Bistro 93

Bistro 93 is a lively BYOB restaurant on New Kandy Road in Malabe, Sri Lanka, offering a wide-ranging kitchen that spans Italian, Chinese, Western, and Sri Lankan cuisines. Positioned along one of Colombo's main eastern arteries, the restaurant serves the growing residential and student community of Malabe with a bring your own bottle policy that allows guests to bring their own hard liquor without corkage fees. Private lounges and a VIP pool lounge area give Bistro 93 a versatility that suits both casual weeknight dinners and larger group bookings.

The menu is deliberately broad, built to satisfy mixed groups with different appetites. Pizza (including Hawaiian and Carbonara with chicken bacon), pasta, burgers, hot butter cuttlefish and prawns, BBQ platters, devilled dishes, kottu, noodles, Mongolian rice, fried rice, and wraps all feature prominently. House specials include the Bistro Special Hot Butter — a mixed platter of hot butter seafood — and the Bistro Special Burger. Soups, salads, and desserts round out an extensive menu available for dine-in, takeaway, and delivery via UberEats and PickMe Food. The restaurant holds a 4.3-star rating from over 140 reviews on UberEats.

The atmosphere inside Bistro 93 is energetic and social, with the private lounge spaces offering a more intimate option for groups who prefer a semi-exclusive setting. As one of the few dedicated BYOB restaurants in Malabe, Bistro 93 fills an important gap in the suburb's dining scene — a bring your own bottle venue with a flexible kitchen, comfortable surroundings, and convenient access from both central Colombo and the New Kandy Road corridor.