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Men: check out the Hieronymus Bosch-like painting
Proverbidioms
in the restroom,
surely the most entertaining urinal talk-piece on the island.
Porch
BAR
10am-2am Mon-Sat, noon-2am
Sun)
If you're getting tired of the frat-boy bars on the Duval St strip, head to the Porch. It's a
friendly little artisan beer bar that's more laid back (but hardly civilized) than your average
Keys watering hole. The knowledgeable bartenders will trade jokes with you and point
you in the right direction for some truly excellent brew.
Garden of Eden
BAR
Go to the top of this building and discover Key West's own clothing-optional drinking
patio. Lest you get too excited, cameras aren't allowed, most people come clothed, and
those who do elect to flaunt their birthday suits are often…erm…older.
Captain Tony's Saloon
BAR
Propagandists would have you believe the nearby megabar complex of Sloppy Joe's was
Hemingway's original bar, but the physical place where the old man drank was right here,
the original Sloppy Joe's location (before it was moved onto Duval St and into frat-boy
hell). Hemingway's third wife (a journalist sent to profile Papa) seduced him in this very
bar.
Irish Kevin's
BAR
One of the most popular megabars on Duval, Kevin's has a pretty good entertainment for-
mula pinned down: nightly live acts that are a cross between a folk singer, radio shock
jock and pep-rally cheerleader. The crowd consistently goes ape-poo for acoustic covers of
favorites from around 1980 onward mixed with boozy, Lee Greenwood-esque patriotic ex-
hortations.