Blue Heaven
Bahama Village
Blue Heaven is a funky Key West landmark where chickens and cats roam the yard. It's also known for its al fresco dining, creative Florida-Caribbean dishes and...
- Casual
- American
Louie's Backyard
Beach
The first Louie's Backyard opened in 1971 in an old Victorian house by the sea with one waiter and seating for 12. Today's much expanded version has open dining and...
- Fine Dining
- American
El Siboney
Old Town
Good cheap Cuban eats, cold beer and house-made sangria by the pitcher are the staples of El Siboney Restaurant a bit off the tourist trail. It has daily specials
- Casual
- Other
B.O.'s Fish wagon
Seaport
It's cash only at B.O.'s Fish Wagon, a driftwood shack serving fish sandwiches, conch fritters and burgers since the 1970s when Buddy Owen set up a food truck. Bobby...
- Fast Food
- American
Better Than Sex
Old Town
Better Than Sex is an intimate dessert bar with such over-the-top temptations as Cookie Nookie Pie and an award-winning bread pudding made with dark chocolate and...
- Bakery
- Sweets
Caroline's Cafe
Old Town
Caroline's is known for its outdoor dining and its Key West comfort food: po' boys, conch fritters, blackened fish sandwiches. Opened in 1999 and named for Jimmy...
- Fast Food
- American
Charlie Mac's
Old Town
Charlie Mac's is a joint with art on the walls and classy craft beers whose $19.95 finger lickin' brisket platter gets a Zagat's nod and barbecue wins awards. Its
- Casual
- American
Frenchie's Cafe
Old Town
A little bit of Paris in the subtropics, Frenchie's serves breakfast and lunch with such classics as croques, quiches and salad nicoise on the menu and flaky baked
- Café or Bistro
- French
Garbo's Grill
Old Town
Garbo's Grill is a husband-and-wife food truck, which most recently has been parked at Grunt's Bar next to a parking lot on Caroline Street. They draw a following
- Fast Food
- American
Harpoon Harry's
Seaport
Harpoon Harry's is best known for breakfast served from 6:30 am to 3 pm. A local diner, to serves blue-plate specials like meatloaf, toast turkey and ribs at lunch
- Casual
- American
Jimmy's Ocean Blue Tiki Bar
Jimmy's Ocean Blue Tiki Bar is on the Gulf of Mexico by the pier behind the Hyatt Beach House. It serves fish tacos with mango salsa, hamburger patties made fresh...
- Casual
- American
Key Largo Fisheries Backyard
Key Largo
From boat-to-table is the route seafood takes at the Key Largo Fisheries Backyard just off U.S, 1 in Key Largo. The outdoor dockside Backyard has chowders,...
- Seafood
- American
Latitudes
Sunset Key
Latitudes takes reservations for when the "Island Time" launch leaves Slip 19 at the Westin Key West Resort for a 10-minute trip to the restaurant on the private...
- Fine Dining
- American
Lorelei Restaurant & Cabana Bar
Islamorada
Lorelei serves up food from 7 am, charters boats out of the marina and presents live music at sunset with dancing long after. The daily Happy Hour is 4-6 pm, with a
- Casual
- American
Margaritaville
Old Town
This is the original Margaritaville, opened in 1985. There's live music most nights - and Buffet videos always on the big screen. Family-friendly, it specializes in
- Casual
- American
Nine One Five
Old Town
With a late-night wine bar, the celebrities-favorite Nine One Five has an outdoor, wrap-around porch on the first floor of a old Victorian House and an overhanging...
- Fine Dining
- American
Onlywood Pizzeria Trattoria
Old Town
Partners Davide Cremascoli and Alessandro Piazzo, transplanted New Yorkers, have created Onlywood Pizzeria Trattoria in an alley off Duval, baking their thin-crust...
- Café or Bistro
- Italian
Rooftop Café
Seaport
The casually elegant Rooftop Café has been serving "new island" cuisine for 30 years in a downstairs dining room and upstairs open-air terrace with harbor views....
- Fine Dining
- American
Salute! On the Beach
Higgs Beach
Salute! On the Beach is an open-air restaurant with great sunsets. Sister restaurant to Blue Heaven in Old Town, it specializes in Italian and fish dishes with an
- Beach
- Italian
Santiago's Bodega
Bahama Village
Santiago's Bodega in the picturesque Bahama Village has a menu of over 30 tapa choices with house sangria and a notable wine list. Service is in the dining room and
- Café or Bistro
- Spanish
Seven Fish
Old Town
Seven Fish is as unpretentious as a fish shack, but it serves up local fish, meatloaf, steak and pastas and puts a creative twist on even fish tacos.
- Seafood
- American
The Stoned Crab
Florida Bay
The waterside Stoned Crab next to the Ibis Bay Beach Resort has an Caribbean-influenced menu offers stone crab, fish you select from the display case and other
- Seafood
- American
Turtle Kraals Restaurant & Bar
Seaport
The Turtle Kraals, in a former turtle cannery, lives up to its name by hosting turtle races every Monday and Friday at 6 PM at the tail end of the 4:30-6:30 happy...
- Seafood
- American