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Is Blue Heaven Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Key West, FL)

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As of September 2026, Blue Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 29, 2026.

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blueheavenkw.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: The business's own website carried a 2026-05-29 dated update describing current breakfast/lunch and dinner service, and Yelp's listing, updated September 2026, shows an active page with thousands of reviews, together outweighing Google Places' CLOSED_TEMPORARILY flag.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Travel Channel's Food Paradise featured Blue Heaven in its "Best In Chow" episode, an open-air restaurant on Thomas Street known for casual breakfast, lunch and dinner in its outdoor courtyard. According to blueheavenkw.com (checked 2026-09-08, with content last edited 2026-05-29), breakfast and lunch remain first come, first served, while dinner takes walk-ins alongside limited reservations, and the same page notes the restaurant's inclusion in the Michelin Guide. Google Places, checked the same day, flagged the location as temporarily closed, a status at odds with the website's current, 2026-dated content and active online-ordering option. The site also promotes a merchandise shop and a photo gallery of the property. Because the map listing and the fresher website content disagree, this appearance record does not resolve day-to-day operating status — that determination belongs to the existing record for this business.

A 2011-07-06 episode (S4E7) featured this open-air courtyard restaurant in Key West's Bahama Village, long known for chickens that wander freely among the tables, live music, and a menu built around key lime pie and Caribbean-influenced breakfast and dinner plates. The restaurant occupies a historic property tied to Key West's boxing and literary lore. According to the business's own website (blueheavenkw.com), updated 2026-05-29, breakfast and lunch remain first-come-first-served while dinner takes limited reservations, and the site notes a MICHELIN Guide listing. Yelp's page for the restaurant, updated September 2026, carries thousands of reviews and an active current listing. Google Places flagged the business as temporarily closed, but the fresher, dated evidence from the restaurant's own site and from Yelp both describe current operations, and no dated source describing an actual shutdown was found in this review.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 14, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Best In Chow
What was featured
Blue Heaven's open-air Key West courtyard dining and casual breakfast-through-dinner menu
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Blue Heaven
Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
courtyard restaurant known for its free-roaming chickens and key lime pie
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Blue Heaven

Frequently asked questions

Is Blue Heaven still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Blue Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 29, 2026.

What happened to Blue Heaven after Food Paradise?

Travel Channel's Food Paradise featured Blue Heaven in its "Best In Chow" episode, an open-air restaurant on Thomas Street known for casual breakfast, lunch and dinner in its outdoor courtyard. As of September 2026, Blue Heaven is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 29, 2026.

Where is Blue Heaven located?

729 Thomas St, Key West, FL 33040. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Blue Heaven?

Season 14, Episode 9 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Best In Chow”.

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Address
729 Thomas St, Key West, FL 33040
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
blueheavenkw.com

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