18 editor picks in Anchorage.
Anchorage drinks where the breweries and the old downtown bars are, with most of the energy clustered on the downtown grid. F Street Station, Pioneer Bar, The Whale's Tail and Bernie's Bungalow Lounge keep downtown lively, while taprooms from Anchorage Brewing Company, Midnight Sun Brewing, Cynosure Brewing and King Street Brewing carry the craft scene into Spenard and South Anchorage. Resolution Brewing pours in Mountain View, and the Sitzmark Bar and Grill serves the slopes out in Girdwood.
18 cocktail bar places in Anchorage we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Anchorage · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Cold beer with bar-burger
F Street Station has anchored downtown Anchorage since 1944.
Drink Cold pints with The Hooligan grilled cheese
Pioneer Bar is the historic 4th Avenue dive, dating to the early 1900s.
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.
Drink Martini at downtown Anchorage's first martini bar
Bernie's Bungalow has been downtown Anchorage's original martini lounge since 1997.
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.
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.
Drink Clear Headed barrel-aged Belgian quad
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.
Drink Sockeye Red IPA
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.
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.
Drink 8 Star Lager
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.
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.
Drink Belgian-style ales and lagers
Cynosure's South Anchorage taproom pours well-balanced Belgian-style ales and lagers from local Alaska artists' walls, with ten beers on tap.
Drink Pacific Northwest IPAs
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.
Drink King Street IPA
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.
Try Small plates and by-the-glass champagne
The Whale's Tail at Hotel Captain Cook keeps its bar open until 02:00 Fri-Sat, with the Crow's Nest kitchen running small plates and champagne pours to 22:00.
Try Bar snacks with karaoke
Mad Myrna's cabaret and karaoke on E 5th Avenue stays open to 02:00 on weekends, with bar snacks and Diva Variety Show on Friday nights for the crowd.
Try Martinis and bar bites on the patio
Bernie's Bungalow Lounge on D Street has run downtown Anchorage's late martini scene since 1997, with a large outdoor patio busy through summer evenings.
