Zanzibar food

ESSENCE's exclusive guide on how to see, taste and experience one of the hottest destinations in Black travel, Zanzibar.

Seafood platter in Zanzibar at the rock restaurant

4.0 star rating on Trip Advisor with 1,100 reviews Have you ever heard of an island called Zanzibar? Zanzibar is part of Tanzania, located on the eastern coast of Africa. Zanzibari cuisine is a combination of Swahili, Arabic and African dishes. There are direct flights from Zanzibar or you can take a boat/ferry from Tanzania.…

If ever you find yourself in Zanzibar, Stone Town is likely where you'll start. And while some travelers choose to skip spending much time here in favor for Zanzibar's more well known and gorgeous beaches (I made the same mistake the first time I visited a few years ago), I highly recommend you spen

"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." That's exactly why the food of Zanzibar is so delicious – so that you fall madly in love with the island (as if the beaches won't do the trick...). But it works! No matter if Wali Na Maharage, Mandazi or Chips Mayai, these dishes are so good that you want to have them in your life forever."

Zanzibar Tanzanian seafood culture in forodhani market , fresh fish buffet for dinner

The rock restaurant local beach fresh sea food moments