Key West recommendations?

Sloppy joes
Irish Kevin's
Capt Tony's
Mallory Square for the sunset celebration

Blue Heaven for breakfast
Schooners wharf bar is cool

have to goto Blue Heaven.

I would consider going to Latitudes. It's a very short boat ride to a small island but the food is awesome and the sunset, outdoor dining experience at sundown is stupid cool.

Hot tin roof is close to Mallory square and decently priced

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leaving Saturday to go there

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Nice - have fun! We'll be there mid-september

Key lime pie at Blue Heaven is a must. Hogfish Bar and Grill is good but not in walking distance

Garbo's Grill, food truck on Caroline Street is well worth going to. Korean bulgogi taco, spicy shrimp and mango shrimp tacos!! Deliciously decadent and full of flavor layers

Garbo's Grill FB Page

I just got back on Sunday. We go every year because my GF's family is in Miami


Brunch:

Banana Cafe - excellent crepes and a Lobster Benedict that is out of this world

Blue Heaven - again, great brunch and an excellent Key Lime Pie

Harpoon Harry's - Cash Only. Good food. I had their "Country Po' Boy" which was a country fried steak, 2 eggs, smothered in sausage gravy


Pepe's had the best Key Lime Pie I've had over the 4 years of going down there. It's right next to Harpoon Harrys. Also has a delicious Key Lime Margarita and great food.



Cuban Food

There is only one answer to this IMO. You HAVE TO GO TO Frita's. By Far the best Cuban food I've eaten. This time we ordered 1 cuban sandwich, 1 Arepa, 1 order of the Rice and Black beans with Pork and Chorizo and an order of Yucca Fries



Dinner:

The Thirsty Mermaid is a newer place, it has excellent fresh seafood dishes. We had the Ceviche du Jour (tile fish), Yellowfin Poke, a tenderized and fried Conch dish with artichoke that was excellent.

Pepe's as mentioned before


Drinks:

For "Craft Cocktails" go to The Roost. They have a Moscow Mule on tap that is made with their homemade ginger beer. An Old Fashion that has a touch of something that isn't usually in one (forget what it was) but it makes it phenomenal, cuts the sweetness.


Green Parrot - The best happy hour from 4:00 until the band starts at either 5:30 or 7:00. Very fun place

7 fish for dinner and Pepe’s for key lime pie. I’m not a fan of Blue Heaven key lime pie, way too much meringue and overly sweet. Santiago Bodega is also good place to get small plates.

El Meson De Pepe's Restaurant & Bar, cuban grub

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You can catch Kevin doing an open mic, request Galloway girl.

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Does he still perform?

I was on vacation there with my family about 20 years ago, and for whatever reason he called me up to stage to take a 5 second pour (crowd counting) of what was probably Jose Cuervo or some shitty tequila. Doubled it to 10 seconds when he found out I was from Wisconsin

I proceeded to crush the 10 seconds

I actually thought Kevin sold out of it a while back.

Nonrelated...there was one guy who used to fill in for Kevin all the time and was really good. Found out one year when we went back he had committed suicide.

It was Jared Michael Hobgood (video of one of his songs): LINK

If you're single, meeting people and scoring is not difficult because everyone is drunk and real laid back. It's a very heavy gay/lesbian community, so be prepared for that if you're an a-hole who has problems with that sort of thing. That being said most of those places are toward the far end of Duval St. Garden of Eden is a clothing optional bar on the top of The Bull bar...if you go there make sure you keep your phone in your pocket.

The beaches on Key West aren't great but worth checking out. Rent a bike and ride around the island, checking out the different neighborhoods.