Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West, Florida - Encircle Photos

17 Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West, Florida

Sloppy Joe’s Bar, on the corner of Duval and Greene Streets, looks like another Florida tavern until you learn the history. It was named after a Cuban drinking hole frequented by Ernest Hemingway. Joe Russel opened this version in 1933. He was part of the drinking and fishing crowd called “The Mob.” This is when Hemingway’s nickname became Papa and Joe’s was Habana Joe. Lore has it that Hemingway would stumble home at night using the lighthouse across from his house as his beacon. The original bar is actually a few doors down.

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Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West, Florida

201 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040

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