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5 Unique Bars in Key West That Don鈥檛 Suck

5 Unique Bars in Key West That Don鈥檛 Suck, Key West, Florida

There are more than a few bars in Key West. So many so that one would think drinking is Key West鈥檚 biggest attraction. It certainly is what people go there to do, even the likes of聽Ernest Hemingway. For five years in the 1930鈥檚 Hemingway split his聽time hanging out聽with his 70 or so cats and tying one on at Sloppy Joe鈥檚, his favourite watering hole. Since then much has changed. As I found with my 1st聽impression of Key West, the touristy main drag of Duval Street resembles a lot of what I don鈥檛 care for on Bourbon Street in New Orleans and the Vegas strip. Cheesy bars and chain restaurants you can find in every tourist center in the world. But just as I found a better side of New Orleans and how I learned to love Las Vegas鈥檚 old town charm, Key West has a plus side as well. With that in mind, here are 5聽unique bars in Key West that don鈥檛 suck:

Contrary to the Hemingway memorabilia and T-shirts will have you believe, Sloppy Joe鈥檚 current location is not where聽Hemingway spent most of this time and therefore not on this 5 Unique Bars in Key West list. The original location, what is now Captain Tony鈥檚, is just down the street. In 1938, one year before Hemingway left town, Sloppy Joe鈥檚 rent was raised and instead of paying it, the bar up and left. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: 5 Unique Bars in Key West That Don鈥檛 Suck
Guide Location: USA » Key West
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Shaun Robertson
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Captain Tony鈥檚 Saloon
  • The Porch
  • Key West Smallest Bar
  • Mallory Square
  • Green parrot

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