Tour overview

Zanzibar is chock-full of amazing hotels and restaurants. No restaurant is more famous, however than The Rock restaurant in Zanzibar’s southeast peninsula
If you’re visiting Zanzibar and are staying in the area, I would highly recommend a visit to this place. This post will tell you everything you need to know about eating at The Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar.
In addition, make sure to read a comprehensive guide on traveling to Zanzibar if you are planning to visit! The Rock restaurant is located in Michamvi’s Pingwe Beach in the southeast Peninsula of Zanzibar. Michamvi beach is a very laid-back and beautiful stretch of sandy beaches that are adorned with a number of adorable boutique hotels. If you’re staying in the much livelier areas of Paje or Jambiani famous for its kitesurfing, then it’s a roughly 15-minute drive to the Rock Restaurant. If you’re staying in the north like Nungwi, it will be a 1.5-hour drive to this restaurant.
The Rock is uniquely located on the beach out into the ocean. It’s essentially a large stationary rock that people built a beautiful restaurant into. During low tide, the water recedes completely away from the restaurant exposing the sand, coral, rocks, and seaweed. During high tide, the water floods the sand giving off that beautiful blue and turquoise colors
The Rock restaurant is aptly named the floating restaurant. During high tide, it looks as if the island is literally floating on the water ready to be taken away somewhere