Duval Street St – Key West

The Bull and whistle, the Garden of Eden

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The Whistle Bar, the Bull and the Garden of Eden are all located in the same building. Not really sure why the Whistle Bar and Bull are different bars, they seem more like the same bar on two floors but whatever. There is a great balcony at the Whistle Bar where you can look out over the street and people watch. The Bull downstairs often has some sort of live entertainment. The whole building tends to be pretty happening and all three bars are pretty popular. The Garden of Eden is located on the roof and is a clothing optional bar. No cell phones or cameras are allowed. Due to it being on the roof, weather can be a factor on how many people are up there and how naked they are. The Garden of Eden is a hot spot during Fantasy Fest and Spring Break.

Bull and Whistle

Garden of Eden

Margaritaville

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Margaritaville, another must see in Key West. A monument to the free spirited and alternative life style of Jimmy Buffet or a corporate shell, you decide. They do serve pretty good cheeseburgers, personally I won’t eat there again after seeing Corporate Jimmy Buffet sue everyone in sight. Corporate Buffet has sued people for using the phrase “cheeseburger in paradise”, “conch coconut telegraph”, and even sued Six Flags for having a club called “Carrothead Club” for young fans of Bugs Bunny, because it sounds like parrothead. I’ll probably get an angry letter for this but I think Jimmy Buffet sucks anyway.

yay! margaritaville

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Sloppy Joe’s and Captain Tony’s

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Sloppy Joe’s and Captain Tony’s, well Hemmingway lived in Key West for a couple years and ever since then Key West has been milking this for all it’s worth. Hemmingway’s favorite bar in Key West was Sloppy Joe’s and it has been an iconic place to go have a drink ever since. Apparently Sloppy Joe’s is not located where it used to be.  In Hemmingway’s day it was located where Captain Tony’s saloon is now. So you can either go have a drink where Hemmingway physically drank or you can go have a drink in the bar with the same name as where Hemmingway used to drink. Both bars are very popular especially with middle aged tourists. Captain Tony’s has a tree growing through the center of it, which is pretty neat. Sloppy Joe’s is bigger and sometimes has a lot of people in it. They both have live music sometimes.

Capt Tony's

Sloppy Joe's Bar

They are both kind of must sees when visiting Key West.

Duval Street Bars

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From one end of Duval to the other, you’ll find bars to fit every personality and every mood.  From the anything goes joint to the elegant piano bar, Duval Street bars cover the gamut of entertainment and nightlife in Key West.  There are more bars on this street than anything else it seems, which you and your friends or family can bar hop all day long and never visit the same bar twice.

We even have a term for this action, the ability to visit so many bars on one street, from one end to the other…it’s called the Duval Crawl.  You can party it up, jump from bar to bar, and never ever step foot in a car.  It’s all done on foot, safely thank goodness.  You can hop, jump, or crawl between such a diverse set of bars you’ll feel like you’re at the Epcot Center of bars…a new flavor every few steps.

Go from a old honky tonk three level bar that’s steeped in historical charm, booze, and night after night of rowdy live entertainment to a swank patio bar with Sunday tea dances and gourmet bar food.  That would be The Bull & Whistle and La Te Da, located at opposite ends of Duval Street.  And there’s a whole lot more in between, with so many Duval Street bars you can’t throw a stick without hitting one!