Night market
Grilled seafood.
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A seafront garden in front of the Old Fort and the House of Wonders, Stone Town's main square and the meeting place of locals and visitors. Renovated in 2009 with a wide promenade, benches, trees and a fountain, it is the best place in town to watch the sunset. At sunset it turns into a night food market, with dozens of stalls lined up under the lights: fish, prawns, octopus and lobster grilled over charcoal, meat skewers, stuffed and folded Zanzibar pizza cooked on a griddle, and sugarcane juice pressed in front of you. Young men gather at the edge of the quay to leap into the sea in acrobatic dives, while traditional dhows sail past on the horizon at dusk. Entry is free and the food is cheap, but agree on prices before ordering and make sure the fish is well cooked. It is busy and family-friendly in the evening.
Grilled seafood.
With passing dhows.
Pressed in front of you.
Stone Town waterfront, in front of the House of Wonders and the Old Fort
House of Wonders (Beit al-Ajaib)Stone Town's most famous and tallest building, a ceremonial palace built by Sult1 minute walk3.8
Old Fort of ZanzibarThe oldest standing building in Stone Town, a fort with high walls and crenellat2 minutes walk3.9
Palace Museum (Beit al-Sahel)A white palace with crenellated walls on the Stone Town waterfront, home to the 2 minutes walk3.9
Hamamni Persian BathsPublic baths built in the late nineteenth century by Sultan Barghash bin Said in4 minutes walk3.5
Stone TownZanzibar's old town, a maze of narrow lanes and coral-stone houses blending Oman5 minutes walkAround sunset, running into the early night every day.