Where to eat in Key West after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Key West after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Mr Z's is where Key West's bar crowd lands after last call, griddling cheesesteaks on Amoroso rolls until 04:00 on Southard Street weekends.
Try: Philly cheesesteak, pizza by the slice
Tip: Weekend hours stretch to 04:00, which is why every bartender on Duval will point you here after last call.
Garbo's Grill keeps its Airstream window open until midnight in the Hank's saloon courtyard, Key West's late Korean BBQ taco fix with a bar attached.
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: Cracked conch with key lime aioli
Tip: There is no dining room, just the sidewalk ledge; weekend hours stretch towards midnight for the bar crowd.
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.
Try: Grilled cheese with dipping sauces
Tip: Appelrouth Lane is easy to walk past; the kitchen serves late, which makes it the grown-up alternative to pizza slices.
Willie T's keeps a real kitchen running for Key West's late crowd, serving seafood and burgers under the dollar bills while the band plays on Duval.
Try: Late-night seafood and burgers
Tip: Add your own signed dollar to the tens of thousands on the walls; the kitchen serves lunch through late night.
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: Pizza, gyros and Uzbek pita plates
Tip: It is a locals' strip-mall room away from Old Town with free parking, and one of the few island kitchens open past 23:00.