Key West Lobster Best Celebrates Your Favorite Coastal Crustacean
Cooking Demos, Chef Dinners and an Artisan Market Bring Lobster to Life
KEY WEST, Fla. (August 5, 2025) – Longing for the taste of savory, succulent, melt in your mouth lobster without taking the plunge to catch it yourself? Have we got a week for you! Introducing…Key West Lobster Best. A five-day celebration dedicated to your favorite coastal crustacean.
Beginning Wednesday, August 6th and running through Sunday, August 10, select restaurants in Key West will serve up their “Lobster Best,” so pick a few and indulge. Then, prepare your palate — a double dose of deliciousness is coming your way when daredevil chef and rum distiller Paul Menta takes the stage at the Key West Cooking School for two incredible cooking demonstrations on Saturday, August 9. Mouthwatering magnificence will come to life when spiny tail lobster, crawfish, and rock lobster intersect to create palate pleasing perfection at the Lost Kitchen's Florida Keys Lobster Dinners August 9-10. And closing out the week, Key West’s Artisan Market will host Lobster Best Key West Edition on Sunday, August 10, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Higg’s Beach.
Some of the participating restaurants include:
- The Boat House
- Half Shell Raw Bar
- Miso Happy
- Hogfish Bar & Grill
- The Docks
- DJ’s Clam Shack
- Kaya Island Eats
- Prime Steakhouse
- Square Grouper Key West
- Lola’s Bistro
- Ocean Grill & Bar
- A&B Lobster House
- Conch Republic Seafood
- Seaside Cafe
- Bongos Botanical Beer Garden
- Grassy Key Land and Sea Market
- The Rhum House
- Kiki’s Sandbar & Grill
- Broil
- The Bent Prop & Grill
- Square Grouper Bar & Grill
Hungry for details? To learn more and purchase tickets, visit Key West Lobster Best.
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Lucious lobsters like these await your plate during Lobster Best Key West. The five-day runs August 6-10, 2025, and features cooking demonstrations, chef-inspired dinners and an artisan market. To learn more visit Key West Lobster Best. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU)
Cooking up these coastal crustaceans takes passion and precision. Lucky for you we’ve got both at this year’s Lobster Best Key West — a five-day celebration, August 6-10, 2025, honoring everything lobster. For participating restaurants and details on cooking demonstrations visit Key West Lobster Best. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU)
Deliciousness...delivered to your table. It’s happening during Lobster Best Key West. A five-day celebration of your favorite coastal crustacean. The epicurean event runs August 6-10, 2025, and features live cooking demonstrations, chef-inspired dinners and a gourmet artisan market. To purchase tickets or learn more, visit Key West Lobster Best. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU)
Want to learn about cooking lobster from one of the best? You can at this year’s Lobster Best Key West. Daredevil chef and rum distiller Paul Menta will host two live cooking demonstrations and show you how it’s done. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit Key West Lobster Best. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (COURTESY: PAUL MENTA)
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