Blue Heaven.

Blue Heaven captures the eccentric, laid-back spirit of Key West within a dirt-yard courtyard in Bahama Village. Roaming chickens and cats share the leafy, open-air space with diners, while a bar built from an old water tower anchors the relaxed scene. The property's colorful past includes stints as a brothel, a gambling den, and a boxing ring where Ernest Hemingway allegedly refereed. Today, the draw is a Caribbean-influenced menu that shines from breakfast through dinner. Diners flock here for massive pancakes, Jamaican jerk chicken, and fresh local seafood, but the undisputed star is the Mile High Key Lime Pie, piled with a mountain of meringue. It is an unpretentious, slightly unruly neighborhood institution that prioritizes character just as much as its food.