On Stock Island — the working-class island next door to Key West where the shrimp boats actually unload — Hogfish Bar & Grill is about as authentically Keys as it gets. The Killer Hogfish Sandwich, made from the local species that gives the bar its name, is a legitimate cult item: a fresh, perfectly prepared hogfish sandwich that beats anything you’ll find on Duval Street. Picnic tables under a thatched chickee roof overlook a real working waterfront where commercial fishing vessels dock, and you can keep the kids amused tossing shrimp tails to the resident fish that swarm below. A cold craft beer, the Killer sandwich, and absolutely no pretense. This is the real Keys.
