Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Anchorage for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Anchorage for grown-ups.
F Street Station has anchored downtown Anchorage since 1944. A scruffy long-bar pub serving Alaska seafood and burgers, with the longest hours downtown.
Signature drink: Cold beer with bar-burger
Food: Alaska seafood and burgers
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.
Signature drink: Cold pints with The Hooligan grilled cheese
Food: The Hooligan food truck on the back patio
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.
Signature drink: By-the-glass champagne
Food: Small plates and full entrees
Bernie's Bungalow has been downtown Anchorage's original martini lounge since 1997. Cocktails, light food, large outdoor seating and a strong summer crowd.
Signature drink: Martini at downtown Anchorage's first martini bar
Food: Bar bites and small plates
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.
Signature drink: Karaoke night Long Island iced tea
Food: Bar snacks
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.
Signature drink: House IPA on tap
Food: Alaska seafood and pub plates
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
Midnight Sun runs Anchorage's oldest and boldest brewery taproom on Dimond Hook Drive, with the Sockeye Red IPA and rotating barrel-aged pours on local lines.
Signature drink: Sockeye Red IPA
Food: Taproom snacks
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.
Signature drink: Local pint with bison chili
Food: Burgers, sandwiches and chili
49th State Brewing's downtown taproom on 3rd Avenue pours the 8 Star Lager and Solstice IPA alongside sustainable Alaska comfort food, in the old Snow Goose.
Signature drink: 8 Star Lager
Food: Sustainable Alaska comfort food
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.
Signature drink: Broken Tooth Brewing pint
Food: Pizza and apps
Cynosure's South Anchorage taproom pours well-balanced Belgian-style ales and lagers from local Alaska artists' walls, with ten beers on tap including.
Signature drink: Belgian-style ales and lagers
Food: Snacks only
Resolution Brewing pours from a Mountain View Drive taproom on the city's east side, with Pacific Northwest IPAs, stouts and rotating food trucks parked.
Signature drink: Pacific Northwest IPAs
Food: Snacks and rotating food trucks
King Street Brewing pours in a South Anchorage taproom with an on-site pizza kitchen, ground-level and rooftop outdoor seating, growler fills and a daily.
Signature drink: King Street IPA
Food: On-site pizza kitchen