Are you looking for the perfect place to enjoy a delicious breakfast in Key Largo? Whether you’re vacationing in paradise or taking a break from your everyday life, Key Largo is the ideal destination for anyone who wants to enjoy a great meal.
I've done the research for you and compiled a list of my favorite places to enjoy a great meal. Whether you're a local or just visiting, these spots are a must-try.
These restaurants were all visited in person and are listed in no particular order.
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High Tide Restaurant
99411 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, Florida
HOURS: Open breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday to Thursday 6:00 AM to 9:30 PM., Friday to Saturday 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Sunday 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Outdoor Dining
Great food, large portions, and friendly service. Bottomless mimosas 7 days a week!
You have to try the Crabmeat Benedict! The asparagus and Hollandaise sauce make it absolutely irresistible. Trust me, this dish will knock your socks off.
Popular breakfasts include Lobster Benedict, Belgian waffles, and Big Skillets filled with crispy hash browns, sausage gravy, cheese, eggs, and basically anything else you desire.
All egg dishes are served with a choice of grits, sliced tomatoes, oatmeal, or fruit.
For a gluten-free breakfast in Key Largo, High Tide will cook your eggs in a dedicated gluten-free pan upon request.
You can get Famous Pat’s Muffins High Tide. Come in and try the world-famous Key Lime muffin! It has ribbons of cheesecake running through it and is the most popular flavor.
The Hideout
7 Shoreland Dr, Key Largo, Florida
HOURS: Open for breakfast and lunch every day from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Every Friday night the restaurant is open for dinner from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, for their famous Fish Fry, which includes complimentary beer.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Indoor & Outdoor Dining (on porch) 💠 Waterview
Make sure to upgrade your hash browns to the hash brown casserole, a creamy square of potato goodness!
Great southern food and a water view of Largo Sound from the front porch are what you'll get at the Hideout. Buttermilk biscuits, sausage, and gravy make this the ideal place for a leisurely breakfast.
If you're in the mood for fish, Fried Grouper and Grits is certainly a great choice for breakfast.
Looking for a good bagel in Key Largo? Try The Hideout Smoked Salmon platter. A bagel with lox, cream cheese, onions, capers, and tomatoes is always available.
Coco Plum Place
98275 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida
HOURS: Open for breakfast and lunch 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. Sunday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Outdoor Dining (on covered porch) 💠 Retail Store
Coco Plum Place looks like a secret garden sitting in the middle of Key Largo. If you're looking for a super healthy breakfast, this is the place to go.
I had the Seeds of The Day Toast. The toast is double-thick whole grain bread, smothered with almond butter, banana slices, oats, and seeds, and drizzled with honey.
Also, I had a Coco Plum Signature Coffee, an almond milk latte with vanilla syrup, coffee. It is topped with blue Butterfly Pea Powder. Fabulous!
Other breakfast goodies include avocado toast, hummus toast, and vegan breakfast bowls and burritos. Smoothies and smoothie bowls are made to order and a selection of fresh cold-pressed juices is always available. The juices have no added sugar and they're amazing!
Gluten-free muffins and cookies are also available from a local certified gluten-free bakery.
Cocoplum Place has outdoor seating and is right next door to the Seaside Eatery.
Seaside Eatery
Right alongside CocoPlum Cafe is a pastel-colored food truck called the Seaside Eatery which is Key Largo's only 100% vegan restaurant.
98275 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida
HOURS: for breakfast and lunch Wednesday through Sunday, 9 AM to 3 PM.
Outdoor seating is available in the beautiful garden.
💠 Takeout 💠 Outdoor Dining 💠 100% Vegan Menu
I had the Stack O' Cakes, a stack of matcha and flaxseed pancakes smothered in a maple berry compote, coconut granola, and pure maple syrup. It was great!
Seaside Cafe has a great selection of Boba Teas made with oat milk. Try pina colada, honeydew, or blue coconut.
Made with Key Largo garden grown peppers, bottled hot sauce and jams are available for takeout.
Make sure you say "Hi" to Thomas and Falafel the rooster. Falafel is always running around outside Seaside Cafe. His favorite food is tofu.
Sandbar Donuts
If you're craving fresh, tasty donuts, make sure to visit Sandbar Donuts! Located at 102840 Overseas Hwy in Key Largo, this fun food truck makes each donut to order.
With their mouth watering flavors and warm, fluffy texture, Sandbar Donuts are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Don't miss out on this delicious treat!
HOURS: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Outdoor Tables 💠 Fun!
Drop in for espresso, Cuban coffee, or a cold drink and a fresh donut.
Popular donut flavors:
- Key Lime
- French Toast
- Maple Bacon
- Cookies and Cream
- Strawberry Shortcake
Doc's Diner
99696 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida
HOURS: Open daily from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Indoor Dining
Looking for a family-friendly restaurant with great food? Look no further than Doc's Diner. With a full menu of delicious options, everyone in your group is sure to find something they love.
Bacon, eggs, pancakes, waffles, and the fresh fish of the day are always available.
Great food, large portions, and friendly service make Doc's an excellent choice!
Treat yourself to the Tropical Pancakes. A big stack of pancakes is topped with bananas, pecans, shredded coconut & powdered sugar, and of course, lots of maple syrup. It's delicious!
Keys Bite
99000 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida.
HOURS: Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday through Thursday 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Friday 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Sunday 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Indoor & Outdoor Dining (in tiki hut)
What could be better than enjoying your breakfast outside on a big tiki hut? You will love the experience at Keys Bite!
Keys Bite has breakfast classics such as bacon and eggs as well as many Mexican specialties.
You can get breakfast burritos, huevos rancheros, and chilaquiles.
I had a California omelet with cheese, sausage, tomatoes, and spinach. Seasoned home fries and were on the side. This omelette was excellent!
The Juice House
103200 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, Florida.
HOURS: Open every day for breakfast and lunch, from 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in
For breakfast, the traditional American breakfast of bacon, eggs, oatmeal, and biscuits is always available.
You can also get Cuban specialties such as rice, beans, plantains, chorizo, and steak with your breakfast. Cuban bread is baked in-house every morning.
I had the Bistec Palomilla. Called the "Real Deal" on the menu, Bistec de Palomilla is a thin tenderized steak topped with onions. You can get it with or without eggs. It was really good! A junior portion of Palomilla is also on the kid's menu.
Eggs can be prepared any way you like them. On the side, you get a basket of homemade buttered Cuban bread. This is the lowest-priced breakfast in Key Largo at $3.99, not including coffee.
The Juice House also has Bistec Empanizado, a breaded Cuban-style steak. Local caught fish is on the menu as well.
The Juice House has the best Cuban coffee! Order a cafe con leche--it's perfect every time!
Mrs. Mac's Kitchen
99336 Overseas Hwy in Key Largo, Florida.
HOURS: Open for breakfast and lunch Monday to Saturday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Closed Sunday.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Outdoor Dining
For Classic American favorites, look no further than Mrs. Macs, a Key Largo institution since 1978. Fresh squeezed orange juice, buttermilk biscuits and gravy, and alligator sausage are all on the menu!
I had the famous Mac Attack. The Mac Attack includes 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 2 sausage patties, 2 slices of French toast, and a serving of hash brown casserole.
Skip the maple syrup and order a side of maple bacon sauce, caramel sauce dotted with bacon, and maple syrup. This is a heavenly topping for your French toast or stack of pancakes!
Of course, you can get omelets, eggs, crepes, pancakes, and waffles, but you can also get a Crab Cake Benedict, big crab cakes made with sweet blue crab meat and topped with Hollandaise sauce.
And that's just breakfast! Mrs. Mac's is also open for lunch and dinner. Mrs. Mac's 2, a separate restaurant, is open for lunch and dinner. It is about ½ mile south of Mrs. Mac's Kitchen.
Harriette's Restaurant
Harriette's is located at 95710 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida.
HOURS: Open every day from 6:00 AM-3:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Indoor Dining
Harriette's has been on the Key Largo strip for the past 40 years. It's very homey and the food is great. Don't forget to grab a few muffins for the car ride!
I had the Shrimp and Grits and it was extraordinary! A generous serving of seasoned grits is served with smoked chorizo, bacon, and jumbo Key West Pink Shrimp. I highly recommend this excellent dish for breakfast or lunch!
Harriette's also has jumbo biscuits with gravy, all kinds of eggs, and the famous build-your-own seafood omelet.
Buzzards Roost
Buzzards Roost is right in Garden Cove Marina at MM 106 in Key Largo, Florida.
You can also get to Buzzards by boat: Lat 25’10.232 Long 80’22.291
Hours: Sunday brunch 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM Lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Outdoor Dining 💠 Full bar
For a relaxing waterfront Sunday brunch in Key Largo, go to Buzzards Roost. Your first mimosa is free with brunch.
At Buzzards Roost there is outdoor waterfront seating and an outdoor tiki hut bar, where you can enjoy your meals as well. Indoors there is a full bar and seating in the air-conditioning.
Buzzards has a live musician for brunch and the food is always good. This is a popular Sunday brunch spot in Key Largo for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, and all the holidays.
Enjoy Eggs Tenderloin, grilled medallions of beef on a toasted English muffin topped with poached eggs and Hollandaise sauce. Or you can try the Higher Ground Omelet, made with Buzzard’s Award Winning Texas Style Chili and cheddar cheese, diced onions, avocados, and sour cream.
Key Largo Conch House
The Conch House is located at 100211 Overseas Highway in Key Largo, Florida.
Hours: Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 9 PM. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Wine and beer, mimosas, and sangria are available.
💠 Takeout 💠 Dine-in 💠 Outdoor Dining
Enjoy your breakfast on the wraparound terrace, where you feel like your sitting in a tropical spot in Key West.
The Cracked Conch Benedict and Lobster and Conch Ceviche were absolutely delicious. To top it off, I had a Total Latte with chocolate and caramel - so tasty! The presentation was just breathtaking, almost too pretty to eat.
You can get a gluten-free benedict at the Conch House. Instead of the English Muffin, poached eggs and gluten-free Hollandaise sauce are served on a gluten-free corn cake. You will not eat the English muffin.
From Lobster Benedict to Creme Brulee French Toast, the Conch House serves an excellent breakfast right in the heart of Key Largo.
Also, if you're planning a wedding or event in the Keys, The Conch House offers excellent catering.
Where to Eat Breakfast in Key Largo
From cozy cafes to relaxed diner-style restaurants there’s something on the breakfast table in Key Largo to satisfy everyone!
Come and explore the diverse culinary scene in Key Largo and see what the fuss is all about. As you can see, each breakfast place in Key Largo has something different to offer.
If I can answer any specific questions you have, please email me at [email protected].
Thanks for being here and enjoy your breakfast in Key Largo. ❤️
Recipes Using Fresh Fish
While you're in the Keys, you should pick up some fresh fish, have it wrapped in ice and take it home for another day.
Key Largo Fisheries is right in the center of town and they will pack it up nicely for you.
Here are some great seafood recipes made with fresh Keys seafood:
- Blackened Swordfish
- Pan Fried Yellowtail
- Roasted Snapper
- Blackened Shrimp with Butter Sauce
- Coconut Shrimp with Mango Dipping Sauce
- Peel and Eat Shrimp
- Blackened Yellowfin Tuna
For a full list of our seafood recipes, visit our Seafood Recipes archives.
FAQ
Head over to Seaside Eatery at 98275 Overseas Highway for a 100% vegan menu and excellent food.
My number one pick for gluten free food in Key Largo is Cocoplum Place. They have gluten-free muffins made in a local dedicated gluten-free kitchen. Tell the staff what you are looking for and they will safely accommodate.
Go to The Juice House at 103200 Overseas Hwy in Key Largo for authentic cuban coffee, food and freshly baked Cuban bread every day.
During the week, the locals eat at The Hideout, High Tide, and Doc's Diner. At The Juice House, local residents hang out in front of the coffee window every day of the week.
Go to Coco Plum Cafe at 98275 Overseas Highway for a healthy (and delicious) breakfast. Seaside Eatery is right next door for healthy 100% vegan food.
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