Key West

Calendar Find a Food Tour (opens in new window) New year, same island. Kick off the season with outdoor festivals and jam packed foodie events ranging from the Key West Food & Wine Festival to races on land and sea. Don’t miss the hottest events happening in Key West this January. 1. Key West Food…

Calendar Find a Food Tour (opens in new window) Winter in Key West means outdoor activities. With average February temps at a brisk 76 degrees (sorry to rub it in), we’ve got no reason to stay indoors with our a/c on. February is peak high season here on the island, which means plenty of events…

  Calendar Find a Tour (opens in new window)   The high season is officially kicking off in Key West, and the snowbirds are starting to migrate south. This November is jam-packed with fun events of music, culture, food and boats. We’d hate for you to miss out on anything, so we collected a list…

With our pristine waters and magnificent sunsets, it’s no surprise any visitor or local is looking for the best place to indulge with a view. While there’s an abundance of great restaurants in town, there are just those few gems where you really are able to “take it all in”. Factoring in sand, water, and…

We are days away from the most colorful, creative, costumed (or barely clothed) Festival of Key West and it’s so close we can almost taste the drinks and smell the paint. Fantasy Fest isn’t something you accidentally arrive during the middle of without knowing (you already know from the hotel room price spike). So…

If you’re a first-timer to Key West, or a “virgin” as some of the locals have termed it, then you get a free pass to spend your entire vacation strolling, boozing, and people watching your way up and down Duval Street. But, as a “repeat offender,” you should know Key West offers so much more than bawdy drinking songs, spray painted tank tops, and free sunburns… we are home to a culinary melting pot jam-packed with side streets full of vibrant foodie delights. One such street is the pride and joy of Key West’s Bahama Village: Petronia Street. Marked as the main drag of the historical neighborhood, Petronia houses a selection of bistros, cafes, and restaurants so scrumptious, you’d not be balked at by any local if you decided to take every meal on it! So why am I still…

Down here in the Florida Keys we love celebrating the things that make our islands unique. Tropical fruits, eccentrics, people & pie.  Sums it up, doesn’t it? Our celebrations are fun, wacky & unforgettable. Our people are too. Which leads us to Key Lime Festival: America’s favorite citrus celebration! If you happen to be traveling…

Looking for a Key West foodie check-list for your next visit? Huffington Post’s 10 Delicious Reasons You Should Be in Key West Right Now, an article written almost 3 years ago, still rings perfectly true today, but there’s FAR more than 10 Delicious Reasons to be in Key West! If you’ve been here before, you could…

  Because most visitors to Key West perceive us as having a seafood oriented cuisine, few realize the impact Cuba has made on our cooking. Ask any local for a great restaurant and he refers you instead to a great cuisine: Cuban. Now that you get the logic that Cuba has always been only 90…

Mini lobster season is about to kick off in the Florida Keys, and man are we ready to get our hands on some fresh Florida lobster!  The 2-day spiny lobster event is always the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July, with the regular season opening August 6th and ending March 31st. Mini season started…