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The Pagoda Tea Room: Site of the 1983 Duran Duran Music Video

Sri Lanka - 012 - Market street around Fort St...

Sri Lanka – 012 – Market street around Fort Stn & Harbour (Photo credit: mckaysavage)

The Jami-ul-Alfar Mosque in Pettah, built in 1...

Right now we are having tea in a building that was built in 1884.  The Pagoda Tea Room is located in the Pettah area (old Colombo).  Not much goes on here now but the tea is cheap (Rs 60.00 a cup) or US$0.46.  In 1983, Duran Duran filmed their music video “Hungry Like a Wolf” here. 

Pagoda Tea Rooms

Pagoda Tea Rooms (Photo credit: DennisSylvesterHurd)

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