Harriette’s Restaurant In Key Largo, Florida Is Home To This Famous Food Item

Being a restaurant with a claim to fame is no easy feat. While some restaurants might specialize in having the best all-you-can-eat crab legs, another might be the Prime Rib mecca. However, we have one restaurant in Key Largo, Florida that took a different food item entirely and has since put it on the map. Harriette's Restaurant is a well-known stopover for breakfast, with an emphasis on what some have declared to be the best muffins on earth.

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Driving along the Overseas Highway in Key Largo, Florida, make sure to keep your eyes open for a charming yellow shack serving up some seriously scrumptious breakfast.

Harriette’s Restaurant is a beloved local staple that has been around since the 1980s. But what’s more, is that visitors from all over the country stop by to try one very famous food item…

…muffins! The gargantuan muffins from Harriette’s Restaurant have become a local legend, with patrons pairing them with a hot cup of coffee or taking a platter to go.

Perhaps the most famous muffin of all is the Key Lime muffin, served up warm from the oven with a generous dusting of sweet powdered sugar.

Guests can pull up a chair in the quaint dining room, which resembles more of a family member’s home than it does a restaurant.

There are tons of breakfast items to choose from to really level up your meal. From omelets and pancakes to French toast and Benedicts.

Just make sure before you leave, you either try or take one of the world-famous muffins - it’s what Harriette’s is known for after all!

Click here for where to find Harriette’s Restaurant on the map.

Have you ever been to Harriette's Restaurant in Florida before? Did you happen to try a muffin?! Share with us your thoughts in the comments section! Or if you're looking for more information about Harriette's, including current hours of operation, then check out the website. Also, while you're in the Key Largo area, reserve an overnight getaway at the underwater hotel known as Jules' Undersea Lodge.