Caribbean Club

Where the famous movie Key Largo was filmed

Opened in 1938 and run by the Whitehurst family since 1963, the Caribbean Club is the oldest bar in the Upper Keys and one of the last relics of Old Key Largo. Full of character and characters, the Caribbean Club is a watering hole for locals and tourists alike.

With the Florida Bay as our backyard, our sunset views can’t be beat. We’re proud to be repeat winners of “Best Sunset” in the Keys Weekly’s “Best of the Upper Keys Awards” three years in a row.

Join us for live music EVERY DAY including our popular Karaoke Night on Wednesdays. We are honored to host the absolute best of Florida Keys musicians as well as renowned touring artists. Music is on our waterfront stage, but if the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll move the party inside.

Stop in and sip our famous Key Lime Pie Rum Punch under the palm trees or try a locally crafted beer while chatting it up with one of our favorite locals. Trust us, they have stories to tell!

Hungry?! We’re excited to have Take Two Kitchen’s Food Truck open Tuesday through Sunday from 11am to 9:30pm-ish .

BAR HOURS: 7AM TO 1AM-ISH Daily

We are a CASH ONLY bar, but we do have an ATM onsite.

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Serving Key Largo Since 1938

The Caribbean Club was the final project of the famed automotive and real estate promoter Carl Fisher. Opening in 1938, it served as a poor-man’s fishing retreat. The property originally included a small hotel, restaurant and the bar that remains today—making it the oldest bar in the Upper Keys. After Fisher’s death in July 1939, the Caribbean Club became a popular gambling establishment.

In 1947, Warner Brothers used the hotel and bar as inspiration when writing the screenplay for the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film, Key Largo. It also served as a filming location for exterior shots in the film, a tradition that has carried on most recently serving as a filming location for the Netflix original series Bloodine.

Bought by the Krone family in 1948, the bar was ravaged by fire that started under suspicious circumstances in 1955 destroying the hotel and kitchen. Ruth and Lefty Whitehurst purchased the Caribbean Club in 1963 and it was again damage by fire in 1971, this time a result of arson intended to conceal a burglary. The Caribbean Club remains in the Whitehurt family, currently run by Ruth & Lefty's three children and two grandchildren.

104080 Overseas Hwy,
Key Largo, FL 33037
(305) 451-4466