Restaurants cuisine régionale Tanzania

An institution in Stone Town. At Lukmaan's, you can eat local, but in a tourist-friendly setting, and at a bargain price. All the dishes presented in a buffet can be ordered at the counter, including the grilled fish and seafood. Real Swahili family cooking, balanced with local spices, like this coconut curry octopus and its green bananas. You have to come back several times to taste these marvels. Also a juice bar with incredible smoothies (avocado-banana, beet-orange-carrot...). Avoid the end of the service when there is not much left.

Behind the Emerson Spice Hotel lies a ruined building where nature has reclaimed its rights. A lush secret garden with a pretty decor of old advertising posters and tables and chairs in the shade of huge green garlands. A magical place! A sanctuary of calm and freshness. At lunchtime, the menu is simple and affordable; in the evening, the dishes are spectacular and delicious, such as tender goat's cheese in biriani rice, under a crust of bread, or tuna tartare. Fascinating taarab and ngoma concerts on Wednesday and Friday, excellent cocktails.

Located upstairs in a building just off Stone Town's central beach (above the One Ocean Dive Club), Ocean Grill offers great seafood and fresh fish dishes at reasonable prices. The king fish with green bananas and the Swahili dishes are good. The terrace is nice. The service is however very slow (perfect for the contemplative who watch the boats coming and going) and the menu is not always available in full (proof of freshness but disappointing when you want a specific dish).

This trendy bohemian-chic address is overpriced for a stay, but affordable and recommendable for lunch or dinner in a rather youthful atmosphere, with good background music. Particularly at weekends, when free Afro-jazz bands perform. The restaurant's menu reflects the image of the place: sophisticated but with local ingredients, you'll find peach ceviches on the slate and tasty fish tartars.

Mohammed, a young man from Jambiani, decided to open this small local restaurant, which now serves authentic food in a renovated, more pleasant dining room. The only constraint is that you have to book in advance so that the cooks can make arrangements with the fishermen and you don't have to wait for hours! Grilled seafood and fish, including lobster and cicadas, are a gargantuan treat! Or the octopus and fish dish with tomato and curry, with chapati, rice, vegetables... All juices and dishes are made with filtered water.

He says it himself in his (not misleading) ad, "You eat until you say Hassan: please don't kill me with your food." His wife concocts the dishes in large pots (the seafood and coconut fish are delicious). In addition to the dish, you have a soup, an appetizer, a vegetable, nans (Indian breads), homemade juice in a big bottle that he constantly fills... And the cooking could not be more authentic, full of spices, high in flavors. If you are not very patient, we advise you to book.

A restaurant that offers good local and Indian dishes, the most successful, and some international dishes. All this is copiously served. To settle in, an outdoor terrace or a bright and air-conditioned indoor room, as you wish.

For all those nostalgic for French bistro fare who tire of Swahili specialties, Ratatouille is here! This new restaurant in the village center of Paje has the chic feel of a French table. Classic dishes are executed to perfection: Provençal aïoli, sunny bouillabaisse, beef or tuna tartare, gratin dauphinois... If you like your steak rare, look no further! Lobster is also on the menu, prepared with great taste and authenticity. Don't hesitate to reserve your table.