5 live music in Key West our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Key West nightlife.
The Green Parrot ★ 4.8
old-town · 601 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040
The Green Parrot has poured at Whitehead and Southard since 1890 by its own count, Key West's open-shuttered dive with free popcorn and nightly bands.
Tip: There is no kitchen, only free popcorn, and outside food is welcome; soundchecks around 17:30 are a show in themselves.
Sloppy Joe's Bar ★ 4.4
duval-street · 201 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
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.
Tip: The operator dates the bar to 1933 and this corner to 1937; July's Hemingway Look-Alike Contest is the rowdiest week to visit.
Schooner Wharf Bar ★ 4.4
historic-seaport · 202 William Street, Key West, FL 33040
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.
Tip: Breakfast starts at 08:00 Friday to Sunday and 08:30 Monday to Thursday; the bar calls itself a last little piece of old Key West.
Hog's Breath Saloon ★ 4.0
duval-street · 400 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040
Hog's Breath Saloon works an open-air corner near Mallory Square, the Key West room of a saloon brand founded in Florida in 1976, with all-day bands.
Tip: Live music runs from 13:00 to close most days; the raw bar side is quieter than the stage side if you want to talk.
Irish Kevin's ★ 4.0
duval-street · 211 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
Irish Kevin's has run singalong sets on lower Duval since July 1998, a Key West show bar pouring Irish beer with a kitchen that serves until 23:00.
Tip: Entertainers work the crowd hard, so sit back from the stage if you would rather not be part of the act.