Baby's Coffee in Key West — Online Webcam

Baby's Coffee — America's Southernmost Roastery

At the very southern edge of the continental United States, where US Highway 1 enters Key West, there's a place with an unusual status. Baby's Coffee calls itself "Southernmost Coffee Roasters in America since 1991" — the southernmost roastery in the country, operating since the early nineties. This isn't just a marketing slogan: the company actually roasts beans right here in the Florida Keys and ships them by mail to customers across America.

The live webcam is positioned so that the frame captures not only the building itself with its vertical "Baby's Coffee & Roasting House" sign, but also the surrounding area — the parking lot, the road, and the bay waters beyond. This is a rare case where a real-location broadcast shows not a tourist attraction, but a living workplace where coffee is roasted every day.

Mile Marker 15 — Key West's Northern Gateway

The camera is located at Mile Marker 15 on US Highway 1 — the so-called "northernmost corner of Key West," where the company relocated from bustling Duval Street to expand. The old location in the city center was too cramped for roasting operations and mail order processing, and here, on a narrow spit of land jutting into the water, there was room to grow.

The paradox of this location is that the building doesn't catch the eye of those driving along the highway — it's tucked away around a bend, and many pass by without noticing the coffee shop. But those who know about it make a deliberate turn off the highway. The online camera partially compensates for this hidden quality: now you can see Baby's Coffee from anywhere in the world without leaving home.

History: From a Small Shop on Duval Street to a Roasting House

The company was founded in 1991 on Upper Duval Street in Key West as a small coffee shop. Duval Street is the city's pedestrian artery, packed with bars, restaurants, and souvenir shops, where rent is high and space is limited. As demand for roasted coffee grew — especially mail orders — it became clear that production needed a separate facility.

The move to Mile Marker 15 not only allowed for expanded roasting capacity but also enabled proper order fulfillment. Today, Baby's Coffee remains the only roastery in the Florida Keys — across the entire chain of islands stretching from Miami to Key West, no one else roasts coffee commercially. This makes the place unique not only geographically but also in terms of the region's coffee culture.

Key West and the Florida Keys — The Edge of America

The camera shows more than just a coffee shop — it shows the edge of the American continent. Key West is the westernmost and southernmost city of the continental United States, located on the island of the same name in the Florida Keys archipelago. Cuba is closer from here than Miami, and the local atmosphere is more Caribbean than typically American.

Beyond the parking lot visible in the broadcast lies the bay's waters — low shrubby vegetation separates the land from the water, and power lines serve as a reminder that even in this remote corner, familiar infrastructure exists. Key West is connected to the mainland via a series of bridges along US-1 — one of the most scenic roads in the country — and the camera captures this very approach to the city from the north.

What You Can See on the Camera

The live broadcast opens up a view of the parking area in front of Baby's Coffee. At the center of the frame is the characteristic crosshair targeting reticle, and around it unfolds a real-time panorama:

The vertical sign "Baby's Coffee & Roasting House" with a logo in the shape of a stylized eye — the building's visual centerpiece, by which locals and tourists alike recognize the coffee shop.

A dark pickup truck with a surfboard in the bed — a detail that adds character to the frame. This isn't a random vehicle; it's part of the local color: the Florida Keys is a place where surfing and water sports coexist with coffee culture.

The coastal strip with low shrubby vegetation — a natural buffer between the parking lot and the water, typical of Florida's island landscapes.

The bay waters in the background — a water surface merging with the horizon line. It's this view that makes the Mile Marker 15 location special: the coffee shop sits on a narrow spit of land jutting into the water.

Power lines above the road — a reminder that even in America's southernmost city, familiar urban infrastructure exists.

The online camera operates in real time, allowing you to observe the life of the coffee shop and surrounding area around the clock. This isn't a static image, but a live broadcast from a real place where coffee is roasted every day and shipped across the country.