Cafe Marquesa

The converted 1880s “conch” houses that form the Marquesa Hotel back up to this lovely boutique restaurant that serves an ever-changing menu of local seafood married with worldly flavors. Here, Chef Susan Ferry creates unexpected pleasures out of yellowtail snapper, working the fillet into an herb-dusted medallion and then setting it off with a summery […]

Kaiyo

Sophisticated big-city food, a gorgeous dining room, and the Keys’ laid-back ambiance combine to make this chic Islamorada restaurant one of the best and most appealing places to eat in the islands. Duck confit wrapped in green tea crêpes, tempura-fried baby abalone (don’t panic, they’re farm-raised) with wasabi sauce, and slippery udon noodles with shellfish […]

Keys Fisheries

Two words: lobster Reuben. Take two slabs of rye bread about the size of a manhole cover; add a sliced Florida lobster tail, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese; slather the whole thing with Thousand Island dressing; and pan-fry until the bread is golden, the cheese melted, and the aroma enough to make grown men drool like […]