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The Blue Desert

My favorite restaurant on island: homey, clunky, eclectic, with great food and reasonable prices. Located 3/4 mile from downtown - - and worth the walk (or drive, if you're of a mind.) Like others, she has no website, which doesn't impact on the dining experience.

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www.cedarkeybandb.com/

A most hospitable and beautiful place for those who prefer BnB's. Hard to do better, and impossible anywhere nearby.

www.cedarkeyislandhopper.com/

Best place for "island hopping," to see the local out-islands, etc. And some "nature," too.

www.seahorselanding.com/

Great condo rentals, sufficiently removed from town to enjoy waterfront peace and quiet.

Annie's

Yet another neat place. Great for breakfast and lunch. Standard breakfast fare. Great salads for lunchtime. About 0.2 miles from town on Rte 24

Tony's Seafood

Another good choice, especially for lunch. Reliably good food, great clam chowder, with a little more zing than is usual. Right downtown.

www.islandroom.com/

In my never-to-be humble opinion, the best restaurant on island, with the island's only chef. (And even here you can get burned on occasion.) Varietal menu, attractive dining room, good bar choices, water and marina view. My favorite dish is Peter's Grouper Picatta.

www.mermaidslanding.com/

Cute little old fashioned motel/housekeeping units which back-up into a eddy area of protected water. Landscape is old, mature and unique. Units are clean and well managed. Neat place about half a mile from downtown. An easy walk !

www.cedarkeyharbourmaster.com/

Right in the middle of everything on Dock St. You're not only on the water, but in it. Built on pilings it is an interesting place. needless to say you have only water views! And shops, such as they are, are beneath and around you . . . except for those of us up on "Main St.", which is now named Second.

www.islandplace-ck.com/

A great place to stay. Located within easy walking distance of everything. On the waterfront with a pool, jaccuzzi, view . . . pleasingly decorated condominiums no more pricey than anything else available, and my favorite place. Managers Patty and Lloyd are wonderfully accomodating.

www.farawayinn.com

A great little family place with individual units, recently "seriously" upgraded, and worth a look/stay. Pet friendly, hospitable, comfortable . . . with great sunset views. One of the old fashioned motel/housekeeping places with pleasant grounds which are well kept and owner managed.

www.cedarkeyartscenter.org/

Our art center and local artist cooperative. Nice things produced by local talent. Folksy, and consistent with what you'd expect from a small, remote village.

www.tidewatertours.com

The best waterbourne "nature" tours available.