Must-see restaurants in Anchorage

  • Snow City Café

    Anchorage

    Consistently voted best breakfast by Anchorage Press readers, this busy cafe serves healthy grub to a clientele that ranges from the tattooed to the up…

  • Yak & Yeti

    Anchorage

    Billing itself as 'Himalayan' cuisine, Yak & Yeti serves delicious Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan dishes, including momos (Tibetan dumplings), curries and…

  • Bear Tooth Grill

    Anchorage

    A popular hangout with an adjacent theater. It serves excellent burgers and Alaska seafood as well as Mexican and Asian fusion dishes. The microbrews are…

  • Ginger

    Anchorage

    Sleek and trendy, Ginger's menu is a fusion of Pacific Rim cuisine and classic Asian dishes. The end result is an artistic endeavor like banana and…

  • Red Chair Cafe

    Anchorage

    The best and worst thing about eating in this steampunk-decorated cafe is choosing which brunch dish. The hollandaise sauce is made fresh daily, as are…

  • Marx Bros Café

    Anchorage

    Old-school Anchorage fine dining with innovative cooking and a 500-bottle wine list are the reasons this 14-table restaurant (located in a historic home…

  • Rustic Goat

    Anchorage

    This sweet little bistro is in the suburban Turnagain neighborhood, but it feels like a city loft. Old-growth timbers support two stories of windows that…

  • Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop

    Anchorage

    Anchorage's newest bakery is its most beloved. Stop in for a sandwich or choose a loaf of artisan bread for a picnic; just don't forget dessert, which…

  • Moose’s Tooth Brewpub

    Anchorage

    An Anchorage institution serving two-dozen custom-brewed beers, including monthly specials. This is the place to refuel after climbing Flattop, with…

  • PHOnatik

    Anchorage

    This busy southside joint serves up Alaska-sized bowls of excellent pho, great for warming up after a chilly Hillside hike. Options range from vegetarian…

  • Middle Way Cafe

    Anchorage

    This veggie-friendly cafe serves healthy breakfasts and organic salads, soups and sandwiches in a cozy, artsy atmosphere. Many vegan and gluten-free…

  • Orso

    Anchorage

    The walls are a smoked-salmon color and the wooden floors are covered with Asian rugs, there’s modern art all around and soft jazz floating into both…

  • South Restaurant & Coffee House

    Anchorage

    One of Anchorage's newest restaurants has a drinks menu emphasizing creative gin cocktails. Food options run from small plates and salads to butter…

  • Jen’s Restaurant

    Anchorage

    This fine restaurant in midtown has dazzled the critics with innovative, Scandinavian-accented cuisine emphasizing fresh ingredients and elaborate…

  • Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse

    Anchorage

    A beloved Anchorage beer place, with almost 60 beers on tap. It also has ale-battered halibut, gourmet pizzas, outdoor tables and live music most nights…

  • VIP Restaurant

    Anchorage

    Of the many Korean restaurants in Anchorage, VIP is the most popular. Try the barbecue, which comes with your choice of sizzling tender meat and about 20…

  • Brown Bag Sandwich Co

    Anchorage

    Delicious, funky and popular, Brown Bag has a diverse selection of creative and loaded sandwiches. Go hungry, leave full. At night the low-ceilinged …

  • New Sagaya City Market

    Anchorage

    Eclectic and upscale, this is a grocery store with lots of organic goodies, a great deli specializing in Asian fare, and seating indoors and outdoors…

  • Pho Lena

    Anchorage

    An Anchorage favorite, Pho Lena serves up more than the namesake soup: Thai, Lao and other Vietnamese specialties are all available in the tiny Spenard…

  • Hula Hands

    Anchorage

    Represents Anchorage's large Polynesian population with poke (cubed raw fish mixed with shoyu, sesame oil salt, chili pepper), taro-leaf wraps and pulled…

  • Turkish Delight

    Anchorage

    Dark and atmospheric, this strip-mall surprise serves up Mediterranean favorites such as delicious baba gahnoush, kebabs and fresh, warm pita bread. Be…

  • Charlie’s Bakery

    Anchorage

    The most authentic Chinese food you’ll find in Anchorage, sold next to French baguettes and wedding cakes. The dim sum is particularly loved, and there…

  • Yak & Yeti Cafe

    Anchorage

    A small cafe serving 'Himalayan' food: Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian. Excellent bowls (choose one, two or three curry options over rice), homemade chai tea…

  • Taco King

    Anchorage

    Anchorage’s beloved taco shop is so good and so affordable it now has six more locations, including one on Spenard near the airport. The original is still…

  • 10th & M Seafoods

    Anchorage

    This market sells the freshest seafood in a city that loves its seafood fresh. Staff will also butcher and ship your king salmon or 200lb halibut.

  • Fromagio's Artisan Cheese

    Anchorage

    A cheesemonger that serves gourmet sandwiches. Stop in for lunch, sample some exotic cheeses and then grab some for a picnic while on your hike.

  • West Berlin

    Anchorage

    Fresh-baked pretzel buns, homemade schnitzel and a long list of imported German beers make this Mountain View newbie a worthy visit.

  • Ray's Place

    Anchorage

    This Vietnamese restaurant does great cold noodle salads, stir-fries and huge bowls of pho, and stocks Vietnamese beer.

  • Spenard Food Truck Festival

    Anchorage

    If you're in town on Thursday, check out the Food Truck Festival in Spenard, in Chilkoot Charlie's parking lot. It's an eclectic mix of Asian cuisine,…

  • Club Paris

    Anchorage

    This longtime restaurant – it survived the 1964 earthquake – is old-school fine dining and serves some of the best steaks in Anchorage. If there’s room on…

  • Arctic Roadrunner

    Anchorage

    Since 1964 this place has been turning out beefy burgers and great onion pieces and rings. If your timing is right, you can eat outdoors while watching…

  • Lucky Wishbone

    Anchorage

    Down-home, pan-fried chicken is the main draw at this busy diner. No frills, just deep-fried goodness, cheap and delicious burgers and massive milkshakes.