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Key West, One Bite at a Time

Where to eat, what to drink, and what's happening around the island. Straight from the locals who run the tours.

November 22, 2025

Key West December 2025: Top Activities and Holiday Highlights

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and this December’s events reflect exactly that.

August 1, 2025

Top Activities in Key West This August: LobsterFest, Rum Fest, and More!

Summer is peaking here in Key West, and although the crowds are slimming, there’s no shortage of events.

July 17, 2025

Cuban Roast Pork Recipe

Because most visitors to Key West perceive us as having a seafood oriented cuisine, few realize the impact Cuba has made on our cooking.

July 7, 2025

Things To Do In July 2025 In Key West

July… A time for independence, fun in the sun, and sweat. Lots and lots of sweat. So much sweat that you feel it in places you didn’t know you could sweat.

June 1, 2025

June 2025 Key West Guide: Pride Week, Festivals, and Local Fun

It’s officially summer and Key West continues to sizzle with events happening this June.

March 7, 2025

Top 10 Things to Do in Key West in February 2025: Festivals, Tours, and More

Winter in Key West means outdoor activities.

March 7, 2025

10 MORE Delicious Reasons You Should Be In Key West Right Now

Looking for a Key West foodie check-list for your next visit?

March 7, 2025

24 Hours of Food and Fun in Key West

If you’re lucky enough to visit Key West (even if just for a few hours, or perhaps overnight), you’re still lucky!

March 7, 2025

Wanderlusting for Key West? Recreate these 3 Iconic Drink Recipes at Home!

1. Key Lime Martini Not everyone wants their key lime in pie form…some like to sip it!

March 7, 2025

Let’s Get Brunch! 12 Key West Places for Best Breakfast

In Key West, we know how to party & we know how to sleep in, which means we know how to brunch!

March 7, 2025

5 Must-Try Meals While You’re in Key West

There’s a lifetime of unbelievable meals in Key West. How does a tourist even get started?

March 7, 2025

7+ Key West Bachelorette Party Ideas to Inspire Your Weekend Itinerary [2020 Full Guide]

Seven ways to fill a Key West bachelorette weekend, from a cocktail crawl and a tiki cruise to brunch, a drag show and a pool party.

March 7, 2025

8 Things to do in October 2025 in Key West

October: The month of body paint in Key West.

March 7, 2025

Announcing The Cocktail Crawl Launch

Announcing The Cocktail Crawl Launch PRESS RELEASE Key West Food Tours Launches NEW Upscale Bar Crawl!

March 7, 2025

Announcing The Historic Seaport Food & Cultural Walking Tour Launch

Announcing The Historic Seaport Food & Cultural Walking Tour PRESS RELEASE Key West Food Tours Replaces its “Seafood Lover’s Tour” with the More Inclusive…

March 7, 2025

Best Oceanfront Restaurants in Key West

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.

March 7, 2025

The Ultimate List of Best Cuban Sandwiches in Key West & How They’re Made

Because of the influx of immigrants working in Key West and Tampa cigar factories, a quick, affordable lunch was needed… The Cuban sandwich was born.

March 7, 2025

Best Events in Key West in May 2025

What’s the buzz in Key West this May? From acting like a kid again to eating a bucket list menu island-style, we’re covering all the bases.

March 7, 2025

A September 2025 to Remember! Top Things to Do This Month

Beer Lovers Unite! Join us for the Annual BrewFest from August 28 – September 1, hosted by Southernmost Beach Resort.

March 7, 2025

A Guide To Finding The Best Fish Tacos in Key West

In a town so drenched in fresh fish, you can imagine that our fish taco game is strong.

March 7, 2025

Top 6 Food Trucks in Key West

Key West isn’t known for food truck culture, but that’s also due to the fact that we have strict codes on mobile vendor licenses. Our pickings are slim..

March 7, 2025

Chill Out: It’s Happy Hour In Key West.

When you think of Key West, do you think about drinking? Yeah, so do a lot of other people.

March 7, 2025

Munchies? Where to Find the Best Late Night Food in Key West

10pm is closing time for many of our local Key West restaurants, so what happens if guests arrive late, are hungry due to a time change, or just woke up from…

March 7, 2025

Top Things To Do In Key West This November 2024

The high season is officially kicking off in Key West, and the snowbirds are starting to migrate south.

March 7, 2025

Build Your Own Key West Bar Crawl

In the “Irish wake” of Saint Patrick’s Day, when the amateur drinkers go pro or go home, we take note of the new stains we’ve managed to add to our beloved…

March 7, 2025

Conch Kingdom: A Brief History of the Queen in Key West

In the wake of the 55th Annual Key West Conch Blowing Competition, we thought it appropriate to share some sage island wisdom about the Caribbean Queen conch…

March 7, 2025

Covid-19 Friendly Outdoor Activities to do While in Key West

COVID-19 has really botched up 2020 pretty good, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that your vacation has to cancel.

March 7, 2025

Top Summer Events in Key West

The kids are out of school. The tank tops, flip flops, shoulders, and thighs are out of hiding. Summer is here and the living is easy!

March 7, 2025

See Food & Eat It: A Look at the Upcoming FL Keys Seafood Festival 2021

Here at Key West Food Tours, we ONLY eat seafood…as in, we SEE food and we eat it, so of course, you can expect to see us at the upcoming 14th Annual Florida…

March 7, 2025

KWFT Guide Spotlight: Analise Smith

Meet Analise Smith! She is Key West Food Tour’s Wonder Woman!

March 7, 2025

KWFT Guide Spotlight: Robert Tracy

Meet Robert Tracy (aka “Tracy” as he goes by his last name)!

March 7, 2025

How to Experience Key West Like a Local

Every well-versed traveler knows to keep an eye on the locals—they’re the ones who live there day in and day out and know how not to fall for the tourist…

March 7, 2025

Your 2025 Key West Calendar

There’s really never a bad time to visit Key West.

March 7, 2025

Lobster Mini-Season 2021!

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!

March 7, 2025

All You Need to Know About the Key Lime Festival This July 2020

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?

March 7, 2025

Locally Made Libations: Pirate Rums to Brews with Views

Ahh, Rum. The Pirate’s drink of choice. So it makes sense that Key West, a city of modern-day pirates, would have their own distilleries… 3 in fact!

March 7, 2025

Key West Strong: Recouped and Up & Running!

“Irma-kay, guys.”—Key West, Florida Irma was no joke. The news you heard from frantic weathermen wasn’t wrong, just…exaggerated.

March 7, 2025

KWFT Guide Spotlight: Shannon McRae

Meet Shannon McRae! She is Key West Food Tour’s social media coordinator, guide, and first official hire!

March 7, 2025

KWFT Guide Spotlight: Nick Soto

Meet Nick Soto! Born and raised in Key West, Nick gives the tour a local peek into the life of a Conch.

March 7, 2025

Local Discounts in Key West Summer 2021

It’s getting close to that time of the year when the island gets the hottest and the locals come out!

March 7, 2025

Planning Your First Trip to the Florida Keys? Add These 5 Activities to Your Itinerary

The Florida Keys leave no shortage of exciting things for visitors to try.

March 7, 2025

The Rum Runner: A Key West Signature Cocktail

Experience the Iconic Rum Runner in the Florida Keys In the Keys, we embrace a laid-back “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere” mentality, making our island chain the…

March 7, 2025

Announcing The Seafood Lover’s Tour Launch

Announcing The Seafood Lover’s Tour Launch PRESS RELEASE Key West Food Tours Launches The Seafood Lover’s Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour KEY WEST, July…

March 7, 2025

Shop Local! Where to Get the BEST Key West Souvenirs

We don’t just make great food and pour good drinks, Key West makes original and authentic products that you can take home with you.

March 7, 2025

The Best Events in Key West this April 2025

April has sprung! This month we’ve got a lot to celebrate and we hope you can join us. We have a few fun things Blooming below that sum up life on the island.

March 7, 2025

The Best Places To Stay In Key West

Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn? It’s hard to discern where to stay, when hotels, rental homes, and bed and breakfasts are around every corner!

March 7, 2025

The Best Things To Do In Key West January 2026

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…

March 7, 2025

Attention Boys & Ghouls! The Boos & Bites Tour is COMING!

THIS MONDAY, Oct 23rd, Key West Food Tours is bewitching guests with two transfixing hours of cocktails and costumes down Fantasy Fest lane!

March 7, 2025

A Tasty Treasure: The History of Key West’s Culinary Scene

“Is a four mile by two mile island really a place to take food tour? How many restaurants could Key West possibly have?

March 7, 2025

Key West Food Tour Spotlight: Petronia Street

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…

March 7, 2025

Top 7 BEST Key West Shore Excursions For Cruisers

Whether you’re a cruise addict or you’re planning your very first venture out on the seas, most people can agree that cruising isn’t considered traveling…

March 7, 2025

Restaurants to Celebrate! Top Key West Spots for Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Special Occasions

Knowing where to celebrate a special occasion (whether it be a birthday, anniversary, promotion, or other major life event) in a place you’re unfamiliar with…

March 7, 2025

Wanderlusting for Key West? Recreate Bad Boy Burrito Fish Tacos from Home!

If you’ve ever been on our Southernmost Food Tour, then you’ve had the pleasure of biting into a fresh, vibrant, locally-caught fish taco from Bad Boy Burrito.

March 7, 2025

Rain in Paradise?! Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Key West

You’ve spent all this money to get down to Key West and now, (what?!?) the tanned, South Florida weatherman is calling for RAIN?!?!

March 7, 2025

What’s the Best Times of the Year to Visit Key West?

We’re of the firm belief that there’s no bad time to visit Key West, but hey, we live here!

March 7, 2025

Where To Eat, Key West: Mangoes!

There are over 315 restaurants here on our tiny 2 mile by 4 mile island…So where do you decide to dine on your precious few days here?

March 7, 2025

Where to get the best Key Lime Food in Key West

We admit it. We’re key lime obsessed here.

March 7, 2025

Where to get the BEST Key West Pink Shrimp

Don’t skimp on shrimp. We don’t call our local shrimp “pink gold” for nothing. These babies are sweet, juicy, succulent, and bigger than normal.

March 7, 2025

You CAN’T leave Key West Without Trying These Dishes & Drinks…

Cuban Food Conch Pink Shrimp Local Fish Stone Crab Smoked Fish Dip Key Lime Pie Coconut Water Cafe con Leche Rum Runner Papa Doble

November 20, 2024

Wanderlusting for Key West? Recreate our Key Lime Pie from your Kitchen

When a trip to Key West isn’t in your immediate future, the outlook can seem grim. No tan lines from jet skis.

November 1, 2024

Top Things To Do in Key West March 2025

Spring is right around the corner in the US, but it’s always summer temps here in sunny Key West, Florida!

June 19, 2024

Ultimate Guide to Fantasy Fest 2024: Insider Tips and Must-Do Events

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…

June 18, 2024

Unmissable Events at Hemingway Days 2024: Look-Alikes, Running of the Bulls, and More

We don’t need too many excuses to throw a party, and celebrating the man, myth and legend Ernest Hemingway is a perfectly reasonable reason.

June 15, 2024

The Best Cuban Food Spots in Key West

The Best Cuban Food Spots in Key West Key West is only 105 miles from Havana, Cuba.

June 12, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Corporate Team Building Activities in Key West!

The Best Team Building Activities in Key West!

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