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."
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Key West
Sea, Key West
Sea, Key West is Old Town's locally owned watersports shop at 720B Caroline Street — the place to gear up for paddleboarding, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, spearfishing, and freediving adventures in the Florida Keys, with a free coffee bar, local Keys brands on the shelves, and Maxine the parrot waiting to say hello.
Marathon
Porky's Bayside Restaurant and Marina
Waterfront BBQ, seafood & sushi with island vibes in Marathon
Key West
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Key West
Founded in 1832 and the oldest congregation in Florida south of St. Augustine, St. Paul's Episcopal Church is one of Key West's most treasured historic landmarks, offering weekly worship, an annual concert series, and five on-grounds wedding and event venues at 401 Duval Street — all while undergoing a breathtaking historic restoration for its 200th anniversary in 2032.
Islamorada
Florida Keys Flats Fishing
Flats Guide, led by Captain Barry Hoffman, offers expert fly and light tackle fishing charters in the Florida Keys. With over 33 years of guiding experience, Captain Barry specializes in sight fishing for tarpon, bonefish, snook, and redfish. All charters are catch-and-release, ensuring sustainable fishing practices.
Key West
OverAchieving Tea
OverAchieving Tea is a premium handcrafted yerba maté and wellness shot brand crafting better-tasting, better-quality functional herbal blends, found at the Key West Artisan Market and local Florida Keys events.
Key Largo
Island Ventures
Explore Key Largo's vibrant reefs with private, expert-led scuba and snorkel tours!
Marathon
The Rhum House
The Rhum House offers handcrafted cocktails, Caribbean-inspired dishes, and live music in a lively island atmosphere. Perfect for enjoying sunsets and tropical vibes.
Islamorada
Joey's Mini Donuts
Hot, fresh mini donuts in the Florida Keys—Joey’s Mini Donuts / Joey Bag-O-Donuts serves made-to-order sweet treats and event catering from Key Largo to Key West.
Key West
Conch Harbor Marina
Conch Harbor Marina is a full-service, resort-style marina in Key West’s Historic Seaport, offering fuel, dockage for vessels up to 200 ft, and upscale amenities right in the heart of Old Town.
Key West
Compass Rose Charters
Key West Florida Fishing provides personalized fishing charters targeting species like tarpon, bonefish, permit, snapper, and grouper.
Key West
Southernmost Point Bar
Southernmost Point Bar sits at 1327 Duval Street in Key West, pouring cold drinks and stiff pours with live music and a friendly, come-as-you-are crowd.
Key West
Key West Fly Fishing
Key West Fly Fishing, led by Captain Dexter Simmons, offers guided flats fishing trips in the Florida Keys. Target tarpon, bonefish, permit, and more on personalized, small-group charters.
Key West
Keyfillery
Keyfillery is Key West's first and only refillery at 830 Fleming Street, offering non-toxic, eco-friendly liquid laundry detergent, soaps, shampoo, conditioner, cleaners, and zero-waste accessories in reusable containers — available in-store, by local delivery, pickup, or shipping nationwide.
Key Largo
MarineLab Environmental Education
Founded by undersea pioneer Ian Koblick, MarineLab in Key Largo delivers immersive, hands-on marine science education focused on the Florida Keys ecosystem.
Islamorada
La Siesta Resort & Marina
La Siesta Resort & Villas offers beachfront cottages, suites, and villas with pools, complimentary watersports, and access to three sister resorts in Islamorada.
