Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, 2026. The question I get every year is the same one: which Key West restaurants are actually open, and are any of them worth booking?
More than you would expect. Some go full traditional turkey spread. Others lean into what Key West does best, which is fresh seafood, good cocktails and a patio you actually want to sit on in late November.
Not feeling the turkey? Most restaurants run their regular menus too, on Duval and off it.
Everything below is what ran in 2025. Key West restaurants announce their holiday menus late, usually from late October to early November, and I update this page as each one confirms. Prices, times and menus change year to year, so treat the 2025 entries as a guide to what a place typically does rather than a booking. The 2026 details replace them as they come in.
When is Thanksgiving in Key West?
In the US, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November. In 2026 that is November 26th, in Key West and everywhere else.
Is Thanksgiving a Good Time to Visit Key West?
Yes. Hurricane season is nearly over, the days are warm, and there is plenty of sun. Tourism runs steady through November in Key West and the Florida Keys. Most restaurants mark the day in some way, and there is no shortage of other things going on.
Key West Thanksgiving Weather
Late November in Key West runs sunny with a chance of cocktails. I find no fault in that forecast. I can also guarantee there will not be any snow.
Key West Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving
Here is what each Key West restaurant did for Thanksgiving in 2025, and the 2026 details go in as they confirm. Takeout and catering, free community meals, the Lower Keys and the on-the-water options all have their own sections below.
Bookmark it and check back through November. This is the page I keep current.
A&B Lobster House
In 2025, A&B Lobster House served its regular dinner menu alongside a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and a few specials, out overlooking the water at the Harbor Walk.
They were fully booked for the day well in advance, so if this is where you want to be in 2026, book early and check for cancellations if you miss the window.
Located at: 700 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-5880
Bagatelle
Bagatelle ran holiday features alongside its signature dishes in 2025. Pumpkin soup and turkey dinner options started at noon; seared scallops and hogfish came in with the 5 pm dinner menu.
Regular brunch and dinner hours, no happy hour. Tables went fast, so call ahead or book online.
Located at: 115 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-6609
Banana Cafe
Banana Cafe served a Thanksgiving menu from noon in 2025, running until it was gone.
The main plate had the usual suspects and cost $29, with a slice of pumpkin pie for $6 on top. The regular menu was available too, dine in or to go.
Located at: 1215 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-7227
Brady’s Pub Key West
In 2025, Brady’s put the games on and served a traditional turkey meal with all the trimmings in the same room. Hours ran 11:30 am to 10 pm.
The plate was $29.95 dine in or $32.95 to go, ordered in advance. Reservations by phone.
They spend the year practicing with Turkey Tuesday as a special, which is a reasonable way to get it right.
Located at: 1900 Flagler Ave, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 295-8880
Bruschetta Francesca
Bruschetta Francesca opened for both lunch and dinner on Thanksgiving in 2025.
The day ran a traditional roast turkey alongside Sicilian specialties and their usual appetizers. Reservations were taken.
Located at: 112 Fitzpatrick Street, Key West, Florida 33040 • (305) 440-2845
Cafe Marquesa
Cafe Marquesa served from 3:00 to 9:30 pm in 2025, with a four-course turkey dinner and seasonal specials running alongside the nightly menu.
Located at: 600 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 292-1244
Cafe Sole
The folks at Cafe Sole told me, “Every year, we make a full New England-style Thanksgiving dinner.”
In 2025 that was Chef John’s Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, with the regular menu available alongside it. Reservations by phone or through OpenTable.
Located at: 1029 Southard St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-0230
Casa Marina (Curio Collection by Hilton)
Casa Marina ran a Thanksgiving buffet at Flagler’s Restaurant in 2025.
The spread included a charcuterie and chilled seafood display, made-to-order fresh pasta, and a carving station with Papa’s Pilar rum-glazed turkey, slow-roasted rib roast and miso-butter local catch.
$120 for adults and $35 for children, with a complimentary mimosa and live music. Reservations through OpenTable.
Located at: 1500 Reynolds Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-3535
Dante’s Key West
Dante’s runs an all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet every year, poolside.
In 2025 it ran noon until 5 pm at $28 for adults and $12 for kids. No reservations; first come, first served.
Located at: 955 Caroline St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 293-5123
Denny’s Key West
Denny’s ran its regular menu plus a turkey dinner selection in 2025.
No Turkey Slam as far as I know, but breakfast whenever you want it is a fair consolation. This location has a full bar with nightly food specials and a happy hour.
Located at: 2710 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 741-7990
The Docks Restaurant + Raw Bar
The Docks on Stock Island served its regular menu in 2025 alongside a Thanksgiving dinner special and extra fish and seafood entrees.
Located at: 6840 Front St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 396-7049 • thedocksstockisland@gmail.com
Duffy’s Steak & Lobster House
Duffy’s served its regular menu and traditional Thanksgiving options in 2025. It fills up.
Prime rib, New York strip and surf and turf were all on the regular menu alongside the holiday plates. Call for reservations, particularly for larger groups.
Located at: 1007 Simonton St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-4900
First Flight Island Restaurant
First Flight ran Thanksgiving specials from noon to 10 pm in 2025, alongside the full menu.
Prime rib and oven-roasted turkey were the mains. Regular hours all day, with no happy hour on the holiday, and the Thanksgiving menu started at noon. Reservations recommended. The garden is the reason to sit here.
Located at: 301 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida 33040 • (305) 293-8484
Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Key West Kitchen (at the Hyatt Centric)
Four Flamingos ran a holiday prix fixe in 2025 at $89 per person: an island chip or corn bread donut appetizer, a choice of two salads or soup, a traditional turkey main (jerk brined that year) or winter mushroom risotto, and a choice of two desserts.
Dinner ran 3 pm to 8 pm. An add-on seafood platter was $55, with Key West pink shrimp cocktail, local catch ceviche and gulf coast oysters with shallots and mignonette.
Located at: 601 Front St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 809-4000
Four Marlins Oceanfront Dining (at The Reach)
Four Marlins served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 pm in 2025, with live music on the patio.
There was also a Thanksgiving dinner for two to go: herb-marinated turkey with the traditional trimmings, five sides and a homemade pie. Orders closed at 3 pm on the Monday of that week, with pickup on the day from 11 am to 4 pm.
Leftover Brunch followed on the Saturday and Sunday, 7:00 am to 2:00 pm with bottomless mimosas, a la carte choices and desserts, live music from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Located at: 1435 Simonton St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 293-6250
Grand Cafe
Grand Cafe served a traditional Thanksgiving alongside its regular menu from noon to 9 pm in 2025.
It is one of my favorite restaurants on the island and they do holiday specials well. Reservations by phone.
Located at: 314 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 292-4740
Hot Tin Roof
Hot Tin Roof at Ocean Key ran a four-course menu at $130 per person in 2025, seasonal and traditional selections.
Reservations required. The location is the point here; it sits at the top of Duval overlooking the water.
Located at: 0 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 295-7057
Kaya Island Eats / Key West EmPOURium
Kaya Island Eats kept normal hours in 2025 and ran its full menu plus seafood specials as the Thanksgiving twist.
Located at: 618 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 395-0213
Kennedy Cafe
Kennedy Cafe carries a homemade turkey dinner on its main menu year-round: mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce and homemade Uzbek bread.
There is also a turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwich on baguette, which is worth a look whatever the date.
Located at: 924 Kennedy Dr, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 809-9000
La Te Da
On upper Duval, La Te Da does a traditional turkey meal with all the fixings every year. It books out.
In 2025 it was served 2 to 8 pm, reservations required, with pricing announced closer to the day.
The photo at the top of this post is from a Thanksgiving meal at La Te Da a few years back. Plenty of people will tell you this is the best Thanksgiving dinner on the island, and I understand why.
Located at: 1125 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-6706
La Trattoria Oceanside
La Trattoria Oceanside ran a traditional Thanksgiving dinner alongside the full menu in 2025.
Turkey with the sides and a choice of dessert came in at $34.95.
Located at: 3593 S Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 295-6789
La Trattoria Old Town
The La Trattoria Old Town location on Duval ran a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and its full menu in 2025.
Located at: 524 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-1075
Mac’s Place
Mac’s Place served a Thanksgiving dinner option alongside its regular menu in 2025.
It was $29.95 from 11 am until it ran out, with the NFL on the TVs. Mac’s is an easy place to sit for a few hours.
Located at: 1605 N Roosevelt Dr, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 504-3648
Mangoes Key West
Mangoes ran a traditional Thanksgiving dinner starting at 1 pm in 2025.
Reservations through the Mangoes site.
Located at: 700 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-8002
Martin’s
Martin’s runs its regular menu and usually adds Thanksgiving specials. Martin told me previously to expect turkey breast, turkey schnitzel and turkey leg, with stuffing, mashed potatoes and red cabbage.
Doors at 4 pm.
Located at: 917 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 295-0111
Mary Ellen’s Bar & Restaurant
Mary Ellen’s served a full Thanksgiving dinner from noon until the food ran out in 2025: roasted turkey with traditional stuffing, mashed potatoes, homemade turkey gravy, green bean casserole, a sweet Hawaiian roll, jellied cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
The kitchen has changed hands since then. Bad Boy Burrito has run it since April 2026, and the name is now Mary Ellen’s and Bad Boy Burrito. What they do for the holiday in 2026 is an open question. Hopefully it stays the same.
Located at: 420 Appelrouth Ln, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-7750
Matt’s Stock Island Kitchen & Bar
Matt’s, at The Perry Hotel & Marina on Stock Island, ran a Thanksgiving prix fixe in 2025.
$75 per person, $37 for children 10 and under. The Perry runs a free hourly shuttle to Old Town if you are staying in town.
Located at: 7001 Shrimp Rd, Key West, FL 33040 • (877) 496-8712
Milagro Restaurant & Bar
Milagro, now on Duval Street, ran a holiday menu from 3 to 10 pm in 2025 alongside the regular menu.
The Thanksgiving offering was a la carte: one starter, three entrees and a dessert, with 25% off all bottles of wine.
Located at: 821 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 440-3534
Nine One Five
Nine One Five ran Thanksgiving Day specials in 2025 alongside the full menu.
Holiday turkey and veal osso bucco were the mains. Space is limited here, so book early and check for cancellations if you miss out.
Located at: 915 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-0669
Ocean Grill & Bar
Ocean Grill & Bar served a homemade traditional Thanksgiving dinner in 2025.
Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots and green beans, sage and thyme stuffing, cranberry sauce, onion gravy, fresh cornbread, and pumpkin pie or apple crumb, at $42.95 per person. The regular menu was available too.
Located at: 1075 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-4300
Old Town Mexican Cafe
Old Town Mexican Cafe put a Mexican turn on the holiday in 2025.
Ancho-rubbed turkey with giblet gravy, $29.50 for the plate. Reservations by phone.
Located at: 609 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-7500
One Duval
One Duval, inside the Pier House, ran Thanksgiving specials alongside its regular menu in 2025, with ocean views all day.
The 2025 menu was:
- Starters: lobster bisque or roasted beet and goat cheese salad
- Mains: stone crabs (1 lb or half lb), traditional turkey dinner, or herb-crusted prime rib
- Dessert: pumpkin pie or bourbon pecan pie
Located at: 1 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 295-3255
Pepe’s Cafe & Steakhouse
Pepe’s Cafe does a traditional turkey feast every Thursday of the year, so Thanksgiving is just another Thursday to them. If you are in earlier, there is a Thanksgiving sandwich on the lunch menu.
The holiday dinner starts at 1 pm: light and dark turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and peas.
Located at: 806 Caroline St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-7192
Rams Head Southernmost
Rams Head Southernmost served Thanksgiving dinner from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm in 2025.
Roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, green bean casserole, turkey gravy, a dinner roll and pumpkin pie, at $35 per person.
Located at: 804 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 440-3196
The Saint Hotel
Tempt Restaurant at The Saint ran a four-course holiday menu in 2025 at $55 per person.
Located at: 417 Eaton St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-3200 for reservations
Schooner Wharf Bar
Schooner Wharf Bar served a home-cooked traditional dinner plate with all the fixings in 2025, live music and the waterfront included, at $28.95.
Located at: 202 William Street, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 292-9520
Tavern N’ Town
Tavern N’ Town ran a Thanksgiving to-go menu in 2025 for 6 to 8 people, ordered the week before and picked up on the day between 12 and 3.
$425 for the complete meal or $225 for everything but the turkey. Dining in, there was a plated turkey dinner at $48 and a pumpkin cheesecake at $15, with the regular menu available.
Located at: 3841 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-8100
Two Friends Patio Restaurant
Two Friends ran a Thanksgiving Day special in 2025.
Turkey, dark and white, over stuffing, with mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce and peas.
Located at: 512 Front St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-3124
Viva Argentinian Steakhouse
Viva opened on Thanksgiving Day in 2025.
The year before that they ran a three-course turkey dinner special and turkey empanadas, so something along those lines is the reasonable expectation.
The steak empanadas are the ones I order, but the turkey version with a glass of their sangria is a fair swap once a year.
Located at: 903 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 741-7666
Yellowfin Bar & Kitchen (at Hilton Key West Resort & Marina)
Yellowfin ran a Thanksgiving special from 2 to 9 pm in 2025 at $45 per person.
The harvest feast plate came with roast turkey, cranberry compote, garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, gravy and sweet potato casserole, plus a soup or salad and a dessert choice.
The property has since rebranded. Ocean’s Edge is now Hilton Key West Resort & Marina. There is a free hourly shuttle to Old Town.
Located at: 5950 Peninsular Ave, Key West, FL 33040 • (877) 935-0862
Thanksgiving Takeout, Catering and Bakeries in Key West
Fausto’s Food Palace
Fausto’s does turkey to go, which is the answer if you are in a condo or a rental. Orders go through the deli.
In 2025 the full dinner was $179.99 and served 8 to 10: a 10 to 12 lb Plainville natural fully cooked turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean almondine, stuffing, gravy and cranberry relish. The order deadline was November 22nd.
Located at: 522 Fleming Street, Key West, Florida 33040 • (305) 296-5663
Located at: 1105 White Street, Key West, Florida 33040 • (305) 294-5221
Fritas Cuban Burger Cafe
Fritas made Thanksgiving dinner empanadas, pumpkin flan and Thanksgiving dinner burritos in 2025, which is a better idea than it has any right to be.
Empanadas were pre-order, and they would send them out unbaked if you wanted to pass them off as your own work.
Located at: 425 Southard St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 509-7075
Great Events Catering
Great Events Catering put together a Thanksgiving feast for pickup in 2025.
$160 for a dinner for four, plus $40 per additional person. Pickup ran 10 am to 3 pm on the day, with orders closing 5 pm on the Monday of that week.
Located at: 925 Truman Ave, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-2252
Key West Personal Chef
Key West Personal Chef ran two Thanksgiving offers in 2025: a feast for 10 to 15 people at $150, and holiday hams at $125.
Pickup was 10 am to 12 pm at The Lost Kitchen Key West on Thanksgiving Day.
Located at: 6810 Front Street, Stock Island, FL 33040 • (305) 714-0344
Moondog Cafe & Bakery
Holiday pies and cakes for the table come from Moondog Cafe, ordered by email, with gluten-free and vegan options.
The 2025 list ran:
CAKES
Apple Rum Cake with French-style Maple Buttercream Icing (gluten-free) $65
Triple Chocolate Cake with Sugared Cranberries (vegan and gluten-free) $85
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake (gluten-free) $80
Orange & Cranberry Bread Pudding with Cheesecake Filling $80
PIES
Pecan Pie, 6 to 8 servings, $55
Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon Meringue, vegan or classic, serves 8 to 10, $45
Cranberry Key Lime Pie, 8 to 10 servings, $55
Orders go to bakery@moondogcafe.com.
Located at: 823 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 741-7699
Sugar Shark Market
Sugar Shark Market offered a Thanksgiving dinner box in 2025: turkey plus the side dishes, with recipes and timings included.
Turkey orders closed in mid-November, with pies and cakes reservable up to the week of.
Located at: 3124 Overseas Hwy (MM15), Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 707-7596
Free Thanksgiving Dinners in Key West
Boardwalk Bar & Grill (Big Pine)
Boardwalk Bar & Grill put on its third annual free community Thanksgiving dinner in 2025. Open to everyone, no charge.
The bar opened at 2 pm and dinner was served at 4 pm.
Located at: 31044 Ave A, Big Pine Key, FL 33043 • (305) 735-2114
Mallory Square Sunset and Thanksgiving Celebration
A free Thanksgiving dinner at Mallory Square, open to everyone. Turkeys are cooked on site through the afternoon and into the sunset celebration.
In 2025 the meal ran 4 pm to 6 pm or until the food was gone, and included turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.
Located at: Mallory Square, Key West, FL 33040
Sugarloaf Church (Sugarloaf Key)
Sugarloaf Church puts on a free Thanksgiving meal, and their framing of it is the honest one: “Holidays in the Keys can be lonely. You may or may not have much family to celebrate with.”
Everyone is welcome. Bring a dish if you want to; it is not required. In 2025 it ran 4 to 6 pm.
Located at: 260 Crane Blvd, Summerland Key, FL 33042 • (256) 453-1666
Florida Keys Thanksgiving: Big Coppitt to Summerland
Bobalu’s (Big Coppitt)
You can have turkey at Bobalu’s any day of the year.
Their regular menu carries a roast turkey and stuffing Thanksgiving dinner plate with two sides and a choice of cornbread or garlic bread. Mile Marker 10.
Located at: 301 US HWY 1, Big Coppitt Key, FL 33040 • (305) 296-1664
Broil (Cudjoe)
Broil ran a Thanksgiving brunch buffet from 11 am to 2 pm in 2025, reservation only, at $80 per person.
Dinner service followed on the regular menu from 5 to 9 pm, walk-ins only. Reservations went through Lola on (573) 220-8812.
Located at: 21611 Old State Rd 4a, Cudjoe Key, Florida 33042 • (305) 741-7879
Mangrove Mama’s (Summerland Key)
Mangrove Mama’s served from 3 pm until it ran out in 2025: the full menu plus a Thanksgiving meal at $36 per person.
Groups of eight or more called ahead. Their line on it was “look ma no cans,” and everything is made in house.
Located at: 19991 Overseas Hwy, Summerland Key, FL 33042 • (305) 745-3030
Other Ways to Spend Thanksgiving in Key West
Fury Key West Thanksgiving Ultimate Adventure H2.O
A day on the water with activities and a turkey lunch, which is about as Key West as the holiday gets. Details are on Fury’s site.
Departs from the corner of Greene St and Elizabeth St, next to The Conch Republic Seafood Company • (855) 831-5997 toll-free
Key West Cooking Show
The Key West Cooking Show ran Thanksgiving-themed classes on two November Saturdays at 7 pm in 2025.
On the day itself they served a buffet-style turkey feast with two seatings, 11 am and 3 pm, at $54.23 per person.
Located at: 291 Front Street (Suite 207), Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 294-2665
Sunset Watersports
Sunset Watersports runs a Thanksgiving Day sunset dinner cruise, with a traditional turkey dinner cooked in the onboard kitchen.
The trip includes an unlimited well bar and a steel drum player. Relax on the island all day, then head out for dinner on the water.
Located at: 201 William St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 296-2554
Southernmost Beach Resort
The Avalon Porch hosted its annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade watch party in 2025, 8:30 am until noon.
Mimosa specials, Bloody Mary specials, and a coffee bar with adult options.
Located at: 1405 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040 • (305) 295-6550
Still to Confirm for 2026
These places have done something for Thanksgiving in past years, or are likely to, and have not confirmed for 2026 yet. I check back with them through November.
Bel Mare, Conch Republic Seafood Company, Destination Catering, Doubletree by Hilton, Island House, La Grignote, Louie’s Backyard, NAS Key West, No Name Pub, Sarabeth’s, Southernmost Beach Cafe, Thirsty Mermaid, Tropical Food Market, Waterfront Brewery, Willie T’s.
Key West Thanksgiving: The Short Version
There is no shortage of options for Thanksgiving dinner in Key West. Turkey lunch, a sunset dinner cruise, a free community meal, catering to your rental, or a plate of stone crabs and a regular menu if the whole turkey thing was never your idea in the first place.
Most Key West restaurants stay open on Thanksgiving, and that is worth being thankful for. Book the popular places early; La Te Da, A&B and Nine One Five all sell out.
Pass this on to anyone working out their Key West Thanksgiving plans.