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As the name would suggest, a more low-key choice, where you can listen to jazz and blues by candlelight, and, presumably, feed your id.

At Hobie Island Beach (see Hobie Island Beach and Virginia Key Beach) you can rent one of these exciting modes of fun on the water, or head over to Virgina Key and you’ll find Jet Ski Beach, with lots of rental stands.

Gloriously sweet stone crabs and a notorious wait to get in. Also fish – grilled, broiled, blackened, fried, or sautéed – pork, lamb, and steaks, and Miami’s best Key lime pie (see Joe’s Stone Crab, South Beach).

Yes, books in the middle of South Beach, and a reference to Franz Kafka, no less. Just in case you suddenly start feeling intellectual on the beach.

The Square Shopping Center, 260 Crandon Boulevard, and several other generic types nearby are just about all that you’ll find on Key Biscayne. They contain a few art galleries, small clothing boutiques, and the usual mix of banks, chain stores, and dentists.

A very popular activity, given the prevailing maritime winds. There’s even a park especially for kite enthusiasts at the south end of Haulover Park.

Co-owned by pop Cuban songstress Gloria Estefan, it’s cocina cubana prepared SoBestyle. Try the appetizer sampler for starters and some rico mojitos (yummy rum drink with mint leaves).

It’s not all about suds at this much-frequented laundromat and full-service bar, alive with clean, cruisy locals and a throbbing dance beat.

Always hot, with upbeat music and a huge Floribbean menu. The action spills onto the sidewalk.

Part of Crandon Park, this center contains a unique black mangrove reef of fossilized wood and roots along the northeast shore of Key Biscayne. Wearing suitable foot protection, you can wade in shallow waters to explore the underwater world. The nature center is named after the woman who almost single-handedly saved the Everglades from being overrun by housing developments, and it offers information and guided tours.