Frita's Cuban Burger Cafe is a cuban budget eat in Old Town, Key West.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Owner Marcia Weaver built the recipe on trips to Cuba; the churros and Cuban coffee finish the meal properly.
Address: 425 Southard St, Key West, FL 33040
Mr Z's feeds Key West on slice-shop prices, cheesesteaks on Amoroso rolls and New York pies from a Southard Street counter that outlasts the bars.
Try: Cheesesteak or pizza slice
Tip: Weekend hours stretch to 04:00, which is why every bartender on Duval will point you here after last call.
Mo's Restaurant serves Key West's most generous plates for the money, Haitian oxtail and Creole shrimp portions that outlast most Duval lunch bills.
Try: Oxtail or goat stew with rice
Tip: It sits by Bayview Park away from the Duval crowds and closes Sundays; carryout runs until 21:30 on open days.
Garbo's Grill turns a beer-garden food truck into Key West's best cheap dinner, Korean BBQ tacos and burritos eaten at Hank's picnic tables.
Try: Korean BBQ tacos
Tip: Order at the truck window and grab a beer from Hank's bar behind you; the picnic tables share the same yard.
The Conch Shack fries conch fritters towards midnight at weekends, a sidewalk window on lower Duval Street feeding Key West drinkers between bars.
Try: Conch fritters
Tip: There is no dining room, just the sidewalk ledge; weekend hours stretch towards midnight for the bar crowd.
Fisherman's Cafe keeps seaport breakfasts and fish sandwiches at deckhand prices on Elizabeth Street, the low-stress counter near Key West's marina.
Try: Fish sandwich
Tip: Seating is a few sidewalk tables on Elizabeth Street; it closes at 17:00, so treat it as a breakfast and lunch stop.
Mr Z's feeds Key West on slice-shop prices, cheesesteaks on Amoroso rolls and New York pies from a Southard Street counter that outlasts the bars.
Try: Cheesesteak or pizza slice
Tip: Weekend hours stretch to 04:00, which is why every bartender on Duval will point you here after last call.
Kennedy Cafe cooks to midnight in New Town and delivers until 23:30, the late Mediterranean kitchen that feeds Key West's hospitality shift workers.
Try: Falafel on Uzbek pita
Tip: It is a locals' strip-mall room away from Old Town, and one of the few island kitchens open past 23:00.
