Your Favorite Key West Restaurants
Feb 2nd, 2011, 12:05 PM
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Your Favorite Key West Restaurants
We're headed down to Key West at the end of February for four nights. We're staying at the Marquesa and have made plans to have dinner there one night, but we'd like recommendations on your favorite restaurants for lunch and dinner. We're looking for really good conch fritters, good seafood in general, and a laid back atmosphere. Also looking for restaurants with good happy hour specials and a good view, if possible.
Feb 2nd, 2011, 12:20 PM
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Feb 2nd, 2011, 12:46 PM
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One other question to add to the list: which are the best public beaches? Although the Marquesa has pools, we really want to hang out at the ocean at least one day. Ideally, we'd like a beach we can walk or bike to.
Feb 2nd, 2011, 01:03 PM
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Some of my favorites - http://bosfishwagon.com/ http://mangoskeywest.com/ http://www.aandblobsterhouse.com/ http://www.schoonerwharf.com/ http://www.halfshellrawbar.com/ http://www.elmesondepepe.com/ & of course, the Marquesa
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Best public beach? No contest...Ft Zachary Taylor. There's a small entrance fee, but it's only a few dollars. It'll be a bike ride and you'll need water shoes because it's rocky, but it's still well worth it.
On another thread I answered a question about casual and inexpensive restaurants, but if you want some more options (more expensive)...Santiago's Bodega is a tapas place that's absolutely wonderful, Martin's on Duval is fabulous, and someplace that's NOT really expensive and that's our first breakfast/brunch place with each visit to Key West is Sarabeth's on Simonton...just down the street from where you'll be staying.
On another thread I answered a question about casual and inexpensive restaurants, but if you want some more options (more expensive)...Santiago's Bodega is a tapas place that's absolutely wonderful, Martin's on Duval is fabulous, and someplace that's NOT really expensive and that's our first breakfast/brunch place with each visit to Key West is Sarabeth's on Simonton...just down the street from where you'll be staying.
Feb 3rd, 2011, 05:38 AM
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Two places we had lunch on our recent trip to Key West--both in historic old houses near the Mallory Square end of Duval--
Grand Cafe http://grandcafekeywest.com/
Bagetelle http://www.bagatellekeywest.com/
Lunch was very good at both and not expensive.
Grand Cafe http://grandcafekeywest.com/
Bagetelle http://www.bagatellekeywest.com/
Lunch was very good at both and not expensive.
Feb 3rd, 2011, 06:19 AM
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I love Louie's Backyard but have only gone for dinner and it may be a bit more upscale than you are looking for here... but strongly recommended, especially if you can eat on the porch.
Bo's Fish Wagon is not to be missed. You can't get any more casual and laid back than Bo's and eating there is a unique treat.
Two very different options, but my top two in Key West.
Bo's Fish Wagon is not to be missed. You can't get any more casual and laid back than Bo's and eating there is a unique treat.
Two very different options, but my top two in Key West.
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For a nice sit-down dinner, I like Columbian Grace on Petronia Street, just past Blue Heaven. You can sit outside but upstairs on their veranda and share the avacado app with a glass of Sangria, then have the yellowtail with a side of plantains and a glass of wine. Or two.
Probably the best happy hour is at Alonzo's at the Bight - everything except oysters on the half shell are half priced, as well as the drinks, and they have a great variety (3 types of peel-and-eats, clams, etc.)
For oysters on the half shell, go to the Half Shell raw bar where the oysters are .50 @ durig happy hour. And I've been having dinner here, too, ordering from their catch-of-the-day menu which is tucked inside the bigger menu. There's maybe 8 different types of fish listed but the only ones that are available are those that were caught that day. Sit at the bar with the regulars.
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Probably the best happy hour is at Alonzo's at the Bight - everything except oysters on the half shell are half priced, as well as the drinks, and they have a great variety (3 types of peel-and-eats, clams, etc.)
For oysters on the half shell, go to the Half Shell raw bar where the oysters are .50 @ durig happy hour. And I've been having dinner here, too, ordering from their catch-of-the-day menu which is tucked inside the bigger menu. There's maybe 8 different types of fish listed but the only ones that are available are those that were caught that day. Sit at the bar with the regulars.
Pjk
