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Pepe’s Cafe: Key West’s Great Steak Out

Pepe’s Cafe: Key West’s Great Steak Out

At the end of Caroline Street, on a quiet road near a marina in Key West, you will find one of the best restaurants in all of the Keys.  The sweet aroma of fresh cornbread, sizzling steaks, and grilled seafood practically beckons me from the warm winds blowing through the palm fronds.  It can only come from Pepe’s Cafe, the oldest eatery in Key West.  While it...

Key West: The Key to Paradise!

Key West: The Key to Paradise!

Key West is the westernmost and largest island in the Florida Keys.  It sits about 150 miles south of Miami, and about 90 miles north of Havana, Cuba.  This island city has the tropical feel of Hawaii, with the flair of the Caribbean, combined with the flavor of New Orleans, and just a hint of old world Cuba, sans the communism.  From a birds-eye view, it looks like...