Swahili Cuisine Tasting (Zanzibar)
A Swahili cuisine tasting in Zanzibar is best done across one evening at the Forodhani night market and one lunch at a local restaurant in Stone Town, which together cover most of the island’s signature dishes. Guided food tours run about three hours from an early evening star…
Read more →The Rock Restaurant
The Rock Restaurant is a small seafood restaurant built on a coral outcrop in the sea off Michamvi Pingwe on Zanzibar’s southeast coast, reached on foot at low tide and by boat at high tide. Tables are limited and reservations should be made in advance through the restaurant o…
Read more →Which Foods Should You Try in Zanzibar?
The foods to try in Zanzibar are urojo soup, pweza wa nazi octopus coconut curry, pilau, biryani, Zanzibar pizza, mishkaki skewers, vitumbua rice cakes and mandazi. Most can be eaten in one evening at the Forodhani Gardens night market in Stone Town. Zanzibari cuisine is Swahi…
Read more →Spice Farms
Zanzibar’s spice farms sit in the central belt of Unguja north and east of Stone Town, and a guided spice tour of two to three hours is the standard way to visit them. Tours run every morning and afternoon, are booked through hotels and operators, and include transport from St…
Read more →Cooking Class (Zanzibar)
A cooking class in Zanzibar runs two to three hours and teaches the foundations of Swahili cooking: pressing fresh coconut milk by hand, blending a spice mix from whole spices, and building a coconut curry from that base. Classes run at spice farms, at the Kuza Cave culture ce…
Read more →Forodhani Night Market (Zanzibar)
The Forodhani night market runs every evening from around six until nine in the seafront park in front of the Old Fort in Stone Town. Entry is free, you buy directly from the grills in cash, and most people eat well for the price of a coffee at home. Forodhani Gardens sits on …
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