Palmer (Mat-Su Valley) with Vagabond Blues ★ 4.3
Palmer is the day-trip for Matanuska Valley farm country, Alaska State Fair grounds and the long-running Vagabond Blues cafe with reindeer sausage breakfast.
Jack Sprat at Girdwood is a food day trips in Anchorage.
Jack Sprat at 165 Olympic Mountain Loop in Girdwood specialises in vegetarian and meat dishes with foraged elements, with bibimbap, duck breast and Alaska.
Palmer is the day-trip for Matanuska Valley farm country, Alaska State Fair grounds and the long-running Vagabond Blues cafe with reindeer sausage breakfast.
Whittier sits an hour south of Anchorage through the Anton Anderson tunnel, with harborfront seafood at the Inn at Whittier on Prince William Sound.
Eagle River runs 12 miles north of Anchorage with neighbourhood pizza spots and the Bear Paw Festival in July, four days of food vendors and carnival rides.
Sitzmark Bar and Grill at the foot of Alyeska Resort runs a daytime ski-and-après crowd by day, with live music, trivia and open-mic nights into the late.
Girdwood is the Anchorage day trip 45 minutes south by Seward Highway, with the Seven Glaciers tram-top fine dining room and Jack Sprat in the village center.