Paje Beach · Zanzibar · open daily 8 AM – 10 PM

+255 712 180 525·★ 4.8 · #4 in Paje
Beachfront restaurant terrace at Helio Capitano looking out over the turquoise Indian Ocean at Paje

Sun · Waves · You — Paje Beach, Zanzibar

Barefoot café & bar on the white sand of Paje.

Freshly roasted coffee, all-day breakfast, smoothie bowls and 100% fresh-catch seafood — served right on the beach, with the Indian Ocean at your feet. Born on Gili, living in Zanzibar.

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★★★★★4.8 / 5 on Tripadvisor · #4 of 102 restaurants in Paje
4.8Tripadvisor rating
223+guest reviews
#4of 102 in Paje
100%fresh daily catch

What guests come back for

Signature plates from the beach kitchen.

Plates of fresh seafood salad with octopus, calamari and lime at Helio Capitano

Grilled fish & octopus

“Fresh, perfectly grilled, full of delicate flavour.” The daily catch is the heart of the menu.

Tropical smoothie bowl served in a papaya with cappuccino at Helio Capitano

Smoothie & açaí bowls

Beautifully balanced bowls and fresh juices — “some of the best on the island.”

Pancake with berries, granola and a cappuccino on a wooden board

All-day breakfast

Pancakes, granola, eggs and roasted coffee — long, slow mornings by the water.

Two coconut-shell smoothie bowls with banana and chia on a beachside table

Coconut-bowl breakfasts

Served in real coconut shells — tropical, photogenic and exactly what the beach ordered.

Inside Helio Capitano with the words 'Travel looks good on you' above windows framing Paje Beach On the sand at Paje

The feeling

Born on Gili. Living in the Zanzibar breeze.

Helio Capitano carries an easygoing, barefoot-island spirit all the way from Gili Trawangan in Indonesia to the powdery sand of Paje. Tables in the sand, kites streaking the horizon by day, and that golden boardwalk glow after sunset. It's the kind of place you arrive for coffee and leave after dinner.

  • Tables right on the white-sand beach
  • Locally sourced, in-house chef recipes
  • World-famous Paje kite-surf views
A beach cappuccino held up against Paje's white sand and kitesurfers
A cappuccino in a terracotta cup with a pink frangipani flower
Coconut-shell smoothie bowls on a rustic beach table
Breakfast pancakes and cappuccino on a wooden board

More than a meal

Stay by the sea & ride the wind.

Ocean-view rooms with a garden pool at Ananda Beach Hotel — plus Paje's full menu of water sports and island adventures, right from our door.

Sea-view double room suite with carved bed and Zanzibari textiles

Sea-front view room

Double room / suite with sea view, ensuite shower, continental breakfast, WiFi and free parking.

Garden-view junior suite with a four-poster bed and balcony

Garden-view junior suite

Junior suite with balcony or a garden bungalow — calm, green and a short barefoot walk to the sand.

Pool-view bungalow with a four-poster bed and patio

Pool-view bungalow

Bungalow with patio overlooking the garden pool — your own quiet corner between dips and dinners.

Paje is a playground.

Paje is one of the world's great kite spots — and we're right on it.

Kite & wing surf

Lessons and rentals on the famous Paje flats.

Surf · foil · SUP

Surfing, foil riding, paddle boarding & kayaks.

Fat-tire bikes

Roll along the beach and through Paje village.

Island tours

Dhow sailing, Jozani forest, dolphins & Stone Town.

4.8★★★★★on Tripadvisor · #4 of 102 in Paje

Loved on the beach.

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The fish was great: fresh, perfectly grilled, and full of delicate flavour. My next favourite was the Capitano cake (mango cheesecake) — pure joy.
Alena GTripadvisor · ★★★★★
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The tuna bowl is fresh, flavourful, and beautifully balanced — the smoothie bowls, smoothies and juices are some of the best on the island.
LauraTripadvisor · ★★★★★
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Great bar and restaurant right on the beach. The food and drinks are good and relatively cheap, and the staff is very friendly.
Benjamin HTripadvisor · ★★★★★
A warm cappuccino with a frangipani flower at Helio Capitano, Paje

Find us on Paje Beach

Ananda Beach Hotel, Paje

We're right on the sand at the Ananda Beach Hotel on Paje Beach, Zanzibar's east coast — a barefoot stroll from the boardwalk of beach bars and palms. Walk in, or message ahead for a sunset table.

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Toes in the sand, plate on the table.

Book a beach table, ask about today's catch, or plan a stay — one message on WhatsApp and we'll take it from there.