MM 79 – 83 Happy Hours – Islamorada Upper Matecumbe Key – Boat Dockage
Islamorada Mile Marker 79 - 83 Upper Matecumbe Key area Happy Hour times, menus, and hard to find specials for waterfront dining/many with boat dockage descriptions/photos too!
New March 2025 updates to food & prices are in process and will be noted below latest update.... original publish date April 2024.
We have found not much changes each year from the 25 years of living here for a couple months at a time. Below are the top area must do Islamorada restaurants & tiki bars' happy hour spots, menus, and times too. Want to know about boat dockage at restaurants in Tavernier and southern Key Largo? We have that too!
MORE RESTAURANTS around Islamorada? See full listings with photos & dockage info here.
Ocean View from the Sand Bar Restaurant at Whale Harbor - Islamorada, FL
All destinations below are great place to stop via car or bicycle - several have boat dockage and wells/basins will be show below "for reference only" please refer to official charts and your depth finders to be certain your boat is appropriate for dockage with tidal changes daily.
Are you familiar with the Mile Markers in the Keys?? Key West is Mile Marker (MM) zero. So, all addresses correspond to Key West at MM-0. Most happy hours below correspond to Key Largo (MM100's), Tavernier (MM90's), and Islamorada (MM70-80's). Then you shall see "Bayside" or Ocean side" so you'll know which side of the road to watch!
RESTAURANTS / Happy Hour DESTINATIONS are arranged by "MILE MARKER" LOCATION starting from the north of a portion of Key Largo... then through Tavernier... then on to Islamorada which includes Windley Key, Upper & Lower Matecumbe.
Wahoo's @ Whale Harbor - Islamorada MM83 Ocean Side | 4-7pm Monday-Friday | $7 Specialty Cocktails | $5.50 Premium | $4.50 Wells | $3.50 Wine & Beer | $4.50 Crafts
BOAT DOCKAGE - 2 Wells + Sidewall Dockage
One order to share for two of the above Pork Chicharron and the Carne Asada Taquitos was excellent and filling!
Sand Bar at Whale Harbor - Islamorada - MM83.4 Ocean Side | 4-7pm Thursday & Saturday and ALL DAY Friday | UPDATED Happy Hour Price Example March 2025: Domestics $4 / Titos $5.50
Public Dockage: Enter the basin and you'll see two large docks marked "Restaurant Wells". You can also dock up front, across from these wells alongside the wall right in front of the restaurant.
Friday - happy hour is all day, and features a specialty meal!
Lorelei - Islamorada - MM82 Bayside | 4-6pm Daily at the Bar | $1.50 Draft | $3 Crafts | $3 Well | $1 OFF Wine and Bottles
BOAT DOCKAGE
Also to note! Lorelei serves hearty breakfast options at a very reasonable cost! This 2 person breakfast below was $20.71 before tip (March 2024)! Besides breakfast, lunch, and dinner.... Lorelei is a very popular tourist destination to watch the sunset each night. Live entertainment every night.
Boat dockage at Lorelei is limited. Along side the restaurant, most boats pull in nose first and use a power pole and get off at the bow. A bit difficult for larger boats & passengers.
You may park inside the basin when the on-site fishing guides are not launching. *** No dockage from 5am-9am and from 3pm-5pm.
Shrimp Shack - Islamorada - MM81.9 Bayside | 3-4pm Daily at the Bar | 50% Off Well, House Wine, Select Drafts | $5 House Margarita
Shrimp Shrimp Shrimp here - great menu. Shrimp Fritters below were excellent.
Kaiyo - Islamorada - MM 81.7 Ocean Side | 5-6pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday anywhere in restaurant (inside & outside deck) | See March 2025 Menu Below Left
Although this restaurant is road side with no water view or access, it is a comfortable atmosphere inside and out. Higher end pricing, however, lots of sushi options for a few drinks.
Kaiyo happy hour Spicy Tuna and Shrimp Tempura Rolls
See Full Restaurant Section for Dinner Menus
Moose Lodge - Islamorada - MM81.5 Ocean Side (not on the water) - Happy Hours Monday-Friday, sometimes Saturday with .75 off their already low prices on wells, wine, and draft.
Join the local Moose, or join one in your hometown and have full access to this private club. Events, great food & drinks at low club prices.
Sushi Sake - Islamorada - MM81.6
Lunch & Dinner Menus
The Nest (@ the Green Turtle) - Islamorada - MM81.2 Ocean Side (not on the water) | Updated Menus Below March 2025: Happy Hour at THE NEST BAR 3-6pm Daily
Enclosed in same building, but two different restaurants each with its own bar. The Nest is a casual sports bar and is quite less expensive than the Green Turtle serving high end steaks and seafood choices.
Square Grouper - Islamorada - MM80.4 Bay Side | Happy Hour 4:20-6pm Top Floor Sunset Lounge Only | $5 claws, $2 freshly shucked Blue Points
Boat Dockage - Limited
How do you get up to the 3rd Floor bar? Look to the elevator at the left upon entering the front door.
Happy hour consisted of 20% off drinks, $2 fresh oysters & $5 stone crab claws in April.... the entire 3rd Floor from 4:20-6pm.
Dockage can be limited since this is a working rack storage marina.
Lazy Days - Islamorada - MM79.8 Ocean Side | Happy Hour at the Bars only 4-6pm Daily | $1-$5 Appetizers | 50% off Wells, Drafts, Wine & $2 Off Everything Else
No dockage but a wonderful ocean view.
$1 Each Conch Fritters / $6 portion of Calamari at Happy Hour - Lazy Days
Please keep in mind that as we go from Tourist Season to Local's Season, happy hours may change ... also popular Stone Crab Season opens mid-October and closes end of April. Prices and menu items shown are for reference only - enjoy!
