Bakery$$duval-streetDaily 09:00-00:00Walk-in onlyGiant cookies, slab fudge and dipped key lime pie
Mattheessen's has poured copper-kettle fudge onto a 500-pound marble slab since 1993, baking face-sized cookies for the Duval Street crowds in Key West.
Order: A warm chocolate chip cookie and a square of slab fudge
Tip: It stays open to midnight, which makes it the sweet stop on the way home; the Cuban coffee ice cream is the sleeper.
Worth the queue: Face-sized chocolate chip cookie
French$$duval-streetDaily 07:00-15:00Artisan French pastry and viennoiserie
La Grignote bakes croissants and plates croque madames from scratch on upper Duval, the French counter Key West queues at for benedicts and quiche.
Order: Almond croissant before the case empties
Tip: The kitchen closes at 15:00 and the pastry case sells down by late morning, so treat it as a breakfast stop.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Café$$bahama-villageDaily 07:30-22:00All-day bakery case with a vegan half
Moondog Cafe & Bakery backs its 2026 Bib Gourmand kitchen with a Key West bakery case where vegan key lime cheesecake sits beside the charred-meringue pie.
Order: Key lime pie with charred meringue
Tip: It sits across from the Hemingway House queue, and half the bakery case is vegan; the patio suits a long breakfast.
Worth the queue: Key lime pie with charred meringue
Bakery$$old-townWed-Sun 07:00-12:00, subject to sellout; closed Mon-TueWalk-in onlySmall-batch doughnuts with island fruit glazes
Glazed Donuts fries small-batch rings on Eaton Street in Key West, glazing them with hibiscus, guava and key lime and pouring Red Buoy house coffee.
Order: The key lime doughnut with torched meringue
Tip: They sell out and lock the door well before noon on busy days; go before 10:00 and take a bag of Red Buoy beans home.
Worth the queue: Key lime doughnut with meringue
Bakery$$old-townDaily 07:00-15:00Walk-in onlyScratch breads, croissants and sticky buns
Old Town Bakery laminates croissants and pulls baguettes from a conch house at Eaton and Grinnell, and turns out a key lime pie the neighbourhood rates.
Order: A sticky bun in the morning, a slice of key lime pie after
Tip: The baker starts at 03:00 and the case thins by early afternoon; seating is limited, so plan on takeaway.
Worth the queue: Key lime pie
French$$stock-islandDaily 06:30-14:30French croissants, beignets and galettes
Croissants de France folds guava, almond and coconut cream croissants on Stock Island, a short drive from Old Town Key West and open daily from 06:30.
Order: A key lime beignet with a cafe au lait
Tip: The pastry list changes daily and the laminated things go first; the counter runs 06:30 to 14:30, so treat it as a morning stop.
Worth the queue: Key lime beignet