City centre
Florida Inn
Near the un building by the ferry port, offers south african castle which tanzanians insist on pronouncing "castel" on tap, as well as nice air conditioning and a pool table upstairs.
New Protein Bar
Down the street from chef's pride. good food and cheap. sidewalk seating. the only bar in the indian section of dar near the budget hotels.
Peninsula & around
O'Willies Irish Whiskey Tavern
Tel +255 22 260 1273 at the peninsula hotel, near the slipway. tanzania's only irish pub. founded by affable irishman justin in late 2006. excellent selection of import beers, especially guinness, however, local beers are quite expensive, typically around tsh. 3000. good food, including irish stew and fish & chips. extremely popular with the local expatriate community-- a great place for meeting people. outside deck overlooking the msasani bay with pleasant ocean breezes and a good view. inside, karaoke, salsa dancing lessons, and trivia on some nights trivia usually on monday nights.
Zens Bar & Restaurant
Zens bar has a wide selection of drinks in a tranquil atmosphere. find us in mikocheni âbâat exclusive resort opposite st. laureate int. school, kwa warioba, msikiti street. call us at: +255 2202780440 ext.126
Q Bar
Tel +255 22 211 2667, +255 754 282 474, haille selassie road, oysterbay area. a large bar and restaurant which can get crowded and noisy when major football games are shown on giant screens or on friday night when there is live music. daily drink specials. famous as prostitute hangout. large crowd of locals and foreigners usually men.
You should only drink bottled water. A 1.5 litre bottle will cost you 1,000 shillings in a store or on the street, depending on the brand and 2000 or more at restaurants, but you can also drink tap water if you've purified it with iodine tablets or boiled it at least 3-5 minutes at a rolling boil. "Seepage" from the sewer pipes into the water pipes is quite common.
Kilimanjaro, Serengeti and Safari the latter being a stronger beer, 5.5% alcohol are local beers and popular with Tanzanians and foreigners. These are typically 1100-1400 shillings apiece for 500ml bottles in local spots, but can cost 3000 or more at some bars and restaurants.
Imported beer available in Dar include Tusker, Ndovu, Stella Artois, Castle Lager and Heineken. The African imports Tusker, Ndovu are not that much more expensive than local beers, but the European beers can be three to four times the price of domestics.
Konyagi is a popular local gin, and its variant Konyagi Ice is comparable to hard lemonade and other sweet drinks.
Krest, bottled locally by Coca Cola, offer Club Soda, Tonic Water and Bitter Lemon drinks. Stoney Tangawizi ginger ale but stronger in taste is one of the more popular soda drinks. Sodas come in glass bottles and you'll usually be asked to return the bottle or pay extra to take it, but they don't usually like that.
All of the large hotels have full bars with air conditioning. Many offer 2-for-1 happy hour specials in the late afternoon/early evening.