Key West Suggestions?

The best Key Lime pie is at the Giraffe place.

It is very touristy down there, but most seafood restaurants are really good. Avoid the obvious tourist traps. It's a fun city to walk around, even better to bike around or rent a scooter. Not many beaches, but the best sunset you will ever see.

Just went a couple of weeks ago for the first time.

Had first night's dinner at Pepe's...we were really hungry and enjoyed it a lot. Great margarita. Excellent tomato basil bisque. I had a fish special which was a huge portion and well done. Oyster dishes were good. Someone else in the party got a steak and was pleased.

Ate at Seven Fish for next night's dinner -- tiny place, so make reservations. Interesting specials which pleased all of us. I had a grouper dish featuring mango salsa with pasta. Hubs had scallops and loved them.

We tried to get into Blue Heaven for breakfast because we heard it was amazing, but there was a two hour wait, so we went across the street for crepes. Yum.

For lunch one day we went to Hogfish Grill which is back on Stock Island, about 5/10 minutes from Key West proper. I had the hogfish sandwich and it was very good...I had it fried, but would probably get grilled if I went again. We also ate a lot of Key West pink shrimp. They were not seasoned like we do it in LA, but good, meaty shrimp. Wish I had a pound right now.

Before going a friend of mine in Tampa advised me on where to go, etc. She said not to eat on Duval, that I would be disappointed. The only things we ate on Duval were a snack at Croissant de la Francais (excellent brioche and croissant), and breakfast at the Red Rooster (eggs and bacon...meh). A lot of the restaurants on Duval looked pretty good, though, and I would have tried a couple if we had stayed longer.

We drank at The Green Parrot one afternoon -- very old bar, good place to just hang out, drink and visit. Also went to Captain Tony's (the original Sloppy Joes that Hemingway frequented), the live music was ok. Popped in and out of several places on Duval...they all seemed kind of the same, which was fine.

It was a great trip. We stayed in a B&B on Caroline Street and were pleased with that location. Plan to walk a TON. We had a rental because we drove down from Miami, but we parked it the whole time...except for going back to Hogfish Grill. We thought about getting bikes or a little electric car, but ended up just walking because we were in and out of a lot of shops. Lots of tours, but we did not do that...we saw Hemingways House, a couple of museums, etc.

We will definitely go back. I was surprised at the quality of the food we got...I always expect to be disappointed in food in a tourist area, especially since we are pretty spoiled around here!

Search for Louisiana Lady's review on here...I did not see it until after we got back, but she had some good reviews and photos.

Have fun. I'm jelly.

ETA: I second Irish Kevins!

Prime Steakhouse and El Meson de Pepe