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This highly rated Key West restaurant offers the quintessential laid-back Keys experience, with free roaming chickens and cats, a surprisingly gourmet menu of Caribbean and Floridian dishes, and real Keys cred for being one of Hemingway’s favorite haunts. In addition to serving up one of Florida\u2019s most celebrated Key lime pies, Blue Heaven<\/a> does a Key lime hollandaise that\u2019s to die for.<\/p>\n The \u201cGem of Spanish restaurants,\u201d the 150-year-old Columbia Resturant<\/a> in Tampa\u2019s historic Ybor City lays claim to the title of Florida\u2019s oldest restaurant. Now with two more locations in Tampa\u00a0\u2013 as well as sister sites in Sarasota, St Augustine, Clearwater Beach, and the Orlando area \u2013 the family-owned restaurant also lays claim to serving one of the best and most traditional Key lime pies in the state. It\u2019s a strong case too \u2013 at least for pies north of the Keys.<\/p>\n The Sunshine State calling your name? Check out these flights to Tampa to make your Florida vacation come true!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Your one-stop shop for all things Key lime, The Florida Key Lime Pie Company<\/a> in Cocoa Beach proudly serves a \u201clong standing South Florida family recipe of a fresh baked Florida Key lime pie, made by Floridians in Florida.\u201d A short walk from the beach, the eatery\/store is a great place to shop for fun souvenirs and a delectable range of Florida foods.<\/p>\n Serving a delicious plate of island life since 1909, Pepe\u2019s Cafe<\/a> is the place for authentic local cooking in Key West. Go for the epic breakfasts (with mimosas please), stay for the killer Key lime pie.<\/p>\n Some say the pies at this exceedingly popular Miami Beach destination restaurant are so good, the place should be called \u201cJoe\u2019s Key Lime\u201d rather than \u201cJoe\u2019s Stone Crab.\u201d Whatever the case, you don\u2019t want to miss the crabs when you go but be sure to save room for dessert (Key lime pie, of course).<\/p>\n How do you amp up the umph<\/em> of a Key lime pie? The folks at Porky\u2019s <\/a>in Marathon think it\u2019s better when it\u2019s deep-fried. Isn\u2019t everything?<\/p>\n If you think the name of this much-adored Key West shop is a mouthful (seriously just saying Kermit\u2019s Key West Key Lime Shoppe<\/a>\u00a0three times fast!), wait till you try the pies! All you\u2019ll be able to say is mmmmmmmm<\/em>.<\/p>\n If you ever find yourself craving comfort food in Clearwater, head to family-owned and operated Sunset Grill<\/a>. In 2014, the restaurant\u2019s Key lime pie was voted the best in the nation by the American Pie Council. Yes, there really is an American Pie Council<\/a>, on a mission to \u201cpreserve America’s pie heritage and promote America’s love affair with pies.\u201d<\/p>\n Love the Keys? Love Key lime pie? We\u2019d love to read your suggestions on where to go for the best slice of Florida!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Key lime pie\u2013it\u2019s a treat and one that\u2019s as sweet as it is distinctive with its fruity Florida flavor! So, enjoy this generous slice of Americana as we reveal the best places to try this tasty, tangy dessert. To be sure you get your hands on the most authentic Key lime pie, we’ve ensured that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":98885964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141,69],"tags":[140,1045,889],"class_list":["post-98885333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-inspiration","category-travel-tips-intel","tag-florida","tag-key-lime-pie","tag-tpa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98885333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98885333"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98885333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98898617,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98885333\/revisions\/98898617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98885964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98885333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98885333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98885333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Columbia Restaurant – Tampa & Other Locations<\/em><\/h3>\n
The Florida Key Lime Pie Company –\u00a0Cocoa Beach<\/em><\/h3>\n
Pepe\u2019s Caf\u00e9 – Key West<\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nJoe\u2019s Stone Crab – Miami Beach<\/em><\/h3>\n
Porky\u2019s Bayside BBQ – Marathon<\/em><\/h3>\n
Kermit\u2019s Key West Key Lime Shoppe – Key West<\/em><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSunset Grill – Clearwater<\/em><\/h3>\n