Zatiny & Duyên · Michamvi Pingwe
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Oceanfront dining
Dinner metres from the water.
Zatiny is one oceanfront restaurant with two kitchens: the Zatiny kitchen cooks Indian Ocean fusion — the day's catch, Swahili spice, Mediterranean and European plates, while the Duyên kitchen prepares authentic Vietnamese home cooking. Every table can order from both menus at the same meal — pho beside grilled lobster, spring rolls beside coconut curry. Hotel guests dine on half board; travellers from beyond Matlai are warmly welcome with a reservation.
The restaurant sits directly on the sand at Michamvi Pingwe, on Zanzibar's quiet east coast — about 1 hour 15 minutes from the airport. Read more about dining at Matlai, or make an evening of it with a Bustani Spa treatment before dinner and a look at the villas if the tide convinces you to stay. Lunch runs from midday, dinner from 6:30 pm; sunset drinks at the beach bar need no booking at all. For private dinners, celebrations and groups above eight, message us and we'll build the evening around you.
Parties larger than 8, private dinners on the beach, or special occasions — message us directly on WhatsApp and we'll arrange it.
Before you book
When is my table confirmed?
You get a request code instantly and our confirmation by email — usually within the hour, always the same day.
Can I change or cancel?
Yes — WhatsApp us at +255 772 628 833 with your code and we'll move or release the table, no charge.
Do you take same-day reservations?
Often, yes — for same-day tables message us on WhatsApp directly; the kitchens close orders at 21:30.
Request received
Asante, we have your table request.
Your confirmation code is . We'll confirm by email shortly — and hold the sunset for you.
Need to change anything? WhatsApp +255 772 628 833 with your code.
The two kitchens
Zatiny stands on the sand under a makuti roof. Duyên is the Vietnamese kitchen, cooked by Kim herself. Guests from outside the hotel are welcome at both: the kitchen closes at 22:00, with last orders at 21:30.
