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Zanzibar

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645 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10036
at 45th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-957-9197 Send to Phone

  • Reader Rating:

    4.0 out of 10

      |  

    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Scene: After Work, DJ, Fireplace, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar, Romantic, Swank
Photo by Lauren Klain Carton

Official Website

zanzibarnyc.com

Hours

Mon-Wed, 5pm-1am; Thu, 5pm-2am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-4am; Sun, closed

Happy Hour

Mon-Sat, 5pm-8pm; $2 off all drinks

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 42nd St.-Port Authority Bus Terminal

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Right off Restaurant Row lie the varied pleasures of Zanzibar, a spacious multi-room restaurant-lounge catering to cocktailers who like their scenery swank and their drinks brightly colored and fruity flavored. Beyond the heavily draped front door, a winding acrylic bar is accented by plump red-and-black barstools then illuminated by soft white lights; under a large video screen along the far wall, velvety couches and tables for two seem primed for tête-à-têtes. A snug ski-lodge adjunct down the hall gets even cuddlier with a small cluster of tables around a circular fireplace. Don't expect to have too deep a discussion though, since the DJ’s seamless spin of hip-hop and rock comes with a fairly pronounced bass line that only becomes louder as the night wears on. A separate dining room encourages patrons to choose from a menu of Mediterranean-themed, shareable small plates and finger foods.

Trademark Drink

Specialty fruit cocktails, such as a mango mojito

4.0 "Not Recommended"
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33% Would you go back?
33% Would you take a date?
50% Would you go on business?

Changed for the better!

Elenastar from 10029 | Posted on 8/6/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)

Came for Happy Hour and had a fabulous time! Tasty cocktail specials and great wine selection. Waitress was on top of everything. Nice crowd as well, glad things are looking better for Zanzibar. Will return soon!

Drinks tasted like soap

thewhitenite007 from 07079 | Posted on 6/8/08

Overall Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)

There was actually A LOT of space here, but contained a lot of oblivious tourists. Mixed drinks tasted like soap.

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