Coming to Florida's Key West and not experiencing Duval Street is missing one of the area's most…read moreimportant commercial roads. It's the main street on the island. Visit at any time. At the end of the day, when the heat abates and beachgoers have packed up, the street truly comes into its own Lined with restaurants, bars, art galleries and souvenir shops, this popular thoroughfare stretches a little more than a mile and is near many of the city's most well-known attractions. Near the northern end of the street is Mallory Square, a congregation point where the daily sunset has all eyes cast to the spot where the sun first touches the ocean horizon. A visit to Key West isn't complete without taking a stroll down Duval Street.

Love Duval Street! If you're going to spend some time in Key West then hitting Duval Street is a…read moremust! Especially if you like to bar hop and feast on tasty eats. I'd suggest staying at a hotel close by as Duval is very walkable and a lot of fun. We were there for a friend's destination wedding and extended our stay to enjoy Key West. You can experience fancy joints to dive bars here. A must is Sloppy Joe's as it's one of the most famous bars on Duval. Willie T's, Hog's Breath Saloon, Bull & Whistle, Smallest Bar, Durty Harrys, Flying Monkey, Hard Rock, Fat Tuesdays, and many more. You can also find many spots to eat and the fresh seafood is terrific. Retail and souvenir shopping can also be found along this street. My liver took a beating but kept on ticking!

The shrimp salad was excellent! The dressing on the greens was soooo delicious. The lasagna was…read morealso great! Loved the view and food. I'll definitely be back.

I stumbled upon this restaurant while walking on the beach in Key West. It was a great day out and…read morewas able to sit on the patio. I ordered the yellowtail salad and an Italian lemonade. The fish was super fresh and tasty. I had a great lunch but had to remove a star for service. I was alone and it took a moment to get seated. Once seated, it took a bit to be served. I had to remind the waitress I was there. Everyone was super nice and they were busy and may have been short staffed. I would recommend paying this restaurant a visit.

Notably the sister island to Key West but with a tranquil vibe and heavy emphasis on boating and…read morefishing with a few lazy local taverns and a bunch of mangroves lining the Overseas Hwy. We are at Stock Island today purchasing a boat at the Haven Key Boat Ramp just one mile from the main entrance into Key West where we wil hopefully eat dinner.

Just up the street from Key West, this residential island has a few hidden gems. El Siboney and…read moreHogfish Bar and Grill are my favorites. 10x cheaper than Key West and just a 5 minute drive. It's not really a walkable scene. Just drive to your destination and life will be good!

Don't discount this place based how little it seems (especially since there is a popular, large…read morepark across the street). But this is also not a typical park, as there is no playground or typical park amenities. They do have free parking (convenient to the beach too). The park was named after Charles "Sonny" McCoy (former key west mayor for 5 terms and Monroe County Commissioner) The "Indigenous" portion of the park's name is the concept that this park was originally designed for. They wanted to protect the native species of trees from being destroyed and fully removed by developers, so around the park are a huge variety of trees. Okay, not exactly exciting stuff yet and not much of a reason for that 5 star rating. They have a Wildlife Rescue center and a wildlife trail; which the kids always love. What sold me on this place is the brand new BOCCE BALL courts (approximately 8 of them). I very much enjoy playing and finding a professional made court is very hard to find in Florida. Most parks in Broward and Palm Beach County only have grass courts and a couple on har-tru (like a tennis court) and couple are done on artificial grass (the worst). Also the majority of parks that do have them, do very minimal maintenance so the courts are usually in a state of deterioration. These courts are made professionally (I have never seen this quality level in any public bocce ball court within 200 miles (literally). They have composite boards (so no worries regarding wood rot), they have concrete walkways (including dips to hold the out of play balls, fully lit for night play, tons of local leagues and the course material is rock sand and clay (and the play surface is incredible) Be sure to check this place out

So, as far as Key West attractions go, this popped up because it was free and off the beaten path,…read moreliterally it's in a really nondescript off the main street where the beach and pier are. I found it because I wanted to see the Key West chickens and I hadn't seen any at the point and there were a few there that I would be guaranteed to see. Besides chickens though are a lot of local species that are kept for conservation and education. It's a small space but we had fun, particularly the myna bird which could talk and was cute would kick out eggs from other birds' nests so they could lay their own. Devious little guys. It's a short loop around and while not quite a zoo you can get pretty close to a lot of the animals here; the turtle pond in particular, those guys wake up really quickly when you make any hand or arm gesture. All in all, it's a good find and definitely a quirky little find in quirky Key West.

Small, cozy restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. We luckily got in a reservation as the…read moreplace, deservingly, has a bit of a wait. We ordered 2 pizzas and 2 apps- which were plenty for the four of us. It's one of those places that you wish you had a larger stomach so you could try more! Best pizza in Key West? IMHO, absolutely!!!

I wish that I could rate this a 3.5. This is for our visit on 07.16.26…read more We found this restaurant online while searching for Italian. The menu looked great AB's had good reviews. We found the location the map said, but we found it down the alley. And OMG! The smells were amazing! We decided to eat outside where they had fans around the seating. We ordered the bruschetta and it was top notch! So good! My daughter got the Margherita pizza. And I got the Gnocchi with tomato sauce. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. The pizza sauce was pretty bland. My gnocchi were mostly on the mushy side and the tomato sauce didn't have a lot of flavor. Adding Parmesan cheese and salt helped with the flavor. Service was excellent by everyone who stopped by the table. Refills on water, food, etc. if I return to Key West, I may try them again, but I would try something else.

Went to the2019 show. It was more like a flea market that a local art show. Going there I thought…read morethere would be local art and artist there? It turns out that all the vendors were not from Key West but they were on a circuit in Florida. So the same show you can go to in Tampa , Miami , Orlando etc. most of the vendors I talked to were from North Caroline and Virginia. Very Disappointed. So if ya wanna buy marbles and doll clothes Key West Craft Show is for you. If not? Then don't bother. We won't be back.

We took this tour and had a wonderful time. We were guided to five restaurants and tried delicious…read morefood and drinks. The Cuban sandwich and key lime pie were to die for. We went to a cuban cigar making shop and some other shops we wouldn't have found on our own. Angie was an amazing tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about Key West. She kept us together, she kept us on the shady side of the street & followed traffic rules to keep us safe. I highly recommend this tour and suggest you ask for Angie.

Key West Food Tours was a great experience with a variety food and drink samplings and walking tour…read moreof a few KW neighborhoods, with a bit of history mixed-in. Kyle, our guide for the day, was great and talked about Key West's past and present and local customs, including its major industries throughout the years (cigars, rum, ship wrecking [which to me sounds similar to Ransomware today] and more), the common use of Bahaman light blue believed to ward off evil spirts and also birds (not evil but can make a mess), and tour of Gato and Old Town, parts of town that you'd normally not know about as a tourist. He also made sure everyone was hydrated and had multiple chances to cool off as it was a humid, sunny afternoon. The food stops included El Siboney for Cuban pork, beans and rice, bread and plantains, The Rum Bar for an iced rum drink, Mangoes for conch fritters and tomato based conch chowder, Kaya for mahi mahi and, to finish it off, Cuban Coffee Queen for Cuban espresso and key lime pie. We met people from all over including Spokane, WA, Minneapolis, MN, and other parts of Florida.

The best meal of our Key West trip!…read more Lola's Bistro is a hidden gem on Simonton Street. There's no printed menu: Chef Richard cooks a handful of starters and entrees each night, and the server walks you through them at the table. The room is small and intimate, with around 16 people a seating, and the service feels personal from the moment you sit down. We started with the scallops in garlic sauce, the quail, and the short rib ravioli, and every one was a standout. For mains we had the hogfish with lobster ravioli, the black grouper in mushroom sauce with lobster ravioli, and an Iberico pork chop the chef called "the wagyu of pork chops". He wasn't exaggerating. Dessert was flambéd bananas and Italian cream puffs filled with vanilla cream and covered in chocolate sauce, a perfect finish. It's BYOB with no corkage fee, so bring a good bottle. They take cash or Venmo only, and reservations are a must. If you're in Key West, make this your special dinner.

We decided to give this restaurant a try based on a friend's recommendation, but unfortunately, the…read moreexperience fell short from the moment we walked in. The young man who greeted us was unwelcoming -- he seated us in a corner without offering menus or acknowledging us further. The setup of the restaurant also gave us pause. The kitchen was open and exposed on the floor with no visible ventilation, leaving the food odors to linger heavily in the air -- the kind that cling to your clothes long after you leave. Between the lackluster service and the uncomfortable environment, we didn't get a good feeling about the place and decided to leave. One more thing worth noting for anyone planning to visit: the restaurant does not serve alcohol, so you'll need to bring your own beverages.