Florida Eats · checked by hand, fall 2026
Florida Keys classics: key lime pie & conch
32 places for the Keys' classics, key lime pie, conch fritters and chowder and Keys seafood, each checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. 27 are in the Keys themselves (Monroe County); the rest are mainland places known for the same dishes.
What the Keys eat
Key lime pie is made with the small, tart key lime, sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks. Conch comes as fritters and chowder, and the Keys' seafood houses cook the local catch, such as hogfish, yellowtail snapper, mahi and pink shrimp.
The list at a glance
Towns with the most: Key West (10), Key Largo (7), Marathon (4), Islamorada (3), Miami Beach (1), Big Pine Key (1), Hollywood (1), Deerfield Beach (1). The dishes we found most often: key lime pie (16), conch fritters (8), conch chowder (7), stone crab claws (3), oysters (3), smoked fish dip (3).
Our method: a place made the list only if a 2025 or 2026 source backed it up (its own site or menu, a dated local news story or an official tourism listing) and its street address matched. No current source, or a website gone dark, and it stayed off. Review sites played no part, and places run by region and town rather than by anybody's score. Menus change, so call ahead.
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The Florida Keys
27 places, by town.
No Name Pub
30813 Watson Blvd, Big Pine Key
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: pizza, fish dip · Since 1936
Big Pine Key pub known for its pizza and fish dip, in a building that started as a 1931 general store.
Square Grouper Bar and Grill
22658 Overseas Hwy, Cudjoe Key
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: conch chowder, fried conch, house smoked fish dip, fresh local fish, Key lime pie · Season: Closed Sept 6 – Oct 8, 2026 (annual break).
Lower Keys seafood restaurant at mile marker 22.5 oceanside on Cudjoe Key, with conch chowder, house smoked fish dip and Key lime pie.
Green Turtle Inn
81219 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: conch chowder, conch fritters, turtle chowder (traditional red chowder), house smoked fish dip, barbecue · Since 1947
Mile marker 81.2 roadhouse dating to 1947, serving conch chowder, conch fritters and house smoked fish dip, with a roadside barbecue stand.
Islamorada Fish Company
81532 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada
Grouper & seafoodKeys classicFish camp On the menu: crab-crusted grouper, grouper Reuben, smoked fish dip, fish with Key lime butter
Islamorada seafood restaurant serving grouper dishes, smoked fish dip and fish finished in Key lime butter.
Robbie's of Islamorada
77522 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada
Keys classic On the menu: conch chowder, conch fritters, Key lime pie, rumrunner
Mile marker 77.5 bayside marina with the Hungry Tarpon restaurant, boat tours and a twice-weekly Keys history tasting of conch chowder, conch fritters and Key lime pie.
Alabama Jack's
58000 Card Sound Rd, Key Largo
Keys classic On the menu: conch fritters, crab cakes
Open-air waterfront bar and seafood shack on Card Sound Road, a stop for bikers and boaters, known for conch fritters and live music among the mangroves.
Key Largo Conch House
100211 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo
Keys classic
Key Largo restaurant in a house on the Overseas Highway, serving dinner nightly from 4 p.m.
Key Largo Fisheries Backyard Cafe
1313 Ocean Bay Drive, Key Largo
Stone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws, Florida lobster, conch, grouper · Season: Stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
Key Largo seafood wholesaler, market and backyard cafe that sells stone crab claws in season and ships Keys seafood.
Mrs. Mac's Kitchen
99336 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo
Keys classic On the menu: Key lime pie, seafood, comfort food
Key Largo diner serving seafood, comfort classics and Key lime pie.
Snappers Waterfront Restaurant
139 Seaside Ave, Key Largo
Keys classic On the menu: seafood, weekend brunch
Key Largo waterfront restaurant on Seaside Avenue, off the Overseas Highway, with weekend brunch.
Sundowners
103900 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo
Keys classic On the menu: Key lime seafood, Key lime pie, oysters
Key Largo restaurant on the Overseas Highway, in business since 1985, serving seafood dishes and Key lime pie.
The Fish House
102401 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo
Stone crabKeys classic On the menu: fresh local fish, stone crab (in season), Florida lobster (in season) · Season: Stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
Key Largo restaurant and seafood market that buys whole fish from local commercial fishermen and fillets them on site; stone crab and lobster come in fresh off the boat in season.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Burdines Waterfront
1200 Oceanview Ave, Marathon
Keys classic On the menu: fried Key lime pie, tuna poke, fries
Marathon bar and grill in the 15th Street neighborhood with a wraparound balcony over Boot Key Harbor, known for its fried Key lime pie wrapped in a tortilla.
Fish Tales Market & Eatery
11711 Overseas Hwy, Marathon
Keys classicFish camp On the menu: fish sandwich, smoked fish spread, homemade fish dip, conch chowder, conch fritters, Key lime pie, stone crab (market)
Family- and veteran-owned Marathon fish market and eatery selling local fish, stone crab and lobster, with smoked fish spread and conch chowder.
Keys Fisheries Market & Marina
3502 Gulfview Ave, Marathon
Stone crabKeys classic On the menu: lobster Reuben, stone crab claws, conch chowder, conch fritters, hogfish francaise, Key lime pie · Season: Stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
Gulfside restaurant, seafood market and wholesale fishery off 35th Street in Marathon, known for its lobster Reuben and for selling stone crab claws in season.
Porky's Bayside Restaurant & Marina
1400 Overseas Hwy Mm47.5, Marathon
Keys classic On the menu: deep-fried Key lime pie, BBQ smoked daily, local seafood, oysters
Gulfside tiki diner and marina at mile marker 47.5 in Marathon, calling itself home of the original deep-fried Key lime pie, with barbecue smoked on site.
Mangrove Mama's
19991 Overseas Hwy, Sugar Loaf Key
Keys classic On the menu: conch fritters with Key lime honey mustard, Key lime pie, lobster roll, blackened wahoo
Lower Keys roadside restaurant on the drive to Key West, serving conch fritters, fresh fish and Key lime pie with daily specials.
South Florida
5 places, by town.
JB's on the Beach
300 NE 21st Ave, Deerfield Beach
Keys classic On the menu: Bahamian conch fritters, seafood paella, swordfish, lobster and shrimp salad
Oceanfront Deerfield Beach restaurant and tiki bar serving Bahamian conch fritters and fresh-caught fish.
Southport Raw Bar
1536 Cordova Rd, Fort Lauderdale
Keys classicOyster barFish camp On the menu: raw oysters, clams, peel-and-eat shrimp, fried shrimp basket, smoked fish dip, conch fritters, Bimini bread
Casual dock-and-dine raw bar near Port Everglades with free boat dockage, specializing in oysters and clams.
Billy's Stone Crab Restaurant
400 N Ocean Dr, Hollywood
Stone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws with mustard sauce, Alaskan king crab legs, jumbo shrimp cocktail, Key lime pie · Season: Stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
Intracoastal waterfront restaurant and seafood market in Hollywood that cracks local stone crab claws in season and ships them from its market.
Yardie Spice
225 S Krome Ave, Homestead
Keys classicLatin & Caribbean On the menu: Haitian and Jamaican: oxtail, jerk chicken, whole snapper, conch fritters in malanga batter, Leon's legumes stew
Homestead Jamaican and Haitian restaurant from Haitian-born chef Jean-Paul Cadotte and his Jamaican-born wife Rochelle, known for scotch-bonnet conch fritters in malanga batter.
Joe's Stone Crab
11 Washington Ave, Miami Beach
MICHELIN RecommendedAmerica's ClassicStone crabKeys classic On the menu: stone crab claws, mustard sauce, hash browns, creamed spinach, fried chicken, Key lime pie · Since 1918 · Season: Seasonally closed Sept 14 – Oct 16, 2026 (reopens Oct 16 for its 114th season); stone crab claws Oct 15 – May 1 (FWC season).
South Pointe institution where stone crabs were first served chilled and cracked in the 1920s, run by the Weiss family's fourth generation; Joe's Take Away next door sells claws to go.