Pike’s Landing

Fairbanks


For fine dining riverfront style, head to this restaurant, which has a cozy-cabin main dining room, a huge deck that looks out over the water and solid American-Alaskan mains: prime-rib sandwiches, roasted salmon, coconut shrimp and the like. Reservations for dinner are a good idea.


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