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Best Beach Bars in Zanzibar for Sunsets, Live Music, and DJ Nights

Source-backed Zanzibar bar guide to Gerry's, B4, Kendwa Rocks, Kae Funk, Paje by Night, and lower-key Stone Town sundowners.

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Best Beach Bars in Zanzibar for Sunsets, Live Music, and DJ Nights

Guide: Zanzibar Beach Bars, Sunset Terraces, and Social Rooms

Ten casual drinking places ranging from Nungwi sand bars and Paje traveler rooms to Michamvi sunset shows and Stone Town terraces, with event dependencies named clearly.

  • Gerry's BarGerry's is a sandy Nungwi beach bar with low-key daytime drinks, sunset happy hour, open-mic sessions, and live local bands rather than club production.
  • B4 Beach ClubB4 gives Paje's electronic-music crowd a beachfront base for burgers, a pool, treehouse decks, and international or regional DJs on programmed nights.
  • Kendwa RocksKendwa Rocks is the island's durable large-format party address, combining a daily beach bar, late Rocks Lounge sessions, and a monthly official Full Moon event.
  • Drifters BarThe sea-facing bar inside Drifters Backpackers is deliberately social, drawing Paje travelers to inexpensive drinks, pool time, beach bonfires, and informal late conversations.
  • Paje by NightPaje by Night's pool, restaurant, and bar form a long-running village meeting point, with scheduled live sets and parties supplementing ordinary dinner evenings.
  • Kae Funk Beach BarKae Funk faces west from Michamvi Kae, turning a mangrove-edge beach into a barefoot sunset bar with DJs, acrobatic shows, and fire performances.
  • 6 Degrees SouthAt bar level, 6 Degrees South works as a dependable Shangani meeting point for waterfront beers, happy-hour cocktails, and a mixed local-traveler crowd.
  • The Jetty at Essque ZaluThe Jetty's appeal after dinner is physical: a long walk over the water to sunset cocktails, shisha, dhow views, and a breezy resort-bar pace.
  • Maru Maru Terrace RestaurantMaru Maru's terrace is an easy Stone Town sundowner for 360-degree views, a long daily happy hour, poolside seating, and occasional taarab performances.
  • Sunset Bar at Africa HouseAfrica House's broad first-floor terrace is an old-school Stone Town sundowner: simple mixed drinks, ocean horizon, ceiling fans, and little pressure to order dinner.
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