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Restaurants & Nightlife · Big Coppitt & Geiger Keys

Bobalu’s Southern Café

Restaurant and bar at mile marker 10 on Big Coppitt Key, a few minutes from Key West, run by owners Tina and Chef Steve DiGiovanni. The menu mixes Southern comfort food, Florida Keys seafood and New Haven- and New York-style pizza, with dishes such as conch fritters, Caribbean pork shanks, a grouper Reuben, whole yellowtail snapper, collard greens and Key lime pie. Bring your own fish or lobster and the kitchen will fry, blacken, grill or boil it.

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Before you go

Open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, according to the restaurant, which also schedules live entertainment. Seating is indoors with air conditioning or outside, and the restaurant says it is pet-friendly and welcomes motorcyclists.

Dog-friendly

Public listing information reports that dogs are welcome. Confirm current leash, patio, room, beach and restricted-area rules directly before arrival.

On Big Coppitt & Geiger Keys, at MM 9–11

Bobalu’s Southern Café sits in Big Coppitt & Geiger Keys (Lower Keys, MM 9–11). The last residential island communities before Stock Island and Key West. This listing is for a meal that fits the route instead of an extra hour on U.S. 1.

Other restaurants & nightlife listings currently published on Big Coppitt & Geiger Keys include The Purple Porpoise Pub. Compare them on the island or category hub rather than assuming this listing is the only option.

What this record includes

Directory category
Restaurants & Nightlife
Island area
Big Coppitt & Geiger Keys (Lower Keys, MM 9–11)
Mapped as
restaurants & nightlife
Published address
301 Overseas Hwy, Big Coppitt Key, FL 33040
Published phone
305-296-1664
Cuisine tags
Seafood, American & Keys Classics, Italian & Pizza, Bars & Nightlife
Mapped or source amenities
Southern comfort food, Florida Keys seafood, New York-style pizza, Cocktails, Outdoor seating, Live music
Source
Bobalu’s Southern Café official website

Confirm before you go

  • Current hours, closures, fees and access rules on the linked source
  • Today’s hours — none are published on this listing
  • Menu, kitchen hours and seating policy for the meal you actually want
  • No ratings or “best of” rank — this page does not score or rank places

How to use this listing

Bobalu’s Southern Café is a food-and-drink listing in Big Coppitt & Geiger Keys (Lower Keys, MM 9–11). Use it to decide whether the stop sits on today’s stretch of U.S. 1—not as a substitute for today’s menu or kitchen hours.

Open the source link for current service. Sunset and weekend windows fill; a flexible lunch is often the easier waterfront meal. Dog rules, if any, belong to the patio or property, not to a directory badge alone.

Listed amenities & features

  • Southern comfort food
  • Florida Keys seafood
  • New York-style pizza
  • Cocktails
  • Outdoor seating
  • Live music
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Source & accuracy

This listing was reviewed using Bobalu’s Southern Café official website. That site is not linked from this page for now, so call ahead to confirm hours and details before making a special trip. Last reviewed on Oct 30, 2026 using Bobalu’s Southern Café official website.

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