Kaya Island Eats is a caribbean restaurant in Duval Street, Key West.
Editorially verified August 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Jamaican jerk chicken, Ahi poke nachos
Must order: Ahi poke nachos, then the jerk chicken
Tip: The kitchen also runs a hook-and-cook service, so charter anglers can bring in the day's catch for dinner.
Address: 618 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
Nine One Five serves an eclectic fusion menu from the porch of an 1850s Victorian on upper Duval in Key West, backed by a deep wine list and late seatings.
Signature: Bacon-wrapped dates, Cedar plank salmon
Order: Bacon-wrapped dates from the porch menu
Tip: Ask for a veranda table at sunset; the upstairs Point Five bar pours the same wine list without the wait downstairs.
Azur Restaurant cooks Mediterranean dinners and one of Key West's favourite brunches from a shaded corner of Grinnell Street, a few blocks off Duval.
Signature: Mediterranean brunch plates, Fresh pasta
Order: Brunch on the terrace, then whatever pasta is on that night
Tip: Azur takes a long September holiday most years, reopening in mid-October; brunch tables go quickest on weekends.
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.
Signature: Key lime pie, Richard's Very Good Pancakes
Order: Key lime pie with the towering meringue
Tip: The courtyard closes for a holiday each September and reopens in October, so check ahead if you visit in hurricane season.
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.
Signature: Smoked salmon carpaccio, Patatas bravas
Order: Smoked salmon carpaccio and a round of croquettes
Tip: Tables are small and the room fills fast at dinner, so book ahead or come at 11:00 when the tapas kitchen opens.
Seven Fish is the Key West dinner room locals book on Truman Avenue, plating yellowtail snapper in Thai curry sauce and smoked mahi from a tight menu.
Signature: Yellowtail snapper with Thai curry sauce, Smoked mahi-mahi
Order: Yellowtail snapper with Thai curry sauce
Tip: Dinner only from 18:00 and closed Tuesdays; the small dining room rewards a reservation over a walk-in wait.
Nine One Five serves an eclectic fusion menu from the porch of an 1850s Victorian on upper Duval in Key West, backed by a deep wine list and late seatings.
Signature: Bacon-wrapped dates, Cedar plank salmon
Order: Bacon-wrapped dates from the porch menu
Tip: Ask for a veranda table at sunset; the upstairs Point Five bar pours the same wine list without the wait downstairs.
Cafe Sole has cooked French-Caribbean dinners in a Key West backstreet since 1995, John and Judy Correa's kitchen of hogfish and portobello mushroom soup.
Signature: Hogfish, Portobello mushroom soup
Order: Hogfish from the local catch, then the duck a l'orange
Tip: The Correas close for the whole of September each year and reopen in October, so plan shoulder-season visits around it.
