Zanzibar Cafe

3720 N Tryon St #101, Charlotte
(980) 237-2924

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Customers' Favorites

Grilled Snapper Plate with Acheke and Plantains
Blackened Tilapia Burger with Fried Plantains
Grilled Salmon Black Beans and Plantains
Kidney Beans Stew and Rice
FROED Okra Sauce with Rice
Pepper Soup w Rice or Fufu
Grilled Snapper Platter
Palava Sauce and Fufu
Kidney Beans and Rice
Whole Grilled Snapper

Menu

Appetizers
Vegetable Rice - Small
Fried Plantains (6 pcs)
Black Beans
Cucumber Salad
Pepper Soup
White Rice - Large
Corn Beef Rice - Small
Acheke -No Protein
Fried Cassava
Sauteed Vegetables (Zucchini & Squash)
Goat Soup
Seasoned French Fries
Side Salad

Salads
Blackened Salmon Salad
6 ounce. Blackened salmon, mixed greens, onions, tomatoes, and cucumber.
Grilled Tilapia Filet Salad
6 ounce. Blackened tilapia, mixed greens, onions, tomatoes, and cucumber.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Shredded rotisserie chicken, mixed greens, onions, tomatoes, and cucumber.

Liberian Dishes
Potato Greens
Sweet potato leaves sauteed in palm oil with special spices and cooked with chicken, smoked turkey, and beef. Served with rice. Served with parboiling rice.
Cassava Leaf
Cassava leaves sauteed in palm oil with special spices and cooked with chicken smoked turkey and beef. Served with rice. Served with parboiling rice.
Jollof Rice
The all-time favorite! Juicy rice cooked with tomato, chicken, beef, shrimp, and mixed vegetables. Served with parboiling rice.
Palm Butter
Refined palm nut juice cooked with chicken, chuck beef, smoked fish, turkey, and blue crab optional. Served with parboiling rice.
Fufu and Pepper Soup
Very flavorful soup cooked with beef, chicken, smoked turkey, shrimp, fish, and original Liberian spices. Served with parboiling rice.
Palava Sauce
Jute leaf sauteed in palm oil with special spices and cooked with chicken smoked turkey and beef. Served with rice or fufu. Served with parboiling rice.
Beans Torborgee
Flavorful African beans cooked with turkey, chicken, and dry fish. Served with parboiling rice. Served with parboiling rice.
Sauteed Shrimp (8 pcs)
5 large shrimp seasoned and cooked to perfection with our special house sauce served with fresh veggies plus one side. Served with parboiling rice.

Wings
Party Wings
Our famous 72-hour marinated wings and never breaded. Honey hot, lemon pepper, buffalo, house barbecue, jerk, and jerk barbecue.

Fish Meals
Fried Croaker with Plantains
Bone-in croaker seasoned with our special house spices and soaked in our house marinade. Served with plantains.
Fried Croaker with Acheke
Bone-in croaker seasoned with our special house spices and soaked in our house marinade. Served with acheke (grated yucca and fresh vegetable medley).
Baked Tilapia with Acheke
Baked tilapia served with acheke (grated yucca and fresh vegetable medley).
Fried Croaker with Corned Beef and Rice
Bone-in croaker seasoned with our special house spices and soaked in our house marinade. Served with corned beef and rice.
Grilled Salmon with Corned Beef and Rice
Grilled salmon served with corned beef and rice.
Blackened Tilapia Filet
Blackened tilapia filet served with veggie rice.
Whole Baked Tilapia with Fresh Veggies
Whole baked tilapia served with fresh veggies.
Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon served with veggie rice.
Blackened Tilapia with Corned Beef and Rice
Blackened tilapia filet served with corned beef and rice.

On the Grill
Beef Kabob (2 Sticks)
Grilled Whole Tilapia (Large)
Chicken Kabob (2 Sticks)
Grilled Whole Snapper (75 - 1 Lb)
Grilled Whole Snapper (1 - 1.5 Lbs)
Grilled Blackened Salmon (6 oz)
Grilled and Pan Seared Tilapia (5 oz)

Create Your Own Meal
Create Your Own Meal
Choose 1 protein and 2 sides.

Sides
Vegetable Rice - Small
Fufu
Black Beans
Fried Plantains (6 pcs)
Corned Beef & Rice - Small
Rice cooked with corned beef and vegetable medley.
Steamed Vegetable
Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots seasoned, and steamed lightly.
Fried Cassava
White Rice and Gravy
Sautéed Vegetables

Drinks
Soda
Gatorade
Mystic
Coconut Juice
Vimto
Water
Zanzibar Ginger Lemonade

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Recent Reviews

This is my second time trying the food and it's a 3/5 the first time it was good,this time the food was good but very hot,the cashier wasn't clear about what I exactly wanted I ordered fried potato greens with rice as they don't let you get jollof rice,when I got to the restaurant my order was not done,I had ordered my order 30 minutes prior to me arriving, the chicken didn't taste fresh it was hard and I explained to the young lady I wanted turkey but again...
November 2025
I visited Zanziber Café for the first time around 12:30. We were greeted as soon as we walked in, and it’s a seat-yourself setup, which I liked. The customer service was really good, and the food came out pretty quickly.

I ordered the Palava sauce with white rice and fried fish. The food was seasoned excellent — full of flavor and cooked just right. My only critique is the rice — it tasted like Uncle Ben’s, and I would’ve preferred Jasmine rice instead.

The...
October 2025
The most authentic Liberian food in Charlotte, The palm butter is 5/5 so good. I will suggest only going on night shift due to quality and portion sizes. I’ve went during the day and my portions were smaller, the meat was sparse, and my fufu was lumpy sadly. While still being good, it’s just not the same quality I’ve gotten during dinner. Also think twice before eating inside the building , the music was too loud to hear the person in front of me and they had webs from lights....
July 2025

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Zanzibar Cafe

3720 N Tryon St #101, Charlotte, NC 28206
(980) 237-2924