Cafe Marquesa - Offers "Contemporary American Cuisine." Specialties include grilled meats and fresh, local seafood, complemented by inventive appetizers and salads as well as fresh baked breads and desserts made daily. At the corner of corner of Simonton and Fleming Streets, there's also a hotel here. This restaurant can seat 50 diners, and the decor is richly fancy with mahogany wood and deeply textured wallpaper. Try the Proscuitto Wrapped Black Angus Filet. How could anything taste any better? They serve lamb and duck, too. This is fancy dining and top-notch chef talent at work here. Just stopping by for a drink or perhaps dessert after a movie? Then step up to the beautiful bar, where you can get drinks, dessert, or coffee.
Cafe Marquesa has a long list of kudos, including Top 100 Hotel Restaurants in America and has a AAA 4-Diamond award. If you want upscale dining in Key West, Cafe Marquesa is a good choice. It's located in Old Town, but not on Duval Street, or even just off Duval. To get here driving west on US1, drive west towards Old Town until you reach Simonton Street. You'll see the Moped Hospital on your right. Turn right here, then turn right again onto Fleming Street. It's on the corner of Simonton and Fleming. Parking, like everywhere in Old Town, is scarce. |
