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Top 4 · updated 2026

Best Supermarkets & Grocery in Matara

The top 4 supermarkets & grocery in Matara, ranked by real reviewer feedback.

4
Supermarkets & Grocery listed
3.3★
Average rating
40
Reviews aggregated
Keells Super
Top-rated

Matara has 4 listed chain supermarkets with 40 customer reviews between them and an average rating of 3.3★. Keells Super Matara 2 at Welewatta has the highest rating, 4.3★ from 10 reviews. Reviewers praise its parking and short queues and mention a 30 kW EV charger. Cargills Food City Matara 1 on Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha averages 3.7★, and reviewers call it one of the biggest stores in town. Keells on Broadway, near the bus stop and railway station, averages 3.1★, and Keells Super Matara 1 at Nupe Junction averages 2.2★. Most complaints are about the hot-food counters and service. For other shops, see /best/shopping-in-matara. The list below ranks Matara supermarkets by verified customer reviews.

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  1. 1
    Keells Super - Matara 2

    Keells Super - Matara 2

    4.3(10 reviews)Restaurants

     No. 361 Welewatta, Matara

  2. 2
    Cargills Food City - Matara 1

    Cargills Food City - Matara 1

    3.7(10 reviews)Restaurants

     60 Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Matara

  3. 3
    Keells - Broadway Matara

    Keells - Broadway Matara

    3.1(10 reviews)Restaurants

     66 Kumarathunga Mawatha, Matara

  4. 4
    Keells Super - Matara 1

    Keells Super - Matara 1

    2.2(10 reviews)Restaurants

     227 Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Matara 81000

Frequently asked

What's the highest-rated supermarkets in Matara?
Keells Super - Matara 2 is currently the highest-rated supermarkets in Matara on Review Guru, with an average of 4.3 out of 5 stars from 10 reviews.
Which supermarkets in Matara has the most reviews?
Keells Super - Matara 2 is the most-reviewed supermarkets in Matara with 10 customer reviews. A higher review count typically means a more reliable signal — a 4.5★ rating from 50 reviewers is stronger than a 5★ rating from 3.
How many supermarkets are listed in Matara?
Review Guru has 4 supermarkets listed in Matara, aggregating 40 customer reviews across them. We only include a business on a "best of" page once it has at least 3 reviews so the ranking is meaningful.
How are these supermarkets ranked?
We use a Bayesian-weighted average score that combines the business's own star rating with the volume of reviews it has received. This prevents a single 5-star review from outranking 30 consistent 4-star reviews. Read more on our methodology page.
Are the reviews verified?
Reviews on Review Guru come from two sources: native submissions written directly on our platform, and imported reviews from Google Maps that we rewrite for clarity while preserving the original rating, sentiment, and named entities. Source is tagged on each review for transparency.
Should I shop at a chain supermarket or the Matara market?
It depends on what you are buying. Reviewers describe the Keells and Cargills Food City stores listed here as the place for packaged groceries, household goods, meat, dairy and, at some branches, liquor and medicine. They also mention easy parking and Keells Nexus card discounts. Their complaints are mostly about the ready-made chicken and hot food, long checkout queues and staff manner. For fish, fruit and vegetables sold loose, many shoppers go to the town-centre market instead, where you can buy by weight and compare stalls.

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