Description:
- Once an icehouse, this lively spot is one of the city's most popular bars and is said to have been the original Sloppy Joe's, entertaining author Ernest Hemingway. Jimmy Buffet sang here for a while in the beginning of his career and now live bands play nightly, who knows, perhaps you will hear the next Buffet. Stop by for a drink, or just to take a look at the "Hanging Tree," located inside the bar.
Captain Tony Tarracino, who died Nov. 1 at age 92, came to Key West from New Jersey in 1948 with $18 in his pocket. Ten years later he purchased the bar on Greene Street and changed its name to Captain Tony's Saloon.
A former charter boat captain, gambler and reputed gunrunner, Tarracino served as mayor of Key West from 1989 to 1991. Though he sold his bar in 1989, he remained a public figure who often stopped by to greet patrons. - © wcities.com 2012
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User Reviews for Captain Tony's Saloon
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Fav bar in Key West
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This is the best bar around, though it is a bit touristy (and yes, we were tourists). The bathrooms are not the best - try and go elsewhere. And I certainly woudn't eat there....
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- posted on 09.01.11
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fish throw
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throw a quarter in the air and try to land in the fish mouth is a fun drinking game and they have their own beer you can only get there it's the first bar ever in Florida petty cool...
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- posted on 01.12.12
- by by jonwell at Citysearch
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 305 294 1838
Address:
- 428 Greene Street
- Key West, FL 33040
Hours:
- Mo to Su from 11:00 AM to 04:00 AM
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