Mid-Range in Key West

Blue Heaven

• ★ 4.8
• Caribbean
• $$
• Bahama Village

Order Key lime pie with the towering meringue

Blue Heaven is Key West's chicken-crossed Bahama Village courtyard, Michelin Recommended in the 2026 Florida guide for pancakes, shrimp and key lime pie.

Moondog Cafe & Bakery

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $$
• Bahama Village

Order Key lime pie with charred meringue

Moondog Cafe & Bakery backs its 2026 Bib Gourmand kitchen with a Key West bakery case where vegan key lime cheesecake sits beside the charred-meringue pie.

Santiago's Bodega

• ★ 4.6
• Spanish
• $$
• Bahama Village

Order Smoked salmon carpaccio and a round of croquettes

Santiago's Bodega fills a Bahama Village cottage in Key West with shared Spanish plates, croquettes and sangria poured for tables that linger all evening.

Hogfish Bar & Grill

• ★ 4.6
• Seafood
• $$
• Stock Island

Order The hogfish sandwich with Swiss and mushrooms on Cuban bread

Hogfish Bar & Grill sits on Stock Island's Safe Harbor docks outside Key West, frying its namesake fish onto Cuban bread beside the working shrimp fleet.

Mo's Restaurant

• ★ 4.6
• Haitian
• $$
• White Street & The Meadows

Order Oxtail stew with rice and richly seasoned gravy

Mo's Restaurant cooks made-from-scratch Haitian Creole food on White Street, the only kitchen of its kind in Key West, with oxtail and goat stew as anchors.

Garbo's Grill

• ★ 4.6
• Street food
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Korean BBQ tacos with a side of island fries

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.

The Rum Bar

• ★ 4.6
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Duval Street

Drink Rum flight from a list in the hundreds

The Rum Bar pours one of Key West's deepest rum lists on the Speakeasy Inn porch, an upper Duval house whose basement once hid Prohibition bottles.

B.O.'s Fish Wagon

• ★ 4.5
• Seafood
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Fried grouper sandwich with key lime sauce

B.O.'s Fish Wagon is Key West's driftwood shack at Caroline and William, frying grouper sandwiches and cracked conch under a roof of netting and plates.

Glazed Donuts

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $$
• Old Town

Order The key lime doughnut with torched meringue

Glazed Donuts fries small-batch rings on Eaton Street in Key West, glazing them with hibiscus, guava and key lime and pouring Red Buoy house coffee.

Old Town Bakery

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $$
• Old Town

Order A sticky bun in the morning, a slice of key lime pie after

Old Town Bakery laminates croissants and pulls baguettes from a conch house at Eaton and Grinnell, and turns out a key lime pie the neighbourhood rates.

Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order The frozen chocolate-dipped key lime pie bar

Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe sells pie whole, by the slice and frozen on a stick at Elizabeth Street, the island's best-known key lime storefront.

La Grignote

• ★ 4.5
• French
• $$
• Duval Street

Order Almond croissant before the case empties

La Grignote bakes croissants and plates croque madames from scratch on upper Duval, the French counter Key West queues at for benedicts and quiche.

Half Shell Raw Bar

• ★ 4.4
• Seafood
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Conch ceviche and a dozen on the half shell

Half Shell Raw Bar shucks oysters and cures conch ceviche in a licence-plate-lined shed on Key West's Margaret Street docks, open to the harbour breeze.

Pepe's Cafe

• ★ 4.4
• American
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Oysters shucked to order with house hot sauce

Pepe's Cafe has fed Key West since 1909 and calls itself the oldest eating house in the Keys, shucking oysters and baking bread on Caroline Street daily.

Roostica Wood-Fire Pizzeria

• ★ 4.4
• Italian
• $$
• Stock Island

Order Hell's Kitchen pizza from the wood oven

Roostica fires Neapolitan pies and pink shrimp scampi from twin wood ovens on Stock Island, the Mongellis' 2012 pizzeria a bridge away from Key West.

Kaya Island Eats

• ★ 4.4
• Caribbean
• $$
• Duval Street

Order Ahi poke nachos, then the jerk chicken

Kaya Island Eats crosses Caribbean jerk with Pacific poke on Duval Street in Key West, chef Scott's Hawaii training behind the tuna nachos and rasta pasta.

Harpoon Harry's

• ★ 4.4
• American
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Key lime French toast with the home fries

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.

Eaton Street Seafood Market

• ★ 4.4
• Seafood
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Hot buttered lobster roll, or stone crab claws in season

Eaton Street Seafood Market sells the Key West catch two ways: over ice from the 1877 storefront case, or cooked into lobster rolls for the patio tables.

Date & Thyme

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $$
• Old Town

Order An acai bowl and a cold-pressed juice on the deck

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.

Sloppy Joe's Bar

• ★ 4.4
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Duval Street

Drink Sloppy Rita

Sloppy Joe's opened with Prohibition's end in 1933 and has held Duval and Greene since 1937, a National Register Key West saloon with all-day live music.

Schooner Wharf Bar

• ★ 4.4
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order A pina colada with fish and chips at the dock rail

Schooner Wharf Bar has held the old Singleton shrimp-factory site on Key West's bight since 1984, an open-air deck of roosters, rum and live music.

Grand Vin

• ★ 4.4
• Wine bar
• $$
• Duval Street

Grand Vin pours wines by the glass on the porch of an upper Duval conch house, Key West's long-running bottle shop and wine bar rolled into one room.

El Meson de Pepe

• ★ 4.3
• Cuban
• $$
• Old Town

Order Ropa vieja with black beans and plantains

El Meson de Pepe plates ropa vieja and lechon asado beside Mallory Square in Key West, run by the Diaz family with salsa bands playing at sunset.

Banana Cafe

• ★ 4.3
• French
• $$
• Duval Street

Order The strawberry cheesecake crepe with a mimosa

Banana Cafe griddles sweet and savoury crepes at the quiet end of Duval Street, Key West's French breakfast porch from 07:30 through dinner service.

DJ's Clam Shack

• ★ 4.3
• Seafood
• $$
• Duval Street

Order The warm buttered Maine lobster roll

DJ's Clam Shack butters warm lobster rolls from a Duval Street counter in Key West, a Diners Drive-Ins and Dives stop with steamed clams and fritters.

Frita's Cuban Burger Cafe

• ★ 4.3
• Cuban
• $$
• Old Town

Order The traditional frita with its crown of fried potato strings

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.

Croissants de France

• ★ 4.3
• French
• $$
• Stock Island

Order A key lime beignet with a cafe au lait

Croissants de France folds guava, almond and coconut cream croissants on Stock Island, a short drive from Old Town Key West and open daily from 06:30.

Key West Key Lime Pie Co

• ★ 4.3
• Bakery
• $$
• Old Town

Order Key lime pie in a cup to walk with, or the chocolate-dipped bar

Key West Key Lime Pie Co bakes its family-recipe pies on Greene Street, selling slices, frozen chocolate-dipped bars and mini pie-making classes.

General Horseplay

• ★ 4.3
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Drink House cocktails and tasty beers

General Horseplay mixes proper cocktails and pours craft beer on Caroline Street in Key West, with a hidden back bar opening nightly at 19:00.

The Roost

• ★ 4.3
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Old Town

Drink Wednesday old fashioneds

The Roost pairs serious old fashioneds with caviar service half a block off Duval in Key West, doubling as the neighbourhood's corner liquor store.

Vinos on Duval

• ★ 4.3
• Wine bar
• $$
• Duval Street

Vinos on Duval pairs a world-spanning wine list with big charcuterie boards mid-Duval in Key West, a calm porch between the street's louder bars.

VIV Wine Bistro

• ★ 4.3
• Wine bar
• $$
• Bahama Village

VIV Wine Bistro pours a French-owned list across from Blue Heaven in Bahama Village, Key West's candlelit corner of cheese boards and baguettes.

The Waterfront Brewery

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order Crazy Lady Honey Blonde at the harbour-view rail

The Waterfront Brewery brews Crazy Lady Honey Blonde with local Keez Beez honey beside Key West's bight, the largest craft operation in the Keys.

Mam's Best Food

• ★ 4.3
• Israeli
• $$
• Bahama Village

Mam's Best Food is the Florida Keys' one kosher kitchen, an Israeli tented counter on Petronia Street under Florida Keys Kosher supervision.

Amigos Tortilla Bar

• ★ 4.2
• Mexican
• $$
• Old Town

Order Baja fish tacos and the fire-roasted corn

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.

Onlywood Grill

• ★ 4.2
• Italian
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order A wood-fired pie with parmacotto ham and pistachio sauce

Onlywood Grill fires Neapolitan pies in a garden courtyard off Caroline Street, the roomiest of the three Onlywood pizzerias running in Key West.

Mary Ellen's Bar & Kitchen

• ★ 4.2
• American
• $$
• Old Town

Order A grilled cheese from the nine varieties, with the dipping sauces

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.

First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery

• ★ 4.2
• New American
• $$
• Old Town

Order The local catch with a Main Squeeze citrus wheat ale

First Flight serves chef-driven plates and house beer in the 1927 building where Pan Am sold its first tickets, under a Key West garden tree canopy.

Funky Rooster Coffee House & Wine Bar

• ★ 4.2
• Café
• $$
• Historic Seaport

Order A cortado and a fresh-baked bagel; return after dark for wine

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.

Red Buoy Coffee

• ★ 4.2
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Old Town

Red Buoy Coffee roasts street-named house blends inside Glazed Donuts on Eaton Street, pairing Key West espresso with the key lime doughnut counter.