In [email removed] (Jan R. K. writes: > >Kathryn W. wrote: >>Anyone have reccomendations for the Key West area? Any kind of cuisine as >>long as it's good. Thanks, Kathryn >> > >Been a long time since I was in Key West, but there were a ton of good restaurants on Duvall Street >(which is the major strip.) If you go deep-sea fishing, many restaurants will prepare your catch for >a reasonable fee. You'll probably want to try some conch (the local sprecialty, known to Italians as scungilli). >I prefer it in a chowder of as fritters, since its kind of like a chewy clam). In general, I've found the food >in Key West to be really good, especially local seafood (like yellowtail) depending on what's running any >given season. Key West is a ball though, even though it's kinda small. > >[email removed] > >The preceding comments do not necessarily reflect the opinions >of anyone (including the author). > My in-laws came back from Key West raving about Louie's Backyard... excellent food...a little pricey.It's also written up in this month's issue of Conde Nast Travel magazine as one of the top 250 restaurants\ in the U.S..
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Kathryn W. wrote: > Anyone have reccomendations for the Key West area? Any kind of cuisine as > long as it's good. Thanks, Kathryn Definitely do Chico's Cantina on Stock Island just before you enter Key West. One of the best cheap lunches of all time. Also Martha's is good but make sure your VISA is'nt close to maxed out. It's on Roosevelt about 1 mile to the left as you enter Key West.
Someone wrote: : In article , [email removed] Kathryn W. wrote: : > Anyone have reccomendations for the Key West area? Any kind of cuisine as : > long as it's good. Thanks, Kathryn : Definitely do Chico's Cantina on Stock Island just before you enter : Key West. One of the best cheap lunches of all time. Also Martha's is : good but make sure your VISA is'nt close to maxed out. It's on : Roosevelt about 1 mile to the left as you enter Key West. I go to the keys every summer, as far as key west I would recommend : Jimmy Buffets place, it is a fun place and if you are in Key West you have to go there! : I can't think of the name of the place but it is a little whole in the wall I think around the corner from Sloppy Joes, which is also a fun place to go...the place is something like Iguanas.. cant remember name but it was good! There are some Italian rest. but I would suggest going to little wholes in the wall, they usually have the best food, there are a lot of fun places to go! Have fun! Julie
If you are looking for simple, fresh seafood, there is no better place than the Half Shell Raw Bar. On the water, with a very old Key West casual atmosphere. Mangia Mangia is a great place on Southard St. for fresh pasta. Turtle Kraals at Lands End Village offers a nice variety of fresh seafood with a "Southwestern Flair" as they put it.
n-reply-to: [email removed]'s message of Tue, 28 Mar 95 18:52:42 GMT [[this is an update to a list I've posted before]] Our favorite place is Louie's Backyard, which is somewhat expensive and has a wonderful deck overlooking the ocean. Nowhere I'd rather be. My parents current "local" (they spend the winter in KW) is South Beach, which is down at the bottom of the old town area, on the beach; good food, reasonable prices, and the water to watch. They also like to eat on the porch at the Hyatt, which has a good view of the boats moving in and out of the city marina. My parents also say Cafe des Artistes is wonderful, though expensive. Brunch at Casa Marina is wonderful (big, old-fashined hotel, outdoor patio with umbrellas and trees, the occasional cat cleaning up scraps, expansive view of the sea); Sunday morning-early afternoon; pricey, but I've never regretted it. Turtle Kraals is mostly sandwiches, has cats wandering around the tables and some rescued animals to watch, as well as a tank full of fish and a view of the marina, with lots of fancy boats to admire. There's a restaurant in a Victorian house at the north end of Duval Street, (just south of Reef Raiders dive shop) called Bagatelle; you can eat on the porch and watch the crowds go by on Duval. I've never eaten anything fancy there, but the burgers were fine. Treetops has a dining room upstairs with outdoor seating facing the sponge market; my parents eat there a lot; moderate prices (and more cats!). I have heard good things about Yosake, a Japanese restaurant on Duval street, but I haven't eaten there. It's non-teppan cooking and sushi. I've been to Kelly's once; it was a little more glossy than some of these places, but the food was fine and the setting pleasant. My uncle likes the Crab Shack, which I thought was OK. Note that a lot of the fancier places have lower rates for locals, if you have friends there; I believe some of the churches also give out coupons (aimed at locals).