6 splurge places in Key West, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Key West. All Key West food.
Little Pearl ★ 4.8
old-town · 632 Olivia Street, Key West, FL 33040
Little Pearl runs a four-course local-seafood tasting menu from a corner cottage on Olivia Street in Key West, with a deep cellar and three set seatings.
Tip: Seatings run at 17:00, 19:00 and 21:00 six days a week; the wine pairing leans on the half-bottle cellar and is worth it.
Little Pearl ★ 4.8
old-town · 632 Olivia Street, Key West, FL 33040
Little Pearl calls itself a neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar, matching a Key West seafood tasting menu to a cellar strong in halves and sake.
Tip: Seatings run at 17:00, 19:00 and 21:00 six days a week; the wine pairing leans on the half-bottle cellar and is worth it.
Cafe Marquesa ★ 4.7
old-town · 600 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040
Cafe Marquesa is the Marquesa Hotel's 50-seat dining room in Key West, where chef Travis Lee crisps yellowtail snapper and plates oysters nightly.
Tip: The room seats around fifty and fills with hotel guests first, so reserve ahead for the 19:00 to 20:00 window.
Louie's Backyard ★ 4.7
casa-marina · 700 Waddell Avenue, Key West, FL 33040
Louie's Backyard stacks oceanfront decks above the Atlantic at Waddell Avenue in Key West, serving island fare with the Afterdeck bar right on the water.
Tip: The Afterdeck pours until late even when the dining room is booked out; Louie's takes its holiday in September.
Latitudes ★ 4.6
old-town · 245 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040
Latitudes seats you on Sunset Key's beach after a short ferry from Key West, plating snapper and lobster bisque with the Gulf horizon as the back wall.
Tip: The launch leaves from the Opal Key Resort marina at 245 Front Street and your reservation time is the departure time; book the crossing, not just the table.
A&B Lobster House ★ 4.4
historic-seaport · 700 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040
A&B Lobster House has served surf and turf above Key West's harbour since 1947, with martinis, yacht views and the Berlin's speakeasy tucked behind it.
Tip: Ask for a balcony table over the marina; Berlin's cocktail bar behind the building serves the same A&B menu.