Spenard Roadhouse ★ 4.3
Spenard Roadhouse runs Anchorage comfort food through breakfast, lunch and dinner on Northern Lights Boulevard, with strong brunch and a bacon-jam burger.
Signature: Eggs Benedict with ham, Bacon-jam burger
Restaurants in Spenard
Bear Tooth Theatrepub and Grill ★ 4.4
Bear Tooth Theatrepub pairs a dine-in movie theater with a full grill kitchen in Spenard, with fish tacos, burgers and Broken Tooth Brewing pints.
Signature: Fish tacos, House-brewed Broken Tooth beer
Casual Dining in Spenard
Spenard Roadhouse ★ 4.3
Spenard Roadhouse runs breakfast through dinner on Northern Lights Boulevard, with brunch eggs Benedict, a bacon-jam burger and grilled Alaska salmon plates.
Bear Tooth Theatrepub and Grill ★ 4.4
Bear Tooth pairs a dine-in movie theater with a full grill kitchen in Spenard. Sister to Moose's Tooth, with creative tacos and Broken Tooth pints.
City Diner ★ 3.9
City Diner does classic American diner fare in Spenard: omelets, eggs, burgers and Southern-inspired comfort plates, also known locally as Sami's City Diner.
Pizza Olympia ★ 3.9
Pizza Olympia has run family Greek and Italian on Spenard Road since 1984, with pizzas, calzones and Greek mains in a no-frills room that 8 Magazine readers.
Middle Way Cafe ★ 4.4
Middle Way Cafe has been Spenard's vegetarian-leaning anchor since 1994. The kitchen runs wholesome breakfast, lunch, vegan and gluten-free options.
Organic Oasis Restaurant and Juice Bar ★ 3.9
Organic Oasis carries the largest vegan menu in Anchorage on Spenard Road, with a juice bar and a mixed vegetarian and poultry menu since the early 2000s.
Cafés in Spenard
Middle Way Cafe ★ 4.4
Middle Way Cafe has anchored Spenard since 1994 with a vegetarian-leaning kitchen, a popular vegan and gluten-free menu, full bakery counter and free wifi.
Signature drink: Latte with alternative milk
Bakeries in Spenard
Middle Way Cafe Bakery ★ 4.3
Middle Way Cafe's bakery counter has run vegan and gluten-free baking in Spenard since 1994, with daily muffins, scones and cookies alongside the regular.
Worth the queue: Vegan muffins and gluten-free cookies
Bars in Spenard
Anchorage Brewing Company Taproom ★ 4.6
Anchorage Brewing Company's taproom on 91st Avenue pours founder Gabe Fletcher's wild ales, barrel-aged Belgian quad and double IPAs, all brewed on site.
Signature drink: Clear Headed barrel-aged Belgian quad
Food: Snacks and food truck pop-ups
Breweries in Spenard
Anchorage Brewing Company ★ 4.7
Founder Gabe Fletcher's brewery focuses on barrel-aged Belgian quads, double IPAs and the Clear Headed barrel-aged Belgian quad at 17.26 ABV, very respected.
Broken Tooth Brewing ★ 4.3
Formerly Moose's Tooth Brewing Company, Broken Tooth Brewing was established 1996 and sells growlers, 750ml small-batch bottles and six-pack cans at both.
Markets in Spenard
Spenard Farmers Market ★ 4.3
Spenard Farmers Market runs Saturdays under the well-known Spenard windmill in the Koot's parking lot. Anchorage at its most local on weekend mornings.
Budget Eats in Spenard
City Diner breakfast ★ 3.9
City Diner on Minnesota Drive runs a classic American diner breakfast in Spenard for under $15, with eggs, omelets, hash browns and bottomless coffee.
Try: Eggs and toast
Brunch in Spenard
Spenard Roadhouse ★ 4.3
Spenard Roadhouse runs the strongest Spenard weekend brunch from 09:00, with eggs Benedict, bacon-jam burgers and grilled Alaska salmon to share.
Order: Eggs Benedict with ham on English muffins and a bacon-jam burger to split
Middle Way Cafe ★ 4.4
Middle Way Cafe runs the Spenard vegetarian and vegan brunch every day from 07:00, with house-made hot sauce on the tables and gluten-free swaps available.
Order: Tofu scramble or a vegan breakfast burrito with house-made hot sauce
City Diner ★ 3.9
City Diner runs Sami's Anchorage diner classics from breakfast through lunch on Minnesota Drive, with omelets, hash browns and reindeer sausage on the side.
Order: Omelet with reindeer sausage on the side and hash browns crisp