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Best Music Venue

Zanzabar

The Basics

Opened: 1938 (as Zanzibar), current iteration since 2009
Neighborhood: Germantown/Schnitzelburg/St. Joseph
Self-descriptionOne of Louisville’s oldest neighborhood gems.
Website: zanzabarlouisville.com

Best of Louisville Stats

Total nominations: 7
Total wins: 3 
First win: 2010, Best Music Venue
Also won: 2016, Best Place to Play Old-School Arcades