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
The Lower Keys
Good Food Conspiracy
Organic market and juice bar in Big Pine Key offering vegan wraps, smoothies, and holistic wellness products.
Key West
The Marker Key West Harbor Resort
The Marker Key West Harbor Resort is a luxury hotel located in Old Town Key West, offering a blend of classic Florida Keys elegance and modern amenities.
Weddings Max
100
Meetings Max
70
Total Space
655 sq ft
Largest Room
655 sq ft
Key West
The Waggin' Wiggle
The Waggin' Wiggle is Key West's most lovable new food truck, serving tropical gourmet sliders with housemade sauces — from Blackberry Jalapeño with pickled red onions to Tropical BBQ with brie and grilled pineapple — plus breakfast tacos, pancake skewers, and brie bites at pop-up events across the island.
Marathon
Bongos Botanical Beer Garden
Keep your eyes peeled at Mile Marker 59 on Grassy Key because Bongos Botanical Beer Garden is one of those places you could easily miss and never forgive yourself for. Opened in 2020 inside The Lagoon adventure park, this tropical beer garden is surrounded by mature palms, banana trees, and an organic herb and fruit garden growing the fresh ingredients that go straight into your cocktail, with over 20 craft beers on tap, a daily food truck, weekend brunch and live music, hammock chairs for swinging, lawn games, and a genuinely dog-friendly policy that extends to a plain beef patty for your pup.
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.
Key West
Mavka Permanent Jewelry
Mavka Permanent Jewelry is Key West's most unforgettable souvenir experience, creating custom clasp-free bracelets, anklets, and necklaces welded right onto you in minutes at the Shops at Mallory Square, in sterling silver, gold-filled, or 14-karat gold with charms to celebrate any milestone worth marking forever.
Key West
Sigsbee Marina
A Navy MWR marina on Dredgers Key, open to active duty, retirees, eligible veterans and DoD civilians and their families. Fuel, bait, ice and tackle at the ship store, plus kayaks, paddleboards, rods and a 21 foot center console to rent.
Key West
Harpoon Harry's
Harpoon Harry’s in Key West is a lively, all-day diner serving hearty breakfasts, fresh seafood, and classic comfort food with a laid-back island vibe.
Key West
Sugar Apple Organic Cafe & Market
Sugar Apple Organic Café & Market in Key West serves fresh, plant-based meals and organic groceries in a relaxed, eco-friendly setting.
Key West
Doing Work Coffee
Doing Work Coffee is the southernmost coffee roaster in the United States, slinging artisan coffees, cold brew, nitro coffee, and secret recipe hand-crafted waffles from their cozy spot inside Wicked Lick Ice Cream on Duval Street — where every cup is fully compostable and every sip is genuinely worth the trip.
Key West
Hemingway Distillery
Slip into the Hemingway Social Club, a cool, air-conditioned speakeasy hidden inside Papa's Pilar Rum Distillery on Simonton Street in Old Town Key West. Pull up a stool for craft rum and whiskey cocktails in a room that practically hums with Ernest Hemingway's island spirit.
Key Largo
Silent World Dive Center
Explore the serene underwater world of Key Largo with expert scuba and snorkeling tours.
Islamorada
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Bar & Grill
P.V. Mexican Seafood — authentic Mexican-seafood dining in Islamorada, where fresh Pacific-Rim recipes meet vibrant island flavor.
Key West
Ocean Key Resort & Spa
Ocean Key Resort & Spa sits at Zero Duval where Key West meets the Gulf, with an oceanfront pool, SpaTerre, and sunset dining at Mallory Square.
Weddings Max
200
Meetings Max
50
Total Space
870 sq ft
Largest Room
850 sq ft
The Lower Keys
Double Haul Charters
Fly Fishing in Key West offers expert-guided fly and light tackle fishing charters targeting species like tarpon, bonefish, permit, barracuda, and sharks. Led by experienced captain Geoff W. Colmes, they provide personalized trips in the Florida Keys.
