THE BEST Restaurants in Zanzibar
From street food to fine dining — discover the best restaurants in Zanzibar with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.
🍽️ Restaurants in Zanzibar
- Lukmaan Restaurant — A beloved Stone Town institution serving Swahili food cafeteria-style. Point at what you want — octopus curry, fish biryani, pilau rice, and samosas. Excellent value and always busy.
- Forodhani Night Market — A nightly waterfront food market in Forodhani Gardens serving Zanzibar pizza, grilled seafood skewers, urojo soup, and fresh sugarcane juice. The cheapest meal on the island.
- Emerson on Hurumzi — A rooftop restaurant in a historic hotel serving a set-menu Persian-inspired dinner with live taarab music and sunset views over Stone Town. Reserve ahead.
- Cape Town Fish Market — A waterfront restaurant in Stone Town serving fresh prawns, grilled fish, and Swahili-inspired seafood dishes with a resident DJ in the evenings.
- Zanzibar Coffee House — A romantic cafe in one of Stone Town’s oldest buildings, serving freshly brewed Zanzibari coffee, cakes, and continental breakfast.
- Livingstone Beach Restaurant — An oceanfront restaurant and bar on Shangani Street with sundowner cocktails, grilled seafood, and live music. Named after explorer David Livingstone.
- 6 Degrees South — A popular Stone Town restaurant-bar on Shangani Street specialising in meat dishes, breakfast, and coffee. A trendy spot for lunch and dinner.
- Bahari Cafe — A waterfront cafe-restaurant in Stone Town serving Swahili dishes and fresh seafood with ocean views.
- Radha Vegetarian Restaurant — A no-frills Indian vegetarian restaurant in the Shangani area, popular with budget travelers for its thalis, dosas, and chai.