Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Key West for grown-ups.

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The Green Parrot

  • ★ 4.8
  • Dive bar and music room
  • $
  • Old Town

Drink Cold draft with free popcorn

The Green Parrot has poured at Whitehead and Southard since 1890 by its own count, Key West's open-shuttered dive with free popcorn and nightly bands.

Sloppy Joe's Bar

Drink Sloppy Rita

Sloppy Joe's opened with Prohibition's end in 1933 and has held Duval and Greene since 1937, a National Register Key West saloon with all-day live music.

Captain Tony's Saloon

Drink Pirate's Punch under the hanging tree

Captain Tony's Saloon drinks inside an 1851 icehouse on Greene Street, the Key West bar that claims Hemingway's patronage and a tree through the roof.

Cocktail tastings, classes and tours in Key West

Tiki Cocktail Class in Key West, Florida★ 4.7 (78)
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Viator · 2 h

Tiki Cocktail Class in Key West, Florida

Learn the History of Tiki and How to Make Authentic Tiki Cocktails! Curious about the history of tiki? Want to make authentic tiki cocktails? Our tiki workshop i...

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Key West: Off-Duval Cocktail Crawl★ 4.9 (18)
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Guided tour · 3 hours

Key West: Off-Duval Cocktail Crawl

Discover 5 Key West hidden bars & sample fresh spins on old classics on this off-Duval pub crawl. Learn iconic stories behind the Hemingway Daiquiri, & explore the int...

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Key West: Cocktail Masterclass★ 5.0 (3)
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Key West: Cocktail Masterclass

Unleash your inner mixologist and discover the world of spirits in a fun, hands-on way. Join a rum cocktail masterclass in Key West and learn how to craft exquisite cocktails.

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Schooner Wharf Bar

Order A pina colada with fish and chips at the dock rail

Schooner Wharf Bar has held the old Singleton shrimp-factory site on Key West's bight since 1984, an open-air deck of roosters, rum and live music.

Hog's Breath Saloon

Order Fish tacos and a Hog Snort during the afternoon set

Hog's Breath Saloon works an open-air corner near Mallory Square, the Key West room of a saloon brand founded in Florida in 1976, with all-day bands.

The Rum Bar

Drink Rum flight from a list in the hundreds

The Rum Bar pours one of Key West's deepest rum lists on the Speakeasy Inn porch, an upper Duval house whose basement once hid Prohibition bottles.

Mary Ellen's Bar & Kitchen

  • ★ 4.2
  • Neighbourhood bar with kitchen
  • $$
  • Old Town

Order A grilled cheese from the nine varieties, with the dipping sauces

Mary Ellen's serves grilled cheese down an Appelrouth Lane alley until 02:00, the late Key West kitchen that beats a pizza slice after Duval Street.

Tiki House

Drink Zombie with fresh pineapple

Tiki House shakes zombies and mai tais with fresh fruit on lower Duval in Key West, the island's dedicated tiki room from the Horseplay bar family.

The Smallest Bar

Drink Key Lime Pie shot off the shotski

The Smallest Bar squeezes a full Key West cocktail list into 72 square feet on lower Duval, claiming the title of the tiniest bar in the United States.

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Chart Room Bar

Drink A cold beer amid the room's stacked memorabilia

The Chart Room hides inside the Pier House Resort at mile zero of Duval, the wood-panelled Key West bar once frequented by Jimmy Buffett and Mel Fisher.

The Roost

  • ★ 4.3
  • Cocktail bar and liquor store
  • $$
  • Old Town

Drink Wednesday old fashioneds

The Roost pairs serious old fashioneds with caviar service half a block off Duval in Key West, doubling as the neighbourhood's corner liquor store.

Irish Kevin's

Drink Irish beers with singalong sets

Irish Kevin's has run singalong sets on lower Duval since July 1998, a Key West show bar pouring Irish beer with a kitchen that serves until 23:00.

Willie T's

Order A fresh-mint mojito and whatever fish is on the board

Willie T's papers its Duval Street porch in signed dollar bills and pours mojitos over live music from 11:00 to 01:30, with a full Key West seafood menu.