Here%26#39;s a fun question for those who return to Key West over and over:
What is your list of things you MUST do each and every time you go to Key West?
Question for KW ';Regulars';
Margarita at Green Parrot, Sunday brunch at Blue Heaven, photograph more angels/cherubs at the cemetery, and get out on the water (fishing trip, eco-tour, sunset sail, etc.)
Question for KW ';Regulars';
Breakfast at Pepes, Blue Heaven, Turtle Kraals, Two Friends, The Galleon, Turtle Kraals (once on Monday for the special - ranchos huevoes, and one other time because Croissants de France is still closed)
Margueritas at Kellys, Bloody Marys at Pepes, mojitos at El Meson de Pepe, Key West Sunset Ale at Half Shell Raw Bar.
1/2 lb of peel-your-own shrimp at Half Shell or Turtle Kraals, or both. Crab claws somewhere. Fish %26amp; Chips at B.O.%26#39;s Fishwagon. Blackened grouper sandwich at Conch Republic.
Sebago Island T%26#39;ing and a snorkel / sunset sail with Fury or Caribbean Spirit.
Walk up and down Duval. Browse in the Key West bookstore on Fleming. Read two books and relax. Meet up with TA buddies.
And make plans for new things for the next trip: Rooftop Cafe, Sarabeths, Duval Beach Club, Big Dogs.
Pjk
Pjk - what%26#39;s Big Dogs?
I forgot a dozen oysters at Crabby Bills.
Big Dogs, I thought, is the new place on Front Street across from Two Friends that has just recently opened. Have I dis-remembered?
Pjk
Ah - it%26#39;s Island Dogs. Yeah, I haven%26#39;t been there either. I thought there was whole new place I hadn%26#39;t heard about (I always feel obligated to go to new places for some reason). I have been disappointed with some new places lately (most recently, the Rum Barrel), so maybe that one will be good.
Oh, and when I go running in the evenings down Simonton, there are always lots of people at Sarabeth%26#39;s (not enough to deter you, but enough to make me think it%26#39;s good. Then again, people eat at Hog%26#39;s Breath all day long and their food is crapola). Sarabeth%26#39;s is a very pretty place, especially at night, and just far enough off Duval so that it%26#39;s quiet, but not far from the action, if you want to do that before/after.
Mojito at CR, mahi sandwich at Jack Flats, Shrimp at CR, breakfast at La Te Da, ';I Love Cocks'; souvenirs from Chicken Store, make Carl at Capt. Tony%26#39;s sing ';Wild Horses';, snorkel, and sit at Billyfish with a drink in hand, look at the husband and say, ';gee, I wonder what the poor are doing right now...'; (this in reference to the friends that insist that they can%26#39;t afford to go...whatever.)
Remember, you have the rest of your life to pay off your credit cards.
I don%26#39;t know if three trips makes me a regular but...
Oysters on the half shell at the Half Shell, 1/2 pound boiled shrimp at the Half Shell. Sunsets at Mallory Square and from the top of LaConcha, Sloppy Joes, Fat Tuesdays, Irish Kevins on St Pat%26#39;s day, The Green Parrot Bar (voted one of the top ten bars by Playboy Magazine), the Rooftop, and the replacement for Billies, Red Fish Blue Fish for the Yellowfin Tuna steak, and anything you do on the water...JMHO
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Breakfast at Duval Beach Club the 1st morning we are there and just take in the view.
Walk down to Mallory Sq the minute we are done checking in and look at the water.
I know this is touristy but take the Conch Train Tour.....nice a relaxing, and you always get someone new as a tour guide with info about the island that you haven%26#39;t heard about.
A bike ride around the island...and then stop at HB for adult refreshments.After the 3-4 hours of refresments, lock up the bikes at HB---at this point tooooo drunk to ride a bike.
Stumble down Duval with the intention of going back to the room and get side tracked right into Irish Kevins.
We also like finding a bar that isn%26#39;t so busy and get to know the bartender. We have made friends with a few and they remember us everytime we go back--they know what we drink and our names----that makes you feel like your at home...in Key West
We love Key West and have visited a few times. There are some classic places to visit or eat, but we always find something new each time.
When Americans come to the UK, they often think our villages are rather quaint, and that is the sentiment that I would use for Key West 鈥?it鈥檚 nice just to take a walk and admire the prettiness of the buildings and surroundings and see where you end up. You can walk the length of Key West very easily.
We like looking around the bight and taking a boat trip or going fishing during the day (we aren鈥檛 really into shopping and find the shops generally quite tacky with some expensive ones mixed in).
As someone else said, the cemetery is really interesting, as is the sculpture garden, which both give you something about the history of the island:
http://keywest.com/cemetery.html
historictours.com/keywest/鈥ust.htm
At night, there are dozens of fun bars, just wander into a few and see whether you like them. We think Irish Kevin鈥檚 is loads of fun, but it鈥檚 pretty much the same every night 鈥?if you google it, they have a webcam, so you can see what happens. Another good bar was Finnegans 鈥?on our first night last year, we got no further than that 鈥?and, speaking as someone who doesn鈥檛 like fish (which KW seems to specialise in) or junk food (sometimes difficult to avoid in Florida) they serve some good food!
http://www.keywestirish.com/
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