DJ's Clam Shack is a seafood restaurant in Duval Street, Key West.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Maine lobster roll, Conch fritters
Must order: The warm buttered Maine lobster roll
Tip: Seating is a handful of sidewalk stools, so time it outside the Duval Street lunch rush.
Address: 629 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040
Old Town Mexican Cafe stocks over 200 tequilas and mezcals behind a Duval Street porch in Key West, backing carne adobada and fajitas with $4 taco Tuesdays.
Signature: Carne adobada, Salsa verde burrito
Order: Carne adobada with a flight from the tequila wall
Tip: Taco Tuesday runs all day and happy hour halves the appetisers from 16:00; the tequila wall is the reason to sit at the bar.
Garbo's Grill cooks Korean BBQ tacos from an Airstream in the Hank's saloon courtyard in Key West, twice featured on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives.
Signature: Korean BBQ tacos, Cayo fish tacos
Order: Korean BBQ tacos with a side of island fries
Tip: Order at the truck window and grab a beer from Hank's bar behind you; the picnic tables share the same yard.
Frita's Cuban Burger Cafe keeps a Key West lunch under $15 with Havana-style fritas, tacos and yuca fries on a bright patio just off Southard Street.
Signature: Traditional frita, Yuca fries
Order: The traditional frita with its crown of fried potato strings
Tip: Owner Marcia Weaver built the recipe on trips to Cuba; the churros and Cuban coffee finish the meal properly.
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: Cuban mix, 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.
5 Brothers Grocery has pressed Cuban mixes and poured con leche at Southard and Grinnell in Key West since 1978, a family corner store with a bench crew.
Signature: Cuban mix, Bollos
Order: Cuban mix pressed hot, plus a bag of bollos
Tip: The Bench Crew of regulars holds court outside each morning; come before the 06:30 rush clears the pastry case.
Harpoon Harry's calls itself Key West's last true diner, flipping key lime French toast and blue plate specials on Caroline Street from 06:30 every day.
Signature: Key lime French toast, Blue plate specials
Order: Key lime French toast with the home fries
Tip: It is cash only with bike racks out front; the nightly blue plate special is the best value dinner near the seaport.
Old Town Mexican Cafe stocks over 200 tequilas and mezcals behind a Duval Street porch in Key West, backing carne adobada and fajitas with $4 taco Tuesdays.
Signature: Carne adobada, Salsa verde burrito
Order: Carne adobada with a flight from the tequila wall
Tip: Taco Tuesday runs all day and happy hour halves the appetisers from 16:00; the tequila wall is the reason to sit at the bar.
