Top Restaurants in Stone Town
Zanzibar City, Zanzibar Archipelago Food Guide: 10 Seafood food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Stone Town
Find out what Seafood restaurants to try in Stone Town. Former palaces and Arab mansions along the twisting streets of Stone Town hint at a grander age for this port city on the western coast of Zanzibar. The Old Fort, built in the 1700s to fend off the Portuguese, now hosts local performances, a café and an art gallery. Overstuffed bazaars lend an air of nonstop bustle. Mafia Island Marine Park sits just offshore, a haven for snorkeling the local reefs. Day tours visit working plantations where the island's legendary spices are grown.
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10. Livingstone Beach Restaurant
Overall Ratings
3 based on 448 reviews
Reviewed By Silvana J
Livingstone Beach Restaurant, in Shanghani St., in the capital Stone Town on Zanzibar is a great restaurant, on great location on the bank of the ocean beach, with great view to the beautiful Indian Ocean and great food and drinks. Must go
9. Archipelago
Overall Ratings
4 based on 386 reviews
Reviewed By selmaleetw
I had eaten there twice. For lunch and dinner. Once had the prawns curry and the other time have grilled prawns with garlics and olive oil. They both are nice with good portion. Fresh juice is recommend as well.
8. Masa Japanese Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 103 reviews
MASA is the only Japanese restaurant in Zanzibar. We utilize Zanzibar 's fresh seafood and ingredients to provide the finest meals. To ensure that your private time is more comfortable and to make your journey a more memorable experience, we will promise
Reviewed By enni_gi
We stopped there after wandering the streets of Stone Town as we needed a break from the many sellers. The restaurant has tables on a terrace and fans which make the stay more pleasant. We didn't feel like Japanese food and come across this place by chance. Our waiter (Franco Rosso) was really good and navigated us through the menu: we had an amazing tuna carpaccio and fried octopus with a refreshing beer. There is a good variety of food including chicken dishes, salads, sushi.
7. Lukmaan Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1017 reviews
Lukmaan restaurant has been serving local cuisine to locals and tourists for over ten years now.Our new location under the Baobab Tree has become more favourite for its open air and live cooking enviroment.Welcome and enjoy the spiritual healthy eating un
Reviewed By VinnieLondon_SE2
Had lunch at this place around 200 metres from the historic slave market site. Really good selection of local authentic food and very reasonable prices. You either queue up at different counters for your food or can get waitress service. As well as ground floor there is also a upstairs terrace. Great place for lunch as part of a day in Stone Town
6. Beyt al Salaam Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 201 reviews
Dining at the Beyt Al Salaam rvoutique hotel is to experience Zanzibar. The restaurant is unobtrusively located on the ground floor, away from the rooms. Since its opening it is considered the finest dining establishment within Zanzibar's Stone Town.
Reviewed By williamg216
Although we werenât hungry had the beef samosas and prawn chowmein. Great service and good quality food. Recommended. Many thanks Williamg216 for your nice review and appreciation of our Beyt al Salaam restaurant service and food quality. Our aim is to provide StoneTown visitors and residents the best of Indian Ocean cuisine with a Zanzibari flavor.This always a pleasure to realize we made you so happy with our food and on top of it if the service was great then this makes us even more happy to congratulate all our Beyt al Salaam Team on your behalf, as they are all definitely great team member we all appreciate.Thank you again for being a fan and looking forward to welcome you again very soon for some more delicatessens.Culinary yours,Chef Shafeek
5. La Taverna Italian Restaurant Cafe & Pizzeria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 272 reviews
La Taverna is a story of passion.The story of our family with three generations of cooking in our blood. -------------------------------------------------- We've come together to bring you the best of our family recipes from various regions of Italy: Tusc
Reviewed By 1mountain
Stopped in for lunch with colleagues, generally an ex-pat sort of hang out. Ordered the mixed-seafood tagliatelle, excellent flavors, but oddly lacked any "whole" looking seafood, mostly chopped. Also got to taste two different pizzas, both really good but could have been a bit crispier. They tended to both be a bit heavy on the toppings making the center crust soggy. Friendly staff, nice inside and out.
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4. 6 Degrees South Grill and Wine Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1379 reviews
Reviewed By Scielbi
Had a nice lunch here. Good choices on the menu & good prices. Two of us had the ceviche (fish marinated with lime juice) & no one got sick, so fresh & clean kitchen. Would return here again.Hi! Thanks for the great review, we're glad you enjoyed our ceviche - we hope to welcome you back very soon!Kind Regards,Sabeeha
3. House of Spices
Overall Ratings
4 based on 673 reviews
Breezing terraces for both restaurant and bar, Mediterranean food, pizza, wine bar
Reviewed By Viatorem
We were a bit tired of seafoods, Indian and Swahili cuisine so we looked up where we could eat good pizza, and there are several choices out there , we chose this one since itâs the closest to our hotel. But oh boy, we got lucky this time with out relying on any reviews or hotel recommendations etc... The host was friendly, the head waiter was very accommodating and atmosphere was very good. The entrance is filled of spices and gift items you can buy for your people back home. Then you come to a narrow staircase, the landing areas were nicely decorated and the restaurant itself with the tea room or lounge area. The highlight though was the pizzas we ordered, proper pizza oven, the experienced and friendly -Ali- who prepared the pizzas for us. Highly recommended for pizzas when youâre in the area of Stone Town. Five stars for the staffs and the pizza.We will definitely drop by for pizza when in town again.
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2. Emerson Spice Tea House Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 717 reviews
The Emerson Spice Rooftop Tea House Restaurant serves a set Seafood based, five course 'Taste Safari' Degustation Menu prepared daily by our Zanzibari Chefs. The Sunset Hour is an integral part of the experience, so Diners are encouraged to arrive at any
Reviewed By MarcoPolo200000
Amazing taste sensation, prepared by a woman chef, on a rooftop restaurant. We had a 5 course menu for USD$40 pp + wine ($25-30/bottle).. Each course was a little larger than that of a tasting menu, but smaller than those of a 3 course menu (of course) - there's definitely enough to eat unless you're a 2-burger-eating American. If you appreciate taste sensation & take the time to savour flavours, you'll love it. I won't spoil the surprise but the combinations of tastes, textures, flavours, local produce & atmosphere make this a great experience in Stonetown, for this price. Highly recommended. We needed to book & pay a small deposit to secure the booking as it's in demand in peak seasons. Thankyou Emerson Spice!
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1. Taarab Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 428 reviews
Roof top restaurant overlooking the old city of Stone Town and the indian ocean. The Taarab, offers scrumptious breakfasts by day and transforms into a romantic, atmospheric a la carte restaurant by sun-down offering outside terrace and indoor sittings.
Reviewed By Anil L
Let me start off saying I love food. Anywhere I go I search and want to ensure I have the best meals. I came across Taarab and decided I wanted to bring my family of 8 here. Being from the USA, you have to temper expectations when you visit countries like Zanzibar. Essentially it was a bad experience from the start. We waited 20 minutes to get our water - we were the only customers in at 3pm on a Wednesday. Then our bread came out cold, and we had to send it back. After about an hour, our food came out from the kitchen, we ordered everything, from appetizers to their famous seafood platter ($70USD). EVERYTHING was terrible. I called out the chef, and I made him hold our appetizer, it was a fried lobster roll, I explained to him how is something cold when itâs fried? I then made him hold a fry, same thing. The chef was pretty baffled. He offered to bring us food, but letâs be honest here, we all know he wouldâve gone and thrown it in the microwave. I had a really really bad experience here, I walked up and left the restaurant angrily after giving them a piece of my mind. I didnât pay for anything because nothing was eaten. I spoke to the Hilton staff downstairs before I left, but I hope you have a better experience than I did. I really wish I wouldâve just gone to Emerson, but hey you win some and lose some!Dear Anil L,So sorry to read about your disappointment. We appreciate both positive and negative comments as it help us improve our guest experience. We are sorry you did not fall into the very satisfied guests and we apologize for the shortfall in the service and we are so sorry to learn that the experience did not live up to your expectations.Just to let you know, The fried lobster roll is part of the cold salad section and it is served cold. However our Deputy General Manager did talk to you and agreed to offer you and invite you for dinner also but as you mentioned you were angry and just walked away.Cuisine not being an exact science it can happen that one can have a less exciting experience than others.What you might have heard regarding our Roof top Taarab restaurant is that we have a huge a la carte menu and that our cuisine is delicious as this is what 99% of our customers are reporting.We are however keen to reach everybody's satisfaction therefore if passing by our restaurant again please allow us to give it an other try, knowing your expectations, we shall be happy to a special exercise for you.Culinary yours,Chef Shafeek
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