Aqua Forte

A neoclassical Dutch mansion inside Galle Fort's old ramparts, hung with Walter Valentini etchings and set with single flowers on white tablecloths. This is a formal Italian fine dining room, the kind where vintage champagne feels appropriate and the menu moves through Italy's regions with quiet ambition. One of very few fine dining options within the fort walls, it draws couples marking occasions, which tells you everything about the room's register.