Sandy's Cafe is a cuban restaurant in White Street, Key West.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Cuban mix, Cafe con leche
Must 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.
Address: 1026 White St, Key West, FL 33040
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.
Amigos Tortilla Bar folds its signature square tacos a block off Mallory Square in Key West, with fire-roasted corn and carne asada nachos to match.
Signature: Square taco, Baja fish tacos
Order: Baja fish tacos and the fire-roasted corn
Tip: It sits between Captain Tony's and the seaport, so it makes the natural food stop on a lower-Duval bar walk.
Mr Z's has griddled Amoroso-roll cheesesteaks and pizza on Southard Street in Key West since 2002, the counter the bars empty into after closing time.
Signature: Philly cheesesteak, Stromboli
Order: The classic ribeye cheesesteak with white American
Tip: Weekend hours stretch to 04:00, which is why every bartender on Duval will point you here after last call.
The Conch Shack fries conch fritters towards midnight at weekends, a sidewalk window on lower Duval Street feeding Key West drinkers between bars.
Signature: Conch fritters, Cracked conch
Order: Cracked conch with the key lime aioli
Tip: There is no dining room, just the sidewalk ledge; weekend hours stretch towards midnight for the bar crowd.
