Florida Eats · Key West, Florida
Key West restaurants: key lime pie & conch, oyster bars and more
What Key West has on our lists: 10 key lime pie and conch spots, 4 oyster bars, 3 hand-checked Cuban sandwich and cafecito spots, 2 fish camps and smoked fish spots, 2 MICHELIN or James Beard honorees, 1 grouper and seafood shack and 1 of Florida's oldest restaurants (from 1937). Each hand-checked place had a 2025 or 2026 source when we looked in fall 2026. In all, Florida Eats maps 381 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Key West, nearest first on your phone.
Keys classics: key lime pie & conch in Key West
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 32 Keys classics.
Sloppy Joe's Bar
201 Duval St, Key West
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: conch fritters with Key lime mustard, island smoked fish dip, the original Sloppy Joe sandwich, Key lime pie · Since 1937
Duval Street landmark bar with live music daily and a kitchen serving conch fritters, smoked fish dip and Key lime pie.
Blue Heaven
729 Thomas St, Key West
MICHELIN RecommendedKeys classic On the menu: Key lime pie, breakfast, fish, black beans and rice · Season: Closed for vacation Sept 8 – Oct 15, 2026; otherwise open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Key West restaurant at the corner of Thomas and Petronia streets serving breakfast, lunch and dinner outdoors under a Spanish lime tree.
Alonzo's Oyster Bar
700 Front St, Key West
Keys classicOyster bar On the menu: oysters, oyster of the day, small plates
Harborwalk oyster bar at the A&B Marina with waterfront patio seating and a daily oyster special.
B.O.'s Fish Wagon
801 Caroline St, Key West
Grouper & seafoodKeys classic On the menu: grouper sandwich, cracked conch sandwich, fish of the day
Open-air Key West fish shack on Caroline Street known for its grilled or fried grouper sandwich, with live music on Friday nights.
Conch Republic Seafood Company
631 Greene St, Key West
Keys classicOyster barFish camp On the menu: conch fritters, cracked conch, conch chowder, raw or steamed oysters, smoked fish dip, Key lime pie
Seafood restaurant in the old Singleton Fish House and ice plant on Greene Street, where shrimpers once unloaded Key West pink shrimp.
Half Shell Raw Bar
231 Margaret St, Key West
Keys classicOyster bar On the menu: broiled garlic oysters, raw oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, conch ceviche, fish and chips, steamed clams
Waterfront seafood house and raw bar on Margaret Street; it calls itself the original Key West seafood restaurant.
Hogfish Bar & Grill
6810 Front St, Key West
Keys classic On the menu: hogfish sandwich, conch fritters, conch chowder, Key West peel-and-eat shrimp, Key lime pie
Working-waterfront bar and grill at Safe Harbor Marina on Stock Island, known for its hogfish sandwich on Cuban bread with Swiss, onions and mushrooms.
Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe
200 Elizabeth St, Key West
Keys classic On the menu: Key lime pie, frozen chocolate-dipped Key lime pie on a stick, Key lime products
Key West shop devoted to all things Key lime, best known for slices of pie and frozen chocolate-dipped Key lime pie on a stick.
Key West Key Lime Pie Co.
511 Greene St, Key West
Keys classic On the menu: Key lime pie, chocolate-dipped Key lime pie bars, Key lime pie in a cup
Key West pie shop off Duval Street making Key lime pie fresh daily from a family recipe with a handmade graham cracker crust.
Pepe's Cafe & Steakhouse
806 Caroline St, Key West
Keys classicOyster bar On the menu: breakfast, oysters shucked to order, steaks, fresh-squeezed juices, Key lime pie
Historic Key West cafe serving breakfast through dinner daily, with oysters shucked to order, house-baked bread and fresh-squeezed juices.
Oyster bars & raw bars in Key West
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 68 Florida oyster bars.
Alonzo's Oyster Bar
700 Front St, Key West
Keys classicOyster bar On the menu: oysters, oyster of the day, small plates
Harborwalk oyster bar at the A&B Marina with waterfront patio seating and a daily oyster special.
Conch Republic Seafood Company
631 Greene St, Key West
Keys classicOyster barFish camp On the menu: conch fritters, cracked conch, conch chowder, raw or steamed oysters, smoked fish dip, Key lime pie
Seafood restaurant in the old Singleton Fish House and ice plant on Greene Street, where shrimpers once unloaded Key West pink shrimp.
Half Shell Raw Bar
231 Margaret St, Key West
Keys classicOyster bar On the menu: broiled garlic oysters, raw oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, conch ceviche, fish and chips, steamed clams
Waterfront seafood house and raw bar on Margaret Street; it calls itself the original Key West seafood restaurant.
Pepe's Cafe & Steakhouse
806 Caroline St, Key West
Keys classicOyster bar On the menu: breakfast, oysters shucked to order, steaks, fresh-squeezed juices, Key lime pie
Historic Key West cafe serving breakfast through dinner daily, with oysters shucked to order, house-baked bread and fresh-squeezed juices.
Cuban sandwiches & cafecito in Key West
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 56 Florida Cuban sandwich and cafecito spots.
Cuban Coffee Queen
1130 Duval St, Key West
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: café con leche, colada, Cuban breakfast burrito, Cuban sandwich, smoothies
Key West Cuban coffee shop with four island locations, serving café con leche, coladas, Cuban sandwiches and breakfast burritos.
El Siboney Restaurant
900 Catherine St, Key West
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: roast pork, Siboney steak, Cuban mix sandwich, black beans and rice
Family-friendly Key West Cuban restaurant where regulars order by number, like the No. 1 roast pork; it also has Stock Island and Marathon locations.
Sandy's Cafe
1026 White St, Key West
Cuban & cafecito On the menu: Cuban sandwich, Cuban mix, café con leche, breakfast sandwiches
Key West Cuban and Conch cafe on White Street known for Cuban sandwiches pressed on fresh Cuban bread and café con leche.
Fish camps & smoked fish in Key West
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 41 Florida fish camps and smoked fish spots.
Sloppy Joe's Bar
201 Duval St, Key West
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: conch fritters with Key lime mustard, island smoked fish dip, the original Sloppy Joe sandwich, Key lime pie · Since 1937
Duval Street landmark bar with live music daily and a kitchen serving conch fritters, smoked fish dip and Key lime pie.
Conch Republic Seafood Company
631 Greene St, Key West
Keys classicOyster barFish camp On the menu: conch fritters, cracked conch, conch chowder, raw or steamed oysters, smoked fish dip, Key lime pie
Seafood restaurant in the old Singleton Fish House and ice plant on Greene Street, where shrimpers once unloaded Key West pink shrimp.
MICHELIN & James Beard in Key West
Restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 or named by the James Beard Foundation, reported as facts rather than scores. Across Florida: 217 Florida MICHELIN and James Beard restaurants.
Moondog Café & Bakery
823 Whitehead St, Key West
Bib Gourmand
Blue Heaven
729 Thomas St, Key West
MICHELIN RecommendedKeys classic On the menu: Key lime pie, breakfast, fish, black beans and rice · Season: Closed for vacation Sept 8 – Oct 15, 2026; otherwise open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Key West restaurant at the corner of Thomas and Petronia streets serving breakfast, lunch and dinner outdoors under a Spanish lime tree.
Grouper & seafood shacks in Key West
Each one checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. For all of Florida: 52 Florida grouper and seafood shacks.
B.O.'s Fish Wagon
801 Caroline St, Key West
Grouper & seafoodKeys classic On the menu: grouper sandwich, cracked conch sandwich, fish of the day
Open-air Key West fish shack on Caroline Street known for its grilled or fried grouper sandwich, with live music on Friday nights.
Oldest restaurants in Key West
In business at this address since 1960 or before, going by the place itself or a published history, listed from the oldest. Each note gives the source of the year. Across Florida: Florida's oldest restaurants.
Sloppy Joe's Bar
201 Duval St, Key West
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: conch fritters with Key lime mustard, island smoked fish dip, the original Sloppy Joe sandwich, Key lime pie · Since 1937
Duval Street landmark bar with live music daily and a kitchen serving conch fritters, smoked fish dip and Key lime pie.
The bar dates its history to the end of Prohibition in 1933 and says it has been at the corner of Duval and Greene since 1937.
Inspections in Key West
Florida DBPR has an inspection on record for 310 places we list in Key West. At their latest visit, by DBPR's own result groups: 292 places Met Inspection Standards and 18 places Follow-Up Inspection Required. Florida doesn't grade restaurants, and neither do we. Records through September 30, 2026. Each place's results are in the web search; what the results mean: Florida restaurant inspections, explained.
What Key West eats
Kinds of food among the 381 places we list in Key West, counted from DBPR's licenses and open map data.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Bar & Pub | 109 |
| Seafood | 40 |
| Coffee & Café | 40 |
| Latin & Caribbean | 21 |
| Bakery & Sweets | 18 |
| Pizza | 10 |
| Italian | 10 |
| Breakfast & Diner | 8 |
| Mexican | 7 |
| Sandwiches & Deli | 7 |