Restaurants & Nightlife · Key West

Louie’s Backyard

Historic oceanfront restaurant pairing fresh island cuisine and local catch with indoor dining, open-air decks, an upstairs small-plates café and the waterfront Afterdeck Bar.

Plan your stop

Useful details

Before you go

Main-restaurant reservations are handled by phone and dining is dine-in only. Confirm current meal periods, deck availability, dress guidance and accessibility.

Before you choose a meal

Current menu and hours

Menus, daily specials, prices and kitchen hours can change. Use the official business website to check today’s details before making a special trip.

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On Key West, at MM 0–4

Louie’s Backyard sits in Key West (Key West, MM 0–4). The southernmost city: historic streets, major attractions, transit connections and the departure point for Dry Tortugas. 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 Key West include Atlas Izakaya, Blue Heaven, Date & Thyme Organic Cafe and Market. 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
Key West (Key West, MM 0–4)
Mapped as
restaurants & nightlife
Published address
700 Waddell Ave, Key West, FL 33040
Published phone
305-294-1061
Official website on file
Yes — confirm details there
Cuisine tags
Seafood, American & Keys Classics, Bars & Nightlife
Mapped or source amenities
Oceanfront dining, Fresh local catch, Lunch and dinner, Upstairs café, Afterdeck Bar, Reservations by phone
Source
Louie’s Backyard official reservations page

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

Louie’s Backyard is a food-and-drink listing in Key West (Key West, MM 0–4). 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

  • Oceanfront dining
  • Fresh local catch
  • Lunch and dinner
  • Upstairs café
  • Afterdeck Bar
  • Reservations by phone
Source & accuracy

This listing was reviewed using Louie’s Backyard official reservations page. The official website is the right place for menus, rates, reservations and hours. Directory text is a planning aid, not a live operations feed. Last reviewed on Jul 30, 2026 using Louie’s Backyard official reservations page.

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