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Florida Keys Dining
Florida Keys - Dining No travel experience is complete if you do not spend some time enjoying the local dining facilities of each city you are visiting. Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, Big Pine Key, and Key West, are cities offering from casual to fine Florida Keys dining. These cities are connected to the mainland through the overseas highway U.S. Highway 1 and an 18-mile stretch.

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Let's take the road toward our first dining destination in a quick culinary tour across the Florida Keys:
FLORIDA CITY
- Mutinneer Restaurant & Wharf Lounge
- US 1 Highway and SW 344 Street
- Florida City
- Phone (305) 245-3377
- Sits in a unique building, resembling an old sailing pirate ship, this restaurant is the last mainland stop in the northern part of the Florida Keys. Food is secondary to ambiance. The Muttineer has several TV sets, a jukebox, video games, a stage and dance floor, as well as an original bar with nautical theme and happy hour with free popcorn and snacks.
Gusto's Sport Bars and Grill
- SE 326 US 1 (MM 126)
- Florida City
- Phone (786) 243-9800
- You will see the Gusto's just passing the intersection of Highway US 1 and the Florida Turnpike, where a free quality buffet is served all days at 4 pm.
KEY LARGO
Crack’s Conch Restaurant
Gilbert's Resort, Tiki Bar & Grill
- 107900 Overseas Highway (MM 107.7)
- Key Largo
- Phone (305) 451-1133
- Gilbert’s is another large bar with a marina offering dining facilities including a sandy beach with a table to eat under its individual tiki roof. Coconut trees provide you with a delightful panorama to enjoy domestic draft beer and other drinks and refreshments.
ISLAMORADA
- Dino's Ristorante Italiano
- MM 81 Oceanside
- Islamorada
- Phone (305) 664-0727
- Only in the Florida Keys, you can find an excellent and authentic Italian restaurant like this, serving home made food. Pizzas, pies, vegetable salads, and a large dessert cart that you will simply not be able to resist. Attended by Mama and Papa, you will find Italian chatting coming from the kitchen door, where pizzas are hand-tossed.
Chilli Willie's Bar & Grill
- 86701 Overseas Highway (MM 86.7)
- Islamorada
- Phone (305) 852-8786
- In addition, you will find an interesting inside bar located on the ocean side and popular for its large game room featuring video games, electronic carts, pool tables and more. There is a jukebox and 14 satellite TV sets around the bar and dining room serving casual food and domestic draft beer for just one buck.
MARATHON
- Kelsey's Fine Dining
- MM 48, at Faro Blanco Resort
- Marathon
- Phone (305) 743-9018.
- The famous gourmet restaurant chain is waiting for you at Marathon, overlooking the splendid bay and marina resort, serving seafood and steaks, the specialty of the house.
The Royal Pelican
- 13201 Overseas Highway
- MM 54, at Holiday Inn Resort & Marina
- Marathon
- Phone (305) 289-0222
- Enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner at a restaurant which specialty is fresh seafood and barbeque. It has a pleasant atmosphere with the traditional hospitality of this popular hotel chain.
BIG PINE KEY
- Rob's Island Grill
- 31251 Avenue A (MM 31.2)
- Big Pine Key
- Phone (305) 872-3022
- Just entering the Florida Lower Keys, you will find this restaurant on the right side of the highway. Furnished with light colored wood the Rob’s has only an inside dining room and a bar with satellite TVs. There is a promotion running on Sunday with wings, pizza and draft beer at special prices.
Good Food Conspiracy
- MM 30.2, Oceanside
- Big Pine Key
- Phone (305) 872-3945
- A restaurant honoring its name. Good, casual dining and low prices but do not expect the tradition setting and attention of bigger restaurants.
Quick Links
KEY WEST
Recommending dining facilities at Key West is rather hard since this is the Florida Key with the most of them, but some of the most popular are:
410 Wall Street
Key West
Phone (305) 295-2620
Closer to Mallory Square where there are daily public events. There is an open-air bar where you can choose from dining outside or getting a table in its opulent dining room, serving the finest Cuban Conch Cuisine.
Hog's Breath Saloon
- 400 Front Street
- Key West
- Phone (305) 296-4222
- This restaurant bar and gift shop has a large bar inside its building and another outdoors with exuberant shade from large trees along the street. Open seven days a week, you can get 50 cents off the regular price on all beers and well drinks.
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