Key West bars, especially the popular ones, can get crowded. So if you’re looking for somewhere to escape—and if you generally prefer drinking at a dive bar—go seek shelter at Chart Room.

Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and Shel Silverstein are also rumored to have been patrons. A boatload of Key West tourists in search of a cold drink on a balmy day make a beeline to Sloppy Joe ...

The nautical charts push-pinned into the ceiling came from one-time regular and Key West treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who often bellied up to the bar with his good friend Jimmy Buffett.