Moondog Cafe & Bakery is a cafe in Bahama Village, Key West.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Key lime pie with charred meringue after the breakfast tacos
Tip: It sits across from the Hemingway House queue, and half the bakery case is vegan; the patio suits a long breakfast.
Address: 823 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040
La Grignote bakes croissants and plates croque madames from scratch on upper Duval, the French counter Key West queues at for benedicts and quiche.
Signature drink: Espresso with an almond croissant
Order: Croque madame and an almond croissant
Tip: The kitchen closes at 15:00 and the pastry case sells down by late morning, so treat it as a breakfast stop.
Date & Thyme runs an organic cafe and market out of an old Key West petrol station on Fleming Street, pressing juices and building vegan-friendly bowls.
Signature drink: Cold-pressed juice
Order: An acai bowl and a cold-pressed juice on the deck
Tip: The market side stays open to 17:00 for groceries after the kitchen winds down at 14:00; closed Sundays.
Funky Rooster pours organic espresso over fresh bagels on Caroline Street in Key West, then flips to a wine bar in the evening under rooster-themed art.
Signature drink: Organic espresso by day, wine by night
Order: A cortado and a fresh-baked bagel; return after dark for wine
Tip: It is the rare Key West room that works for a laptop morning and a wine evening in the same day.
Baby's Coffee has roasted 100% Arabica beans since 1991 and works from mile marker 15, the road-trip espresso stop on a Key West run up the Overseas Highway.
Signature drink: Baby's Key West Old Town Roast
Order: An iced Old Town Roast and a bag of Sexpresso beans
Tip: Look for the painted eye on the building at mile marker 15, about 20 minutes from Old Town; parking is easy.
Cuban Coffee Queen pulls con leches at a muralled walk-up window by the Key West Bight, the waterfront original of the island's Cuban coffee mini-chain.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche
Order: Cafe con leche and the Cuban breakfast burrito
Tip: Five windows now operate across Key West, including a roastery at 6 Key Lime Square; the Margaret Street original keeps the mural queue.
Sandy's Cafe is the laundromat lunch counter of Key West, pressing Cuban mixes and pouring con leche at a White Street walk-up window from 05:00 daily.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche
Order: Cuban mix with a large cafe con leche
Tip: Order at the window, eat on the stools facing the street; the buchi shot is the fastest caffeine on the island.
