A Key West local gave me this list of things to do/places to go.

Best Breakfasts:

· Moondog Café (off Whitehead street, next to Hemingway house). Also good for lunch and dinner, but my favorite is breakfast

· Breakfast Club 2 (green street)

· Hot tin roof – particularly for Sunday brunch is unlimited. Reservation definitely required.

· Ocean grill

· Banana Café

· Azur

· Blue Heaven

· Creperie

· Best Lunch/Dinner:

· 915 (located 915 duval)

· Santiagos Bodega (Tapas style- reservation strongly suggested).

· Blackfin Bistro

· Sushi: Miso Happy or Oragami

· Ramen: Kojin

· Virgilios (Italian)

· Café Sole (French)

· First Flight

· Antonias

· Lolas (BYOB, only a few seatings a night)

· The Docks (Stock island)

· Mangia Mangia (pasta)

· Salute on the Beach

· Best Happy hour:

· Alonzos

· Boathouse (next to Alonzos, great view)

· Southernmost Café (on other end of Duval, near Southernmost point).

· The Saint hotel

· Conch Seafood republic

· Tattoos and Scars (drinking)

· Martins (Fancy)

· Bad Boy Burrito (Stock island)

· Hogfish (stock island)

· Hurricane Hole (stock island)

· Best Dessert

· Better than sex (open only 6-12 PM) and reservations required, this will book up!

· Moondog café

· Mathiessons for the big cookies (can get those walking around duval street)

· Best fast food:

· Kojin (Ramen)

· Mr. Z’s for pizza/cheesesteaks/late night

· Glazed Donuts

· Garbos- Food truck inside of the Hanks.

· Activities:

· Beach: Fort Zachary Taylor (walking distance, off Southard but a bit of a walk-can request an UBER to drop you off).

· Also Simonton beach with Lagerheads beach bar. (very end of Simonton)

· On other end of Duval, there’s also Southernmost beach café with the beach at the end

· Sunset: Mallory Square, visit specifically Sunset pier for a beverage/live music.

· Live Music: Hanks, Green Parrot, Willie T’s, Rockhouse Live,

· Bar spots: Green parrot, Sunset pier (at sunset—check out sunset celebrations- food/vendors at Mallory Square at the same time), Chart room, Tattoos and Scars, Sloppy Joes, the Rum Bar (upper duval), Schooner wharf, Willie T’s. Virgilios on Mondays for $5 martini Mondays and dancing.

· Museums: Hemingway house, Mel Fisher Museum, Harry Truman Whitehouse, Butterfly conservatory (Friday after 5 PM is a special ‘meet the birds’ Flamingle experience—must book in advance).

· Botanical gardens outside of Higgs beach

· Wildlife center (near higgs beach as well, end of White street)

· Sunset sail companies: Danger or Party Cat

· Fishing charter: Split charter (pay per seat not the full boat): is Captain conch, captain Gary

· Tiki Boat-can book a seat on Tiki boats as well (to snorkel, beach etc)

· Full charter: High class hooker is top notch. Jerry and Susanna are the owners

· Rent a Kayak or Paddleboard and explore Salt ponds (rent from Hurricane hole)

· Take boat out to a sandbar (Snipes, Marvin key, etc).

· Rent bikes (Eaton street bikes) or a golf cart. Go on a bike tour through key west (Key Lime bike tours)

· Things to do outside of key west (need a car!)

· Perry hotel (Stock island)

· Sugarloaf jumping bridge

· Ramrod Swimming hole- mile marker 26

o -Check out boondocks if you’re that far up—Mini golf and food/music!

· City of Marathon- Turtle Hospital

· Aquarium- also Marathon

o -Keys Fisheries is great to taste STONE CRAB (is in Marathon). Cheapest Stone crab in the keys by far

· If you’re driving from Miami: Feed the tarpon on Robbies

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