Adoh! Sri Lankan Street Food Lands in Covent Garden

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that ADOH!, a new Sri Lankan street food concept from the founders of Kolamba, is to open in Covent Garden this summer.

Building on Kolamba’s success, which debuted on Shaftesbury Capital’s Kingly Street, ADOH! will draw inspiration from the sounds, colours and flavours of Sri Lanka’s vibrant streets. The signing reemphasises Covent Garden’s appeal for renowned operators to open dynamic new concepts and bolsters its position as a culinary hub for the capital.

About ADOH!

Opening at 36 Maiden Lane, ADOH! is named after a popular Sri Lankan exclamation used in greeting or surprise.

The new concept will complement Covent Garden’s diverse dining offer, capturing the vibrancy of Sri Lankan street food culture with a menu of comforting favourites, designed for quick, hearty eating. Central to its menu will be kothu, a dish of chopped roti, vegetables, and eggs, tossed together on a grill and finished with curry sauce.

Designed for casual dining, ADOH! will be walk-in only with 70 covers inside and a further 12 outside, featuring decor inspired by the vibrant visual language of traditional Sri Lankan and the energy of the island’s street culture, mixing raw functionality, sun-faded colours and layered nostalgia.

Eroshan Meewella, co-founder of ADOH!, added: “We’re excited to be honouring the food stories from our home country and bring another aspect of our culinary heritage to the heart of London’s dining scene in Covent Garden. ADOH! will celebrate Sri Lankan street food at its finest, from fried rice, to small bites on the beach in Colombo, and of course, the theatre of kothu making.”

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