Mirissa · Nightlife

The strip lights up after dark with fire shows, cheap arrack and music until roughly 2am. Volume varies by season.

Tables set out at dusk with the day's catch on ice. Agree the price per kilo before they cook it, not after.

Family-run roti place set back from the beach, cheap and consistently good. Earlier evening rather than late.

Climb the steps with a drink and watch the light go. Come down before the tide cuts off the sandbar.

On full-moon days bars stop serving alcohol island-wide. Check a Poya calendar before planning a big night.