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."
Filters
Islamorada
Caribee Marina
Islamorada's boat shop at mile marker 81.5, selling Boston Whaler, Cobia, Axopar and Bluewater, with Yamaha certified techs in the service bays and racked dry storage running seven days a week. If you keep a boat in the Upper Keys, this is where it gets sold, serviced and stored.
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.
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.
Marathon
Hawks Cay Resort
Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key offers pools, a saltwater lagoon, marina adventures, dining, spa services and recreation in the Middle Florida Keys.
Meetings Max
450
Total Space
20000 sq ft
Largest Room
5733 sq ft
Key Largo
Doc's Diner
Doc’s Diner in Key Largo is a cozy, family-owned spot serving classic American breakfasts and lunch favorites with generous portions and hometown charm.
Marathon
Sea Bird Marina
A working marina at mile marker 69.5 on Long Key with a ramp that handles boats up to 38 feet, ethanol free fuel, gated trailer parking and center consoles to rent. Check the calendar first though: they are closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Key West
Seven Keys Vacations
Seven Keys Vacations is a locally managed Florida Keys vacation rental company with over 200 homes, condos, and waterfront properties stretching from Key West to Key Largo — your one-stop shop for finding the perfect oceanfront escape, canal-front hideaway, pet-friendly home, or private pool retreat anywhere in the Keys.
Key West
Garlic Grater with Love
Garlic Grater with Love is a 14-year-old artisan brand crafting distinctive handmade ceramic garlic grater bowls and eco-friendly scrubbie sponges, found at the Key West Artisan Market at Higgs Beach and available online for those who want to bring a piece of handmade artistry home from the Keys.
The Lower Keys
Keys Boat Tours
Explore Florida Keys' stunning waters with expert-guided boat tours and snorkeling!
Key West
Cayo's Kombucha
Cayo's Kombucha is Key West's only kombucha taproom and teahouse at 1026 Truman Avenue, pouring 25-plus flavors of local organic unpasteurized kombucha on tap alongside kava, kratom, and healthy snacks — a refreshing, alcohol-free community gathering spot that's as good for your gut as it is for your soul.
Key West
Fury Water Adventures
Catamarans, parasails, jet skis and a glass bottom boat, running from several docks around Key West including the Historic Seaport and Opal Key. They also rent the golf carts and bikes for the part of the trip that happens on land.
The Lower Keys
Hogfish Bar & Grill
Hogfish Bar and Grill in Key West serves authentic island flavors, fresh local seafood, and cold drinks in a laid-back waterfront setting.
Key Largo
Seaside Setups
Seaside Setups is the Upper Florida Keys' go-to wedding setup and breakdown crew, taking the stress out of DIY weddings and events from Marathon to Key Largo so couples can actually enjoy their big day instead of sweating through it.
The Lower Keys
DiveN2Life
Dive N2 Life offers immersive scuba and freediving training programs for all levels.
