I’m sure someone reading this just let out a “Oh, gross!” but I assure you they aren’t sitting at your table sharing a mojito. Key West is well-known for its special friends that roam the streets like stray cats, chickens, and roosters. Two outdoor stages are used for local and visiting musicians, usually lightly tapping the pans, or crooning guests with smooth melodies filled with lyrics about the island’s sand and sun. Its small kitchen and a few tables are the only indoor part of the restaurant, while the tree-house bar and most tables are all housed underneath magical, leafy trees that are connected together by twinkling lights. Tree house barīlue Heaven was opened in 1992 by a writer and an artist (in true Key West fashion). When I finally found myself at Blue Heaven, I internally screamed “Yes! This is it!” It was like a fairytale except that it was real and right there all for me (and a few other patrons). It took about 10 seconds for my heart to be completely taken over by the islands bright colors, live music plunging out of every bar window, and its mix of peculiar (but friendly) locals and fellow tourists – some looking for piles of plastic souvenirs and some, like us, looking for our own little piece of paradise. In 2009, I went to Key West for the first time. They talked about the chickens and roosters running around the restaurant yard, the tree-house bar, and most of all, the to-die-for menu that always ends with a sky-high piece of key lime pie. Yes.” feeling? You know that feeling where you’re in disbelief that so many amazing things could be happening in the same place at the same time and it’s all right in front of you to enjoy? Well, I have found my heaven on earth in a small, open-air restaurant, tucked away on 729 Thomas Street, Key West, Florida.Īt the Blue Heaven gates as a fresh college graduate in 2011!īefore I had been to Blue Heaven, I heard about it from my parents, a lot. Is there a place that you’ve traveled to that when you land, dock, or walk through the doors that you get that instant “Yes.
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