Il Mare Italian Restaurant (Anantara)
Il Mare
The Italian restaurant on the clifftop at the Anantara resort, offering candlelit dinners with sea views. It is Tangalle's most upscale dining option.
The signature restaurant of the Anantara Tangalle resort, perched on a cliff above the Indian Ocean. Dinner is served by candlelight, with the sound of waves below. The menu focuses on Italian cooking and the catch of the day. Reviews often mention the seafood pasta, tuna tartare, pumpkin gnocchi with black truffle risotto and tiramisu. Bread and small appetisers are served before the meal. The rooftop bar upstairs is a good spot for cocktails at sunset. Prices are the highest in the Tangalle area, about USD 35-115 per person, and non-guests are advised to book ahead by phone. Located inside the resort in Goyambokka, west of town.
Opening hours
Dinner service (hours set by the resort)
Nearby sights
- Goyambokka Beach
- Silent Beach (Pallikkudawa)
- Tangalle Fishing Harbour
- Medaketiya Beach
- Tangalle Lagoon
- Marakolliya Beach
- Hummanaya Blowhole
- Rekawa Turtle Watch