 or syphon brew-bar coffee; The Diplomat blend
- Hours 7am to 11pm
- Beans from Sri Lanka, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala
- Brews espresso
- Good to know food
- Instagram @deptofcoffee.lk
- Address 10A Philip Gunawardena Mawatha, Colombo 07, 00700, Sri Lanka
- Kind of place Coffee roaster and coffee shop
- History Open since 2019
- Website deptofcoffee.lk
How it compares: One of 2 local favorites in Colombo · one of 2 roasters there · no other local favorites within 1.6 km
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Last checked: 2026-10-29
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Nearby on the map
- Damn Fine Coffee Experience Center: local favorite, a 21-minute walk Map me there