13 upscale places in Key West, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Key West: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Key West food.
Seven Fish ★ 4.6
white-street · 921 Truman Ave, Key West, FL 33040
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.
Tip: Dinner only from 18:00 and closed Tuesdays; the small dining room rewards a reservation over a walk-in wait.
Cafe Sole ★ 4.5
white-street · 1029 Southard Street, Key West, FL 33040
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.
Tip: The Correas close for the whole of September each year and reopen in October, so plan shoulder-season visits around it.
Thirsty Mermaid ★ 4.5
old-town · 521 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040
Thirsty Mermaid runs a jewel-box raw bar on Fleming Street in Key West, rotating daily oysters beside local ceviche and pan-sauteed yellowtail snapper.
Tip: Happy hour oysters from 16:00 to 18:00 are the best raw-bar deal in Old Town; the room seats few, so arrive early.
The Flaming Buoy Filet Co ★ 4.5
old-town · 424 Eaton Street, Key West, FL 33040
The Flaming Buoy Filet Co plays retro supper club on Eaton Street in Key West, searing yellowtail snapper with banana salsa under Star Wars memorabilia.
Tip: Happy hour runs 16:00 to 18:00 and the room is tiny; Tuesday is the dark night, so plan around it.
Cafe Sole ★ 4.5
white-street · 1029 Southard Street, Key West, FL 33040
Cafe Sole pairs French technique with Keys fish in a quiet Key West garden room, a husband-and-wife kitchen open since 1995 for hogfish and duck a l'orange.
Tip: The garden tables under the trellis are the seats to ask for; the whole restaurant holidays through September.
Nine One Five ★ 4.4
duval-street · 915 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.
Tip: Ask for a veranda table at sunset; the upstairs Point Five bar pours the same wine list without the wait downstairs.
Azur Restaurant ★ 4.4
old-town · 425 Grinnell St, Key West, FL 33040
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.
Tip: Azur takes a long September holiday most years, reopening in mid-October; brunch tables go quickest on weekends.
Nine One Five ★ 4.4
duval-street · 915 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
Nine One Five serves its fusion tasting plates from an 1850s Victorian porch on upper Duval, one of Key West's most polished dinner-and-wine evenings.
Tip: The house dates to around 1850 and the porch seats go first; the upstairs lounge takes walk-ins with the full menu.
Berlin's Cocktail Bar & Lounge ★ 4.4
historic-seaport · 700 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040
Berlin's hides behind A&B Lobster House above Key West's harbour, a leather-chair speakeasy the operator dates as a local favourite since 1947.
Tip: You can order the full A&B menu at the bar, and the cigar terrace overlooks the marina; jazz nights run in season.
Azur Restaurant ★ 4.4
old-town · 425 Grinnell St, Key West, FL 33040
Azur runs a daily 09:00 to 15:00 brunch on a shaded Grinnell Street corner, the sit-down Mediterranean morning Key West locals book for occasions.
Tip: Azur takes a long September holiday most years, reopening in mid-October; brunch tables go quickest on weekends.
Matt's Stock Island Kitchen & Bar ★ 4.2
stock-island · 7001 Shrimp Road, Key West, FL 33040
Matt's Stock Island Kitchen & Bar cooks New American comfort food over the Perry Hotel marina near Key West and will even cook the fish you caught.
Tip: Bring your own catch for the You Catch We'll Cook service; Monroe County residents get 20% off dinner with ID.
Matt's Stock Island Kitchen & Bar ★ 4.2
stock-island · 7001 Shrimp Road, Key West, FL 33040
Matt's runs Stock Island's weekend brunch over the Perry Hotel marina, New American comfort plates a dog-friendly drive from Old Town Key West.
Tip: Bring your own catch for the You Catch We'll Cook service; Monroe County residents get 20% off dinner with ID.
Mangoes ★ 4.0
duval-street · 700 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
Mangoes runs a family-owned Caribbean kitchen and brick patio at Duval and Angela in Key West, serving local seafood and homemade key lime pie till late.
Tip: The patio is prime Duval people-watching; happy hour from 16:00 to 18:00 softens the mid-Duval prices.