Chart Room

There are a lot of bars in Key West, but none as special as this bar. If you’re looking for hype and flashiness go elsewhere, if you want a great vibe, solid stories and memories that will last forever then drop in for a cocktail.

Very cool bar surrounded by the Pier House Hotel. Word has it that the bar refused to move, so the hotel was built around it. The bar is very rustic with wood interior. There is a bar with about 8 stools. There are about 6 tables. It is a SMALL space. They have fresh popped popcorn, barrel of peanuts, and a crockpot with hot dogs… all complimentary.
Bartender was friendly. Drinks were average pricing for the area. You don’t have to wait in line to be served. You can carry on a conversation because there is no loud band or dj. There were tvs on showing sports. Overall, it was a cool experience and fun place to hang out for our group of 8 ladies.

By far the BEST bar in Keywest. If u just want to relax and talk to good ppl this is the place. The vibe is great. Lots of history and away from all the touristy spots in downtown keywest. If you just wanna relax and have a good time this is the place to go.

Historical dive bar with iconic service. Loved it! Great way to get to know locals. Enjoy the peanuts and popcorn. The bartender remembers your drinks from past visits.

Wonderful old hidden historic gem! Free popcorn and peanuts. Oldest bar in Key West, plus most tourists don’t know about it, making it even more fun.

The Chart Room, located on the grounds of the Pier House, is a relaxed, dimly lit hole in the wall bar with a few tables to congregate with friends. There is a barrel of fresh roasted peanuts which you can help yourself to along with hot dogs during happy hour. This place dons a relaxed nautical motif in a low key setting. A quiet atmosphere where you can kick back and relax away from the madness and mayhem of Duval. It is not by any means a hot spot, but a reason to enjoy a nice cocktail with a great bartender, and meet some nice folks.
Though this is a Pier House hotel establishment, the Chart Room attracts quite a few locals as well. It is considered one of those best kept secret locations that everyone likes to go to now and again.
Our party of six locals all sat around a large table spool, sipping cocktails and wine, sharing stories and having a few laughs before moving on to our next destination. A great gathering spot as well. Our bartender was Victor and he is VERY nice.
Oh… be sure to ask the bartender about the bars history, and the patrons who have left a bit of their ashes in little sealed holes on the bar top. I think I got that right. If not, I’ll correct on an update.
Age range: 40+

This became one of our favorite spots on our last trip to Key West! Such a cool story to it! Feels like you are stepping back in time when you go in there, as it doesn’t fit in with The Pier House at all, but that’s what makes it so great. You get free popcorn, peanuts and hot dogs — even better! The bartenders are fantastic. Great place to go if you want to get away from the commercial bars on Duval. Will be a regular stop for us whenever we go back!

This is a great old throwback dive bar which they built the hotel around years ago. Very small with cool old pictures. Free popcorn and peanuts and I’m not sure if they’re healthy but a big pot of hot dogs. And whatever you do don’t do a shot of the dog soup. The bartenders are always good so have fun but don’t stay too long because you know you will be eating a hotdog

It’s really way off the beaten path, but after having to trudge through the rain that we encountered the whole night during Fantasy Fest week… it was finally nice to sit down, dry off, and drink a couple rounds of beer to celebrate my friend’s birthday.
The atmosphere is small, smoky as smoking is allowed indoors. It is attached to a hotel (I forget what), but the bar itself does not have bathrooms, so you have to go inside the hotel to use the bathrooms which was after 4 bottles of beer, like going through a maze trying to find the bathrooms.
And yeah like everyone says, free popcorn and free hotdogs (no buns)… yey… my two most disliked foods. Bah. But they had free roasted peanuts, too. Thank you!!!
Would I come back, I don’t know. Probably only if I do stay at this hotel or a hotel at this end of Duval.

Pretty sure this is closed now, at least temporarily, but a hidden gem. Not easy to find, and with major 1980s history… if it ever opens again, hope it’s the same. Free popcorn!

I don’t understand the hype. This place is boring! Wouldn’t waste my time here again on my next trip to key west!

A place to get away from Key West in the middle of Key West. This was our home away from in KW from 87 to 92. Listening to all the locals, Chris the Bartender from Louies Afterdeck, Capt Tony yelling at Mel Fisher and Mel Fishers young girlfriends making the move on everyone. Never saw Jimmy here, but he came all the time I heard. Had Dark and Stormy’s with McGuane and even Hunter Thompson came in one night while we got drunk on a pre hurricane night. This was our before and after place and will always have fond memories for it and hope it stands forever. Was in last year around Fantasyfest just to have a cold one, totally dead at 6pm and then dead and closed at 12… weird, but the couple of Dark and Stormy’s hit the spot and had a chance to catch up with some old KW friends. It should be on a Parrot Head walking tour, but thank god they don’t have them yet.

The Chart Room is my most favorite bar in Key West. Luckily, I was staying at the Pier House so I just walked downstairs to get a drink and munch on some popcorn. The first thing that turned me on to this place is the décor. The walls are filled with pictures, police patches, stickers, and random things like charts on the ceiling. The table in the corner also has actual coins found in a sunken ship and a gold bar. If you are hungry, there are peanuts, hotdogs, and a popcorn machine. But i’m pretty sure the peanuts are for decoration since I saw them crushed all over the floor.
The second thing I really enjoy are the bartenders. Each bartender i’ve met were personable and great to converse with. Just ask them for a brief story about the Chart Room and they will tell you the history of the place.
Fun facts:
–The bar has a few holes in it with nameplates underneath. The holes that are closed mean that person is deceased AND a tiny bit of their ashes are in it (because they loved the bar THAT much. The holes that are still open means the person is still alive. My husband and I actually met one of those people last night. But don’t get too excited now! They no longer do the ashes in the bar thing for new people.
–One of Jimmy Buffet’s first gigs was performed here.
–The Pier House was built around the bar because the locals wouldn’t let them tear it down.
One of the things I miss most about Key West is spending time with my family bs’n in that bar with the bartenders and locals after a long day on Duval.
This is truly a hidden gem and a must see if you are visiting Key West!!!

This was a great little place. Of course, I’ve been trying to get here forever because of the history with Buffett, Captain Tony, Tom Corcoran bartending, etc…
I was expecting a small place, and it was small! The bartender was very welcoming and, as the other reviews state, there were free hot dogs and popcorn. The bar has a lot of character. As with Captain Tony’s, the walls tell a story of a different time and a lot of good times and history that’s been initiated at this little bar. It’s very unexpected to see a bar with so much of a story in such a nice hotel but somehow it works. The drinks were good and it was nice to pay for a drink and actually get more than a glass of soda as you get at some of the more touristy places on Duval.
I think the bar is probably a lot more of an «experience» for those who are Buffett fans, read Tom Corcoran’s books (he bartended there when Buffett first came to town in the 70’s), or anyone who will see it as more than a dive bar.
I will definitely frequent this bar when I make it back to Key West as it’s a great place to just sit down and visit and hear some good history.

This place is the perfect place to make friends, stay up all night, and get in trouble.
Off the beaten path (terribly hard to find), but so worth it when you arrive. The drinks are simple, and the tourists are few. Mainly locals make a habit of this place. IT is easy to see why. The room is filled with treasure hunters maps and stories. The popcorn is awesome! Although I could have just been hammered. Just a great time to saddle up to the bar and see what the locals have to say. Ask to play the game. I kicked everyones butt last time I was in town.

this is a great bar for people trying to escape tourists. it’s not that hard to find as long as you know it’s inside the pier house hotel. really nice clientele. just a really solid drinking spot.

This is my favorite bar in Key West. It’s a tiny place that’s hard to find in the middle of the Pier House, but it’s amazingly full of local history. It’s typically quiet at night and tends to be a haven for locals more than tourists like you’ll generally find on Duval.
I love asking the bartenders a little about the history of the place when I’m there. I get a new story every night.

Saddened that this place only has two reviews. We were in Key West a few years ago, and we still mention «Hey remember that little bar that was impossible to find in Key West?» This place is pretty sweet, and definitely worth finding. I truthfully do not like Buffett (sorry) but he apparently got his start here in the corner. It’s a tiny, dimly lit dive bar, but has cheap beer, interesting locals, and free food. How could you possibly dislike this place? I unfortunately didn’t make it here on my last visit to Key
West, but seriously Unilocalers, find this place, buy a beer, and be taken back in time to the supposed sleepy town Key West used to be.

Fun place w free peanuts and hotdogs. What can go wrong?

Dark, cool and quiet. This is easily the greatest bar in Key West. You have to know how to find it, and it’s small, but it’s mostly locals. The history of this place is awesome, especially for Parrotheads. Watch for the holes in the bar where past barflies are buried. Free popcorn and peanuts, with no blender in the joint. It’s my idea of what a locals bar should be.