Sweet Treats of Key West: A Tasty Walking Tour of Old Town
Description
Discover the sweeter side of paradise on the Key West Sweets Tour! This fun and flavorful walking tour takes you through the heart of Old Town, along the harborfront and seaport, with stops at some of the best local spots for delicious donuts and sweet treats. Along the way, you’ll learn all about Key West’s rich and colorful history, from pirates and pioneers to artists and eccentrics. With plenty of photo-worthy moments, historic sites, and tasty bites, it’s the perfect outing for families, friends, and anyone looking to explore Key West in a unique and memorable way. Come hungry, bring your camera, and get ready to enjoy a one-of-a-kind tour through this tropical island treasure!
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The Custom House building has been faithfully restored and stands on the harbor as a national landmark, an award-winning museum and official headquarters of the Key West Art & Historical Society. Experience two floors of exhibitions that weave together two centuries of history, art, people, and events.
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
You'll see the sweeter side of Old Town Key West. We'll walk throughout Old Town and show the sites, sounds, and tastes that you'll absolutely love.
Discover the extraordinary shops, unique eateries, and unforgettable events all year round at the Key West Historic Seaport!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for those that can't walk for 2 miles in various weather conditions
Reviews(20)
We had a great time walking around while eating both sweet and savory food. It was a lot of fun getting to know about Key West with Christian! He was knowledgeable about the local area and included a lot of fun facts while passing by businesses/landmarks. Definitely a great way to spend a few hours walking around the town.
So glad you chose to spend your time with us in Key West! 🍩 Christian says 👋 It truly means a lot you picked our tour to get to know the island a little better. We’re so happy you joined us for some tasty bites and local stories, and would love to welcome you back to the Conch Republic or any of our donut holes around the world!
Fair amount of easy walking, more history than food tasting. Each location we stopped at for food seemed surprised and unprepared for a tour group. Donut shop was already sold out before the tour started.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback from Key West 🍩 We’re sorry to hear the balance leaned more toward history than tastings and that some stops felt unprepared—this isn’t the experience we aim to deliver. Your comments are being shared with our team and partners. We’d love the chance to earn that final ⭐ and make it right on a future visit in the Conch Republic or one of our donut holes around the world.
The tour started at 10:30 and we had to skip the first stop bc they had already ran out of donuts. We booked this as a FOOD tour— nope! It’s a history walking tour. That’s fine if that’s your thing… but we brought my 9 yr old niece! We wanted to eat yummy junk food! Second stop was fine, 3rd stop was conch fritters (again SWEET TREATS TOUR). People started leaving the tour then. Too much walking/ history not enough food. 4th stop was Margaritaville- the host was not expecting us and we had a good wait until we got our key lime pie. Last stop was for truffles but by then, most of our group had quit. I’ve done food tours on every vacation— this was the worst by far!
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience in Key West. We’re truly sorry this tour didn’t meet your expectations, especially regarding food availability, pacing, and communication at some stops. That’s not the experience we aim to deliver—particularly for families. We appreciate you calling this out and will be addressing these concerns with our team. We’d love the opportunity to make this right, and invite you to contact us privately so we can do so. We hope you’ll consider giving us another chance in the Conch Republic or one of our donut holes around the world.
Our tour guide was great. He was really knowledgeable and gave us a lot of interesting history on the city. We did wait awhile at The Original Margaritaville for our treat to come out. It was a busy day in the city as a cruise ship was docked and there was the half marathon this weekend but the restaurant seemed un-prepared for us.
Thank you for sharing your experience in Key West 🍩 We’re glad you enjoyed the guide and the history along the way. We appreciate you calling out the wait at Margaritaville—busy cruise and event days can certainly impact timing, and we’ll be sharing this feedback with our team and partners. We’d love the chance to earn that final ⭐ and host you again in the Conch Republic or one of our donut holes around the world!
This was a very fun educational historic and tasty tour. The shops and local staff were wonderful and Pauly was amazing.
Sounds like a sweet island stroll in Key West! 🍩 Pauly says 👋 and will be thrilled to hear he helped make the tour fun, educational, and delicious—with wonderful local stops along the way. Thanks for rolling with us—we hope to host you again in the Conch Republic or one of our donut holes around the world!
Paul and Tim lead a great tour with many new things to see and learn. A fun experience. Key West was a great place to do this tour in December.
Thanks a hole bunch for rolling with us in Key West! We’re thrilled Paul and Tim made your tour fun, flavorful, and full of new sights and stories. December in the Conch Republic is the perfect time for a sweet adventure! We’d love to donut with you again anytime you’re back on the island.
Paully was an amazing tour guide that shared a ton of interesting history facts. Very friendly guy that made us very comfortable and made sure we had choices.
Thank you so much for rolling with us in the Conch Republic with Pauly! We hope you come back anytime! Pauly says 👋
Emily was amazing! We learned so much!! Thank you for all of the great tips. The stops were very nice and all the proprietors were friendly
Thank you so much for rolling with us in the Conch Republic! We hope to host you again, in any of our donut holes around the world. Emily says 👋
This Donut tour was Awesome!!! We had so much fun. Learned a little history. Got to eat donuts and have coffee. Then visited 3 other places. One of them had the savory donut. That was my favorite!!! If you don’t always want to eat sweets, the savory donut is amazing!!! Our host Paul, was super great and provided battery ear pieces for all of us so we could hear him while we were walking, even if I was at the back of the group. Amazing!!! I highly recommend this walking tour.
Thank you for hanging with us in the Conch Republic! We can't wait to host you again! Thank you! Paul says 👋
The Key West Sweet Treats Tour was so much more than I ever expected. Paul, our star guide, made everything so interesting and not to mention fun!!! I truly enjoyed having a variety of foods to sample and Conch Republic was my favorite. Paul filled us with knowledge, food and laughter! All the things I love!! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who’s in town. Thank you Paul for making our day so special!! Rosa / Girls Trip 2025
Thank you so much for sharing some of your Girls Trip with us! We. heard you loved the key lime pie as well! We hope to host you again, in Key West or any of our donut holes around the world. Paul says 👋
