Green Businesses
Choose Businesses That Care for the Keys
The natural beauty of the Florida Keys is part of what makes being here so special. Across the island chain, local businesses are taking steps to conserve natural resources, reduce waste and help protect the waters and ecosystems around them.
You can be part of that effort. Use the listings below to find accommodations, restaurants, marinas, dive operators, fishing guides and other businesses recognized for environmentally responsible practices.
Find Green Businesses in the Florida Keys
Ready to make your trip a little greener? Browse the businesses below and use the filters to find participating places to stay, eat, dock, dive, and fish.
Green Lodging
Rest easy knowing your stay can make a difference. Florida Green Lodging properties are recognized for efforts to conserve resources such as water and energy and reduce waste. Look for the Green Lodging leaf when choosing where to stay in the Keys.
Blue Star Operators
Heading out on or under the water? Choose a Blue Star-certified dive operator or fishing guide. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Blue Star program recognizes operators that help visitors enjoy diving, snorkeling and fishing while following practices that safeguard the Keys’ marine resources.
Clean Marinas
A day on the water starts at the dock. Clean Marina businesses help make environmentally responsible boating part of the Florida Keys experience. Use the listings below to find participating marinas throughout the island chain.
Ocean Friendly Restaurants
Make your next meal a little friendlier to the ocean. Ocean Friendly Restaurants are recognized for making choices designed to reduce waste and support healthier oceans.
Skip the Stuff
Sometimes less really is more. Restaurants and food trucks participating in Skip the Stuff help reduce single-use waste by providing items such as plastic utensils, straws and condiment packets only when customers ask for them.
Visitors can help, too. Simply say “no thanks” to the extras you don’t need.
Plastic Free Key West
Plastic Free Key West celebrates Key West businesses taking action to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, single-use plastics. Participating businesses make voluntary commitments to reduce plastic use through more sustainable choices.
Protect Our Seagrass
Seagrass beds are part of what makes Florida Keys waters so special. They also need a little help from boaters. Propellers can damage shallow seagrass beds, leaving scars behind. Check tide and navigational charts before you head out, and steer clear of shallow areas. A handy local reminder is: “Brown, brown, run aground. Blue, blue, sail on through."
Jet Ski Safety
Explore The Florida Keys with a knowledgeable local guide who can help you navigate shallow waters, protected areas and restricted zones. Pay attention to no-motor, idle-speed/no-wake and no-entry signs, stay in appropriate channels and avoid sensitive seagrass flats. Be courteous to other boaters, especially anglers fishing for Tarpon and Bonefish, by giving them plenty of room and keeping your speed and wake down. Always maintain a safe distance from swimmers and divers, follow posted speed restrictions and stay aware of changing conditions throughout your ride.
Filters
Key Largo
Rainbow Reef Dive Center (Boats)
Rainbow Reef Dive Center is a top-rated PADI 5-Star Dive Center in Key Largo offering daily dive and snorkel trips, customized dive/hotel packages, gear sales and service, dive training, and full-service support for divers of all levels.
Key West
Silver Tide Charters
Silver Tide Charters, led by Captain Bryson Shaaber, offers professional flats and backcountry fishing trips in the Florida Keys. Utilizing a Pathfinder 2500 Hybrid Bay Boat equipped with top-tier technology, Captain Bryson provides an unforgettable fishing experience.
Marathon
Faro Blanco Resort Marathon Florida Keys, Curio by Hilton
Waterfront resort in Marathon offering coastal luxury, a full-service marina, spa, dining, four pools, and a sister property, Courtyard by Marriott.
Weddings Max
130
Meetings Max
130
Total Space
1820 sq ft
Largest Room
1820 sq ft
Key West
Bella Laine
Bella Laine is a Key West candle studio, boutique, and gallery offering hand-poured candles, jewelry, artwork, and gifts.
Islamorada
Key Dives
Explore top-rated scuba diving and reef conservation adventures in the Florida Keys!
Key West
Bug Ceramics Pottery Studio & Gallery
Bug Ceramics Pottery Studio & Gallery is Key West's first and only community pottery studio, tucked inside the Shops at Mallory Square, offering hand-building and wheel-throwing classes, walk-in pottery painting, private bachelorette and group events, and a gallery of handmade ceramics from local and international artists.
Key West
Yolicious
Yolicious is a Key West small business crafting mouthwatering organic, gluten-free, and vegan snacks, baked goods, and stone-ground raw nut butters for health-conscious locals and visitors who refuse to compromise on flavor.
Key West
Hyatt Centric Key West Resort and Spa
Hyatt Centric Key West – Waterfront resort with spa, pool, and dining.
Weddings Max
100
Meetings Max
80
Total Space
2369 sq ft
Largest Room
1181 sq ft
The Lower Keys
World Angling
World Angling, founded by Captain Will Benson in 1999, offers expert fly fishing charters in Key West, specializing in tarpon, permit, bonefish, and barracuda.
Islamorada
Yabba Charters
Experience world‑class sport fishing in the Florida Keys aboard Yabba Dabba Doo Charters in Islamorada, where expert Captain James and his crew guide anglers of all levels to mahi‑mahi, sailfish, tuna and more.
Islamorada
Gardenia's Bistro / GB’s Lounge
Gardenia's Bistro is a plant-filled, eco-friendly café in Tavernier where clean, seasonal food and ethically sourced coffee come without the single-use plastic. Come sunset, the garden setting transforms into GB's Alter Ego, a breezy lounge pouring cocktails and tapas.
Key Largo
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Discover Pennekamp Park: Nature, adventure, and fun await you!
Key Largo
Quiescence Diving Services Inc
Quiescence (Key Largo Diving) offers private, small-group scuba and snorkel charters—capped at just six guests—for personalized trips to over 70 reefs and wrecks, along with equipment services, gear repair, and air/Nitrox fills
Marathon
Captain Hook’s Marina and Dive Center
A Blue Star dive shop and marina at mile marker 53 on Vaca Cut, running reef and wreck trips twice a day, plus snorkeling, sunset cruises, boat rentals and a bait and tackle counter. They will also put you on a coral nursery dive with Mote Marine Lab, which is not something most dive shops can offer.
