Zatiny Restaurant & Bar

Crab millefeuille from the Zatiny kitchen.

Moscow Mule with homemade ginger syrup, lime and vodka, served by the ocean.

A coconut dessert served in a young coconut.

Inside the Zatiny bar. The shelves hold a long list of drinks, rums in particular.

A barkeeper preparing a cocktail at the Zatiny bar.

Zatiny and the beach bar from the air, on the white-sand beach.

Coconut crab soup, the signature dish at Zatiny. It comes in a coconut with a crab claw on the side.

Spicy nut cake, a warm dessert made with local spices.

Angel wings made of painted cement, on a wall with the Matlai name above. Guests often photograph them.

The shisha lounge at Zatiny, with low seating and soft lighting.

The entrance to the beach bar: a large Matlai swing and a dining table made from an old dhow.

Table football at the Zatiny bar.

A guest on a handmade dhow-wood lounger on the beachfront, with a mocktail and a meal.

A table on the sand at Zatiny, facing the Indian Ocean and the Mchanga sandbank. Meals are served inside the restaurant or on the beach.

A cured tuna burger with crisp fries.

Coconut crab soup with Zanzibari sesame bread.

Fresh pineapple juice, garnished with a slice of pineapple and a dried lime slice.

A guest with a juice at Zatiny, looking out at the Indian Ocean.

Shakshuka for breakfast at Zatiny. The guest arrived by motorbike. Breakfast on the beach is open to non-guests from 09:00.

A lounger made from an old wooden boat, in front of a white coral-stone wall. The cement angel wings on the left were made by Zanzibari fundis (craftsmen).

The fish of the day, from the Indian Ocean.

Bao buns from the Duyên menu, made in the kitchen.

Shaking beef from the Duyên menu, served on a hot plate.

Julius, the head barkeeper, preparing a cocktail. The bar infuses its own spirits.

Smoked sardines, prepared at Zatiny with local ingredients.

A selection of Zatiny and Duyên dishes on a dhow-wood table, with the beach behind.

Tuna tataki salad: seared tuna on greens with a light dressing.

Several Zatiny dishes together. The kitchen cooks seafood and local ingredients.

Zatiny seen from the beach. Outside there are tables on the sand, two sunbeds, a baraza lounge for dining and a beach shower.

Homemade lemonades, presented by the barkeeper.

Julius shaking a cocktail. The bar makes its own infusions.

A homemade beef burger.

Zatiny in the early morning, before breakfast service.

Shakshuka up close: tomato sauce, eggs and spices.

Kim showing the team how to cook a Vietnamese dish for the Duyên menu.

Bertha cooking for the Duyên menu. The kitchen also makes pho.

The Zatiny dining area on the beach.

Bertha holding up rice noodles while cooking for the Duyên menu.