Café Marquesa
Discover the best fine dining restaurant in Key West.
Often rated the best restaurant in Key West, no one does fine dining in Key West like Café Marquesa.
Like many of the great ports of the South, Key West offers endless inspiration for chefs. Once a stop on trade routes to the Caribbean, the island developed a signature cuisine that’s practically an open book for flavors. Pair this with the bounty from two bodies of water and the signatures of great chefs who have dedicated time here and a compelling cuisine emerges.
From its inception, Café Marquesa has led the way in expressing a unique, gourmet coastal cuisine. Our kitchen combines the finest seafood, meats, and produce with classic preparations and creativity. We offer fine dining with an authentic, homespun essence, like freshly baked bread and desserts made daily in-house. No wonder Café Marquesa is such a local favorite for special occasions, and a place to settle into and savor. Every dinner layers memory upon memory. Join us and find yours.
Discover the best fine dining restaurant in Key West.
Often rated the best restaurant in Key West, no one does fine dining in Key West like Café Marquesa.
Like Charleston and other great ports of the South, Key West offers endless inspiration for chefs. Once a stop on trade routes to the Caribbean, the island developed a signature cuisine that’s practically an open book for flavors. Pair this with the bounty from two bodies of water and the signatures of great chefs who have dedicated time here and a compelling cuisine emerges.
From its inception, Café Marquesa has led the way in expressing a unique, gourmet coastal cuisine. Our kitchen combines the finest seafood, meats, and produce with classic preparations and creativity. We offer fine dining with an authentic, homespun essence, like freshly baked bread and desserts made daily in-house. No wonder Café Marquesa is such a local favorite for special occasions, and a place to settle into and savor. Every dinner layers memory upon memory. Join us and find yours.
Holiday traditions at Café Marquesa
New Year’s Eve Dinner
Toast to the New Year by beginning with an elegant evening at Café Marquesa. This New Year’s Eve will feature a decadent four-course prix fixe menu showcasing our most wonderful dishes of the year.
For more information on private events and holiday parties, please contact our sales team direct at 305.295.7044 or email sales@marquesa.com
MENU | DAYS | HOURS |
|---|---|---|
Breakfast | Daily | 8:00am – 11:00am |
Dinner | Daily | 5:00pm – 9:00pm |
Island Mornings
Café Marquesa has curated a delectable morning menu unlike any other in Key West. Join us for fresh tropical flavors that blend perfectly with refined breakfast classics. Enjoy a relaxed and gracious start to your day in our bright and refreshingly cool café. You must try the beignets!
Breakfast is served from 8:00am – 11:00am daily.
Learn more about what some call the best breakfast in Key West.
A Curated Selection
Indulge in a sumptuous dining experience with our seven-course tasting menu.
Available each evening from 5:30 – 8:30pm for $165 per person.
Southern Happy Hour
Join us for Southern Social Hour at Café Marquesa, nestled in our Old Town neighborhood. Enjoy a uniquely southern affair featuring small plates alongside wine and cocktail specials, inspired by the flavors of the low-country coast.
MENU | DAYS | HOURS |
|---|---|---|
Breakfast | Daily | 8:00am – 11:00am |
Dinner | Daily | 5:00pm – 9:00pm |
Island Mornings
Café Marquesa has curated a delectable morning menu unlike any other in Old Town, Key West. Join us for fresh tropical flavors that blend perfectly with refined breakfast classics. Enjoy a relaxed and gracious start to your day in our bright and refreshingly cool café. You must try the beignets!
Breakfast is graciously served from 8:00am – 11:00am daily.
A Curated Selection
Indulge in a sumptuous dining experience with our seven-course tasting menu.
Available each evening from 5:30 – 8:30pm for $165 per person.
Southern Happy Hour
Join us for Southern Social Hour at Café Marquesa, nestled in our Old Town neighborhood. Enjoy a uniquely southern affair featuring small plates alongside wine and cocktail specials, inspired by the flavors of the low-country coast.
Chef Travis Lee
Executive Chef of Café Marquesa
At Café Marquesa, exceptional dining is guided by the seasoned talent and vision of Executive Chef Travis Lee, whose career spans more than two decades in luxury hospitality and Michelin-starred kitchens around the world. His approach, rooted in classical technique, shaped by global experience and elevated through creative innovation, continues to define Café Marquesa as one of Key West’s most distinguished culinary destinations.
Before leading the kitchen at Café Marquesa, Chef Lee served as Executive Sous Chef at Mujō in Atlanta, contributing to the restaurant’s Michelin Star status in both 2023 and 2024. His background includes roles as Executive Chef at Rooftop L.O.A. and Corporate Executive Chef of R&D for Mainline Foods and Goldbergs Group, where he oversaw menu development and culinary programming across multiple high-profile brands.
Chef Lee’s foundation was built over more than a decade with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, refining his craft in some of the brand’s most prestigious Five Star and Five Diamond restaurants, including The Dining Room in Buckhead, Georgia and Maestro by Fabio Trabocchi in Tysons Corner, Virginia. His international training spans legendary Michelin-starred kitchens such as The Fat Duck, The Waterside Inn in Bray, and Maze in London, each contributing to his precise, sophisticated approach to flavor.
“My goal is always to honor Café Marquesa’s legacy while creating dishes that celebrate both local ingredients and refined global technique,” says Chef Lee.
FAQ
Café Marquesa is renowned for its unique, gourmet coastal Southern cuisine, combining the finest seafood, meats, and produce with classic preparations and creativity, offering fine dining with an authentic, homespun essence.
Café Marquesa serves breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, and dinner daily from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM.
Yes, Café Marquesa offers a sumptuous seven-course tasting menu available each evening from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Southern Social Hour at Café Marquesa is a happy hour event, nestled in the Old Town neighborhood, featuring small plates alongside wine and cocktail specials, inspired by the flavors of the low-country coast.
Yes, Café Marquesa leads the way in expressing a unique, gourmet coastal cuisine by combining the finest seafood, meats, and produce with local sourcing, ensuring a focus on fresh ingredients.
Yes, Café Marquesa is an award-winning restaurant and has received the Diners’ Choice Award from OpenTable in 2024. It has also been noted as one of Key West’s most acclaimed dining experiences and often rated the best restaurant in Key West.
Marquesa Key West has received significant accolades, including the MICHELIN Key for Hotels (Two Keys) in 2024, recognition in the Best Hotel Rankings by U.S. News & World Report (Gold Badge) in 2024, and inclusion in Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Awards (Top 15 Resorts in FL, No 2) in 2023. Café Marquesa also received the Diners’ Choice Award from OpenTable in 2024.
Hidden Sanctuary
Behind the façade of cottages and gingerbread porches along the bougainvillea lined streets of Key West are secret sanctuaries just waiting to be discovered.
Hidden Sanctuary
Behind the façade of cottages and gingerbread porches along the bougainvillea lined streets of Key West are secret sanctuaries just waiting to be discovered.
Awards & Press
We are honored to have been recognized by industry groups, publications and our guests for excellence in dining.
The 2025 Top 100 Hotel Restaurants Guide
– Open Table x Kayak
Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards, 2025 Award of Excellence
– Wine Spectator
Café Marquesa wins OpenTable, 2024 Diners’ Choice Award
– OpenTable
Café Marquesa named Best Date Night, 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best Restaurants
– TripAdvisor, Travelers’ Choice Awards
ADDRESS
Marquesa Hotel
600 Fleming Street
Key West, FL, 33040
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ROOM RESERVATIONS
AWARDS & PRESS
MICHELIN Key for Hotels, Two Keys
MICHELIN Guide – 2024, 2025
Best Hotel Rankings – Best Hotels in the USA, Gold Badge
U.S. News & World Report – 2024
World’s Best Awards – Top 15 Resorts in FL, No 2
Travel & Leisure – 2023
Café Marquesa, Diners’ Choice Award.
OpenTable – 2024
