Stone Town and the Forodhani Market

One of the most fascinating destinations in Africa is the exotic seaport of Stonetown on the idyllic island of Zanzibar. Historically significant, Stonetown is vibrant mix of architectural and cultural influences such as arabic, indian, african and european. The colorful yet crumbling structures are incorporated in a maze of narrow streets packed full of bazaars. With out a doubt the best seafood experience weve ever had was at the Forodhani Garden in Stonetown Zanzibar. The garden has a carnival-like atmosphere with a frenzy of people buying and selling food and curios to the light of gas lamps and flaming woks. There are dozens of stalls set up with tables full of grilled seafood. There are stacks of kingfish, tuna, barracuda, white shark, red snapper, blue marlin, small prawns, large prawns, lobster, mussels, and clams all on kabobs. Behind the kabobs are piles of crab claws, calamari, octopus tentacles, cassava, breadfruit, falafel, fried potatos, salad, nan bread, and chapatti. We chose our kabobs from the spread where they were immediately put back on the grill to warm. We were ushered behind the stall to a bench where children were stringing raw chunks of fish onto skewers. We ate our feast on paper plates with small toothpicks. Forodhani is definitely the best and the cheapest seafood anywhere.

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[tamlihy]

you were brave to eat at forodhan park.I was born in zanzibar i never ate there.

[Cvillemac]

That's interesting...

[Cvillemac]

I never get sick, I generally trust street food if you can see them cook it. The fish at Forodhani is caught the same day it is served. I think more people probably get sick in restaurants.

[kisura4]

@Cvillemac i was born in zanzibar and i go there for my holidays with my kids who were born in england and they love forodhani and me or them never get sick i love zanzibar did u try mbatata za urojo with mishkaki( potetoes mix) ? im supprise by tamlihy's comment

[TobbeStorm]

Ive been there a few times. Nothing to wory about. Good food and you dont get sick no.

[chachala2]

Nice. I have been there, their food is great and cheap compared to the mainland, plus I never got sick and neither did my friends.

[RuslanMasinjila]

That's my home, that's my island yeah.

[nekopsnu]

I was just wondering, do you often get stomach virus? How do you know to trust the sanitation of the food?