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HURUMZI
House of Spices Restaurant
ITALIAN $$
(Hurumzi St; meals Tsh12,000-15,000; lunch & dinner Mon-Sat) This place (formerly
Zee Pizza) has delicious Italian dining on a covered upper-floor terrace, with pastas, sea-
food and a pizza oven.
Old Fort Restaurant
EUROPEAN $$$
( 0777-416736; Old Fort; meals from Tsh15,000, fixed dinner menu plus traditional
dance performance Tsh30,000; lunch & dinner) The chefs here serve up a well-prepared
menu featuring grilled seafood and meat, salads, pasta dishes and more. For info on the ac-
companying traditional dance and drum performances,
Click here
.
236 Hurumzi Tower Top Restaurant
ZANZIBARI $$$
( 024-223 0171, 0777-423266;
www.236hurumzi.com
; Hurumzi St; meals US$30;
dinner) Dinner at this rooftop restaurant has long been a Zanzibar tradition, and while it
seems to have rather suffered from success in recent years, it still makes an enjoyable even-
ing out and an amenable spot for sundowners. The menu is fixed, and reservations are es-
sential. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, meals are served to a backdrop of traditional mu-
sic and dance. The terrace is open from 5pm, drinks start at 6pm and dinner at 7pm.
Zanzibar Coffee House
CAFE $$
( 024-223 9319; coffeehouse@zanlink.com; snacks Tsh5000-12,000) This cafe below
the hotel of the same name has a large coffee menu, plus milkshakes, fruit smoothies and
freshly baked cakes. It's affiliated with Utengule Country Lodge in Mbeya, from where
much of the coffee is also sourced, and coffee beans are available for sale.
Mama Mdogo
ZANZIBARI $
(meals Tsh6000-10,000; lunch) This small open-air place in the square opposite Clove
Hotel has local Swahili cuisine on one side, and a Western menu on the other.
ZANZIBAR ROTARY CLUB
To get away from the tourist crowds, gain insights into local life and help the
local community at the same time, it's well worth setting aside an hour or so to
