Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Anchorage for grown-ups.

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Where to drink

14 places

F Street Station

  • ★ 4.4
  • Historic neighborhood bar
  • $$$
  • Downtown

Drink Cold beer with bar-burger

F Street Station has anchored downtown Anchorage since 1944. A scruffy long-bar pub serving Alaska seafood and burgers, with the longest hours downtown.

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Pioneer Bar

Drink Cold pints with The Hooligan grilled cheese

Pioneer Bar is the historic 4th Avenue dive, dating to the early 1900s. Pool, shuffleboard, live music and The Hooligan food truck out on the back patio.

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The Whale's Tail

Drink By-the-glass champagne

The Whale's Tail is Hotel Captain Cook's Tower I lobby lounge, with cocktails, by-the-glass wine and small plates from the same kitchen as Crow's Nest.

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Eat your way around Downtown

7 of the bars on this list are in Downtown. So are these tours and tastings.

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Bernie's Bungalow Lounge

Drink Martini at downtown Anchorage's first martini bar

Bernie's Bungalow has been downtown Anchorage's original martini lounge since 1997. Cocktails, light food, large outdoor seating and a strong summer crowd.

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Mad Myrna's

  • ★ 4.2
  • LGBTQ club and cabaret
  • $$$
  • Downtown

Drink Karaoke night Long Island iced tea

Mad Myrna's runs downtown Anchorage's main LGBTQ bar and cabaret on 5th Avenue, with drag shows, karaoke nights and a community-anchored weekend programme.

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Glacier BrewHouse Bar

Drink House IPA on tap

Glacier BrewHouse's bar opens 30 minutes after the dining room and pours the house tap list of IPAs, stouts and seasonal pours alongside the alderwood.

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Sitzmark Bar and Grill

  • ★ 4.1
  • Mountain resort bar
  • $$$
  • Girdwood

Drink Local pint with bison chili

Sitzmark Bar and Grill at the foot of Alyeska Resort runs a daytime ski-and-après crowd and a nighttime live music, trivia and open-mic bar with a dozen.

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Where to stay in Anchorage

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Moose's Tooth Pub

Drink Broken Tooth Brewing pint

Moose's Tooth runs a pub side alongside its 1996 pizzeria on Old Seward Highway, pouring Broken Tooth Brewing pints and a deep guest tap list for the crowd.

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