A pool among palm trees and thatched-roof villas

Dining

Eat and drink

The Dhow, Spice Kitchen, Tide Bar.

Dining

Where to eat at Matemwe

The fishermen from Matemwe village pull their boats up in front of the restaurant every afternoon. Our chef buys what looks best and writes the menu around it.

Loungers by a pool in front of a wooden beach house at sunset

Seafood grill

The Dhow

Fish from the boats that land on our beach each afternoon, grilled over coconut husks. Tables on the sand after dark.

Tables on the sand

Catch of the day

Grilled octopus with limeWhole red snapperZanzibar pizza

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The fishermen from Matemwe village pull their boats up in front of the restaurant every afternoon. Our chef buys what looks best and writes the menu around it.

Plates of grilled meat and vegetables seen from above

Swahili

Spice Kitchen

Coconut curries, pilau rice and chapati, cooked with cloves, cardamom and cinnamon from the island’s spice farms.

Breakfast served here

Prawn coconut curryPilau with cardamomMandazi with honey

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Tables on a covered terrace above the sea

Beach bar

Tide Bar

A thatched bar on the sand. Fresh coconuts, rum punch and the best spot for sunset.

Sunset from 18:20

Passion fruit rum punchFresh coconutGrilled cassava chips

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This season

Seven nights for the price of six

Stay seven nights and the seventh is free. Airport transfers and one snorkelling trip to Mnemba are included. 7 nights minimum.

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