Panorama of the Week: Jaws Corner — Stone Town, Zanzibar
Filed Under: If Zanzibar were to have its own non-alcoholic version of Cheers – the place where everyone knows your name – it would be Jaws Corner in Stone Town.
Located at a confluence of a few of Stone Town’s many windy old town streets, the Jaws Corner intersection forms a sort of community courtyard. People gather to drink small cups of 100 shilling ($0.07) Arabic-style local coffee — strong, unsugared black stuff brewed in a metal kettle heated over a sidewalk charcoal stoves. If you happen to be in a rush, hop off your bicycle or motorbike, down a quick cup, and hop back on your way.
Everyone hangs out here: Zanzibaris of African and Arab descent, old and young, locals and tourists. This is what makes it such a great place to rest, people watch, and talk with ordinary people. Jaws Corner is also the one place in town where there seems to be a tacit ban on touts and souvenir pitching.
Easily one of our favorite places in Stone Town.
Panorama: Jaw’s Coffee Corner in Stone Town, Zanzibar
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June 20th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
[...] anywhere, 360º panoramas are a great way to do it. The Uncornered Market blog has taken a cool one right in the middle of Stone Town in Zanzibar, in a place that’s known as Jaws [...]
June 22nd, 2011 at 5:39 am
Beautiful panorama! I have lots of pics of this corner. It’s true: a highlight of Stone Town.
June 22nd, 2011 at 5:41 pm
@Sandra: Thanks! To me, Jaws Corner is one of the most photogenic spots in Stone Town. I can completely understand taking loads of photos there. What I couldn’t understand is when groups would blow right through it on their tours.
June 22nd, 2011 at 6:19 pm
So nice I like it.
June 23rd, 2011 at 6:58 am
[...] Here I am with my Starbucks coffee and there in Zanzibar locals are having their coffee as well in a place called Jaws Corner. [...]