Lower Florida Keys Best Restaurants.

You gotta go to Robbies Marina and feed the tarpon.

I choose my restaurants down there for the atmosphere and the view, tbh. There are a lot of waterfront establishments with live music that serve a cold beer, and a decent fish sandwich - spectacular water views included.

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Square Grouper

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Saw that last time I was down there, and didn't go because we have two Square Grouper restaurants near where I live. It wasn't until later that I realized that it was not affiliated with the Square Grouper that has locations in Jupiter and Fort Pierce.

Having said that, the Square Grouper in Islamorada looks to be a little more upscale than the ones near me.

Other places that I recommend for casual Seafood are: Lazy Days, Wahoos, and Lorelai. As I said before, stop at Robbies, even if you don't eat there. They actually do have decent casual seafood.

Cafe Sole is my favorite restaurant in Key West.

All good suggestions. I would add Ziggy and Mad Dogs in Islamorada.

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Nine One Five in Key West

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Here to second this and Latitudes.

Nine One Five Duvall was excellent.

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geauxpurple

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I second everything he has to say.

In addition to those already mentioned, el siboney for Cuban food and sangria

Lobster Pizza at seaside was awesome.
I also liked Eaton Street cafe for lunch.
Key's Fisheries was cool enough.
Didn't care for Island Fish Company.

Robbies (not the food per se) was a fun experience. Bob's Bunz for breakfast in Islamadore was also pretty good.

Also the Cuban sandwich in Homestead at the Fruit Stand was really good.

Stayed in Marathon earlier this year. The below recs are all on Marathon Island.

Breakfast - Marathon Bagel Co., Porky's bayside BBQ, Mr. Beans books and beans (amazing coffee)

Lunch/Happy Hour: Key's Fisheries - on the water, great view from the 2nd story bar. Happy hour stone crab legs, conch fritters, and the world famous lobster reuben

Lazy Days South - We brought yellowtail we caught and had it cooked "Lazy Days style" It was one of the best things I've ever eaten. Ignore the bad google reviews. Everything we tried there was great.

We stayed at Tranquility Bay, it had a nice beach bar, food was ok.


Dinner:

Florida Keys Steak and Lobster house: My wife loves coconut shrimp and they had her favorite of the trip. Make sure to check out the wall art, it's interesting to say the least. Wait for a table at dinner can be rough, we just ate at the bar.

Key Colony Inn: Dolphin Meunier and dolphin senator were amazing

I second that you pass on Island Fish Co.

Note: If you want to kayak the mangroves (which I recommend on Marathon) Call Daniel 305-395-0355 to set it up. The beach where you leave from to kayak (Sombrero Beach )is also one of the nicest in the Keys so you can chill there after you kayak (go in the AM before it gets too hot).