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Café Chill

Café and restaurant·Ella·$$

Ella institution

About Café Chill

Café Chill, on Ella’s main street, is the town’s best-known meeting place: a large, open, friendly café-restaurant for rice and curry, kottu, smoothies and an evening drink.

Why it's on our list

  • Main street
  • Rice and curry
  • Lively evenings

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Café Chill before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Café Chill are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Key sights

  1. Little Adam’s Peak1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
  2. Horton Plains29 kmCar or taxi 89 min
  3. Lake Gregory, Nuwara Eliya31 kmCar or taxi 96 min

Location

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