Mr Z's is an american late-night spot in Old Town, Key West.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Weekend hours stretch to 04:00, which is why every bartender on Duval will point you here after last call.
Address: 501 Southard St, Key West, FL 33040
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.
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.
