Above: The seating in the back of Louie's Backyard, which is right on the ocean, in Key West, Florida

Key West Restaurants

Key West is one of those end-of-the-world places that attract both those who are looking to get away from it all — and those who are looking to get away to something special. Besides lovely hotels, museums and architecture, Key West has many dining options. Here are four restaurants I particularly liked.

Café Solé

The interior of the dining area of Café Solé in Key West, Florida - Photo by Hideaway Report editor

At this lively and congenial place, I rejoiced in a dish I’d never encountered before: conch carpaccio. The conch is pounded paper-thin and served with sweet red pepper, capers, Bermuda onions and a sprinkling of Asiago cheese. An entrée of hogfish — a reef fish that is succulent and almost sweet due to its diet of crustaceans — came with a red bell pepper Hollandaise.

Café Solé
1029 Southard Street. Tel. (305) 294-0230

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Above: The seating in the back of Louie's Backyard, which is right on the ocean, in Key West, Florida

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