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Key West, FL – Restaurants

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Key west pier

To begin this section I would like to offer one of the more popular recipes for Key Lime Pie. This well-known pie is a specialty dessert of the Florida Keys. This particular recipe was taken from Key Kookin by the late great 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 conch served in restaurants is imported from the Bahamas because in the United States it is a protected species.

While shopping, especially on Duvall Street look for several juice and smoothie sidewalk vendors. They use fresh tropical fruit including mango, papaya, and pineapple.

All restaurants below are categorized by type of cuisine and are all in the (305) area code. We *ONLY* list restaurants that have been in business for 10 years or more. If your Key Restaurant has been in business for 10 years or more and we do not have it listed below, please email us: dave@pon.net

  • American
    Denny’s 294.7800
    Hard Rock Cafe 293.0230
    Pepe’s Cafe & Steakhouse 294.7192 – www.pepeskeywest.com

    Pier House Restaurant 296.4600 – www.pierhouse.com

    Two Friends Patio Restaurant 296.3124 – www.twofriends.com

  • Deli
    Goldman’s 294.DELI – www.goldmansdeli.com
     

    French
    Banana Cafe 294.7227 – www.bananacafekw.com
     

    Grocery
    Fausto’s Food Palace 296.5663 – www.faustos.com
    5 Brothers 296.5205
     

    Island
    Kelly’s Caribbean Bar & Grill 293.8484 www.kellyskeywest.com

    Mangoes 292.4606 – www.mangoeskeywest.com
     

    Italian
    Mangia Mangia Pasta Cafe 294.2469 – www.mangia-mangia.com

    Antonia’s Restaurant 294.6565 – over 25 years in business. www.antoniaskeywest.com

    La Trattoria 296.1075 operates two restaurants in Key West – their original on Duval Street dating from 1983 and a newer one on Oceanside dating from 2011 – www.latrattoria.us

  • Asian
    Ambrosia Japanese Restaurant 293.0304 – www.ambrosiasushi.com
    Benihana Japanese Steakhouse 294.6400
    Origami 294.0092 – www.sushibarorigami.com
     

    Bakery
    Cole’s Peace Bakery 292.6511 – www.colespeace.com
    Croissants de France 294.2624 – www.croissantsdefrance.com
     

    Catering
    Great Events 294.2252 – www.greateventscatering.com
     

    Cuban
    El Meson de Pepe’s 295.2620 – www.elmesondepepe.com

  • Mexican
    Old Town Mexican Cafe 296.7500 – www.oldtownmexicancafe.com
     

    Waterfront
    A&B Lobster House 294.5880 www.aandblobsterhouse.com

    Alonzo’s Oyster Bar 294.5880 www.alonzosoysterbar.com

    Bistro 245 294.4000 – www.bistro245.com
    Conch Republic Seafood Company 294.4403 – www.conchrepublicseafood.com

    Half Shell Raw Bar 294.7496 www.halfshellrawbar.com
    Latitudes 292.4313

    Schooner Wharf Bar 292.9520 www.schoonerwharf.com

    Turtle Kraals 294.2640

 

Margaritaville Cafe 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: 305.292.1435. Website: www.margaritaville.com

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  1. Joe says

    November 4, 2016 at 11:15 pm

    Has “The Cafe” restaurant gone out of business ? We have eaten there every year when we visit Key West. Always been healthy tasty meals at a reasonable cost.

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