To begin this section I would like to give
you one of the more popular recipes for Key Lime Pie. This is a
well-known pie that is a specialty dessert of the Florida Keys. This
particular recipe was taken from Key Kookin by the late Glad Whitley.
Ingredients:
4 eggs (separated)
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon gelatin (in 1/2 cup ice water)
1 half cup Key lime juice
1 half teaspoon salt
Beat egg yolks until thick, add 1/2 cup sugar to eggs slowly while
beating. add salt, then lime juice; beat well. Cook in a double boiler
about 10 minutes or until thick. Transfer to mixing bowl, add gelatin,
and beat for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. Beat egg whites until stiff,
add sugar and beat until of a satin smooth consistency. With a wooden
fork, beat in egg whites to the cooked moisture until well-blended
without lumps of egg whites. Pour into a pre-baked 9-inch pie shell, and
either freeze for the future or chill in the refrigerator.
As with many of the restaurants in the Florida Keys, most restaurants in
Key West serve fresh fish. Some that come to mind are wahoo, grouper,
snapper, tuna, & dolphin fish. More than likely all will be caught in the
local waters. Don't miss the Conch dishes. These can be breaded, served
raw in salads, or made into conch chowder. Conch was part of the main
diet of the original Key's natives. Today the conch you find in
restaurants is imported from the Bahamas because in the United States it
is a protected species.
Dave highly recommends picking up a copy of "The
Menu" a detailed listing of all the restaurants in Key
West. It includes full page menus and prices. All the restaurants listed
below are in
"The Menu".
As you are shopping you will find several juice and smoothie sidewalk
vendors, especially on Duvall Street. They use fresh fruit and mostly
tropical ones such as mango, papaya, and pineapple.
These restaurants are divided by type of food. All
restaurants listed below are in the (305) area code.
American
Alice's Restaurant 292. 5733
www.aliceskeywest.com
Celebrities at La Concha 296.2991
Denny's 294.7800
Damn Good Food to Go 294.0011
Diner Shores 296.2491
The Duval Grille 292.2247
The Greenery 296.6543
Hard Rock Café 293.0230
Hemingway Café 294.2571
Iquana Café 296.6420
Our Place 292.4002
Pepe's Café & Steakhouse 294.7192
Planet Hollywood 295.0003
Pier House Restaurant 296.4600
www.pierhouse.com
Potato World 295.8701
PT's Late Night Bar & Grill 296.4245
Rooftop Café 294.2042
Square One Restaurant 296.4300
Sunset Bar & Grill 296.7701
Two Friends Patio Restaurant 296.3124
www.twofriendskeywest.com |
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Asian
Ambrosia Japanese Restaurant 293.0304
Benihana Japanese Steakhouse 294.6400
Dim Sum's Far East 294.6230
Dynasty Chinese Restaurant 294.2943
Kozuchi & Thai Cuisine 292.0009
www.keywestthaicuisine.com
Origami 294.0092
Siam House 292.0302
Yosake 294.2288
Bakery
Cole'z Peace Bakery 292.6511
Croissants de France 294.2624
Candy
Key West Candy Company 293.8508
Catering
Great Events 294.2252
Cuban
Plantains 294.9658
El Meson de Pepe's 295.2620 |
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Deli
Felice 296.1886
Goldman's 294.DELI
European
Café Europa 294.3443
Finnegan's Wake 293.0222
www.keywestirish.com
French
Banana Café 294.7227
Greek
Anthony's 296.8899 (comes highly recommended)
Grocery
Fausto's Food Palace 296.5663
5 Brothers 296.5205
Waterfront Market 296.0778
Indian/Continental
Pavilion 296.9977
Island
Bahama Mama's Kitchen 294.3355
Caribe Café 292.7771
Kelly's Caribbean Bar & Grill 293.8484
www.kellyskeywest.com
Mangoes 292.4606
Paco's Hukilau 296.7277
Papa's Restaurant 293.7880
www.papasrestaurant.com
Italian
Mangia Mangia Pasta Café 294.2469
www.mangia-mangia.com
Antonia's Restaurant 294.6565 - over 25 years in business.
www.antoniaskeywest.com
La Trattoria 296.1075
www.latrattoria.us
Raimondo's Ristorante Ital. 745.9999
Riviera Pizza & Pasta Café 292.5206 |
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Juice Bar
Juice Oasis 296.7912
Mexican
Gato Gordo Café 294.0888
Old Town Mexican Café 296.7500
Steakhouse
Flagler's 296.3535
Michaels 295.1300
www.michaelskeywest.com
Take-Out/Delivery
Duds N Suds 292.1959
Lobo's Grill 296.5303
Waterfront
A&B Lobster House 294.5880
www.aandblobsterhouse.com
Alonzo's Oyster Bar 294.5880
www.alonzosoysterbar.com
Bistro 245 294.4000
Conch Republic Seafood Comp. 294.4403
Half Shell Raw Bar 294.7496
www.halfshellrawbar.com
Harbor Lights 294.2727
Hickory House 292.2211
Latitudes 292.4313
Lighthouse Inn 292.8439
Martha's Steakhouse 294.3466
Nicola's - Hyatt 296.9900
Schooner Wharf Bar 292.9520
www.schoonerwharf.com
Ocean View Restaurant 296.5000
Turtle Kraals WF Grill & Bar 294.2640 |
The Margaritaville Café is located at 500 Duval Street in the
middle of all the shops. This is Jimmy Buffet's restaurant. Here you can
order a Cheeseburger in Paradise (don't ask for any variations of this,
as Jimmy has specified exactly what a Cheeseburger in Paradise is) as
well as other favorite Jimmy Buffet dishes. Jimmy wrote the menu
himself. I especially recommend the salad composed of onions, tomatoes,
and avocados. The food was particularly good which surprised me because
the restaurant catered to tourists. Take a moment to walk to the back of
the restaurant and view some of Jimmy's gold and platinum albums as well
as numerous photos of himself. See pictures of Jimmy with Whoopi
Goldberg, Jimmy on Safari in Kenya, Jimmy performing live from a boat,
and many others. PHONE NUMBER 305.292.1435. Website:
www.margaritaville.com
The Garden Cafe located several blocks away from the
Margaritaville Cafe is well worth a visit for lunch or dinner. The
prices are excellent and the food is very good. If you desire a
hamburger cooked how you asked for, then this is the place for you. They
also have good salads.
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