Sunset Bar

Perched alongside Bayside Grille in Key Largo, the Sunset Bar is the open-air perch built for the main event: the sun dropping into Florida Bay at the end of a Keys day. The bar calls itself one of the locals’ best-kept secrets, and once the sky starts to change color over the water, the claim is easy to believe. This is the unhurried end of the Keys day — no agenda, no rush, just the view doing the work.

The pour list runs to tropical cocktails mixed for golden hour and a selection of fine local beers for the traditionalists. The kitchen sends out light bites, enough to take the edge off while dinner plans sort themselves out, and live music keeps the evenings easy. Whether you’re wrapping up a day on the water, waiting on a table next door, or simply making the sunset the plan itself, the Sunset Bar is where Key Largo goes to watch the day end — cold drink in hand, Florida Bay in front of you, and nowhere else to be.