Guidebook for Zanzibar Town

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Guidebook for Zanzibar Town

Everything Else

Forodhani Gardens is the best place for spening an evening. It has a playground for kids, lots of cafe's and food stalls as well as beautiful view for sunset. This is the place where locals meets.
42 locals recommend
Forodhani Gardens
Mizingani Road
42 locals recommend
Forodhani Gardens is the best place for spening an evening. It has a playground for kids, lots of cafe's and food stalls as well as beautiful view for sunset. This is the place where locals meets.

Arts & Culture

Intersting place to visit, and our tour company Colors of Zanzibar is located in one of the towers. If you lock yourself out or anything, come here for help!
12 locals recommend
Old Fort
Mizingani Road
12 locals recommend
Intersting place to visit, and our tour company Colors of Zanzibar is located in one of the towers. If you lock yourself out or anything, come here for help!
A museum in an old sultan's palace
8 locals recommend
Beit-el-Sahel
Mizingani Road
8 locals recommend
A museum in an old sultan's palace

Essentials

This market is the best place to buy vegetables, fruits and fish. Also some buthcer shops and small delicasy stores around the area.
Market Street
Market Street
This market is the best place to buy vegetables, fruits and fish. Also some buthcer shops and small delicasy stores around the area.

Food Scene

Very near-by, a great place for coffee and breakafast.
31 locals recommend
Zanzibar Curio Shop
64 Mkunazini St
31 locals recommend
Very near-by, a great place for coffee and breakafast.
Book in advance! This amazing rooftop is right next door (well, around the block, but we share a wall). The rooftop is maybe the highest in town with amazing scenes, great food and, best of all, traditional live music performed with great talent.
7 locals recommend
Emerson on Hurumzi and the Tea House restaurant
7 locals recommend
Book in advance! This amazing rooftop is right next door (well, around the block, but we share a wall). The rooftop is maybe the highest in town with amazing scenes, great food and, best of all, traditional live music performed with great talent.
Famous restaurant with great value. Easy to pick up lunch or breakfast as a takeaway. Home style Zanzibari cooking.
40 locals recommend
Lukmaan Restaurant
New Mkunazini Road
40 locals recommend
Famous restaurant with great value. Easy to pick up lunch or breakfast as a takeaway. Home style Zanzibari cooking.

Entertainment & Activities

A fun fare, perhaps an interesting spot if you are travelling with kids
Kariakoo
A fun fare, perhaps an interesting spot if you are travelling with kids
Our very own tour company, I'm happy to tell more and so is Nuru :)
Colors of Zanzibar
Mlandege Road
Our very own tour company, I'm happy to tell more and so is Nuru :)

Drinks & Nightlife

A nice spot with a mix of local and tourist crowds
12 locals recommend
Tatu
12 locals recommend
A nice spot with a mix of local and tourist crowds
Just another easy-to-go-to spot with lively weekend night scene at the upstairs lounge.
19 locals recommend
6 Degrees South
Waterfront Shangani St
19 locals recommend
Just another easy-to-go-to spot with lively weekend night scene at the upstairs lounge.

Sightseeing

This cathedral is the memory site of an old slave market, and features a great museum.
6 locals recommend
Anglican Cathedral
6 locals recommend
This cathedral is the memory site of an old slave market, and features a great museum.