The Whale's Tail is a bar in Downtown, Anchorage.
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.
Food program: Small plates and full entrees
Address: 939 W 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
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
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
