Must-see restaurants in Valdez

  • Roma Italian Kitchen

    Valdez

    Cross Italian cooking techniques with fresh Alaskan fish and you have a marriage made in heaven, if the scallop risotto at this harborside restaurant is…

  • Roadside Potatohead

    Valdez

    A new offshoot of a legendary wilderness food cart in McCarthy, this Valdez incarnation sits on foundations rather than wheels in a fine harborside…

  • Mike’s Palace

    Valdez

    Palace? Mike's is more like a ristorante in the rough, but in a totally good way. The theme is American-Italian with a few attempts at Mexican (which are…

  • Fat Mermaid

    Valdez

    First things first: the Fat Mermaid has got Valdez' best selection of beers, with drafts from three different Alaskan breweries. Second, the food's quite…

  • Valdez Bistro

    Valdez

    Southern American and Korean cuisine engage in an unlikely dance at this casual open-all-hours restaurant in the Mountain Sky Hotel. Though not endowed…

  • Old Town Burgers

    Valdez

    A super-popular burger and breakfast joint with indoor picnic tables, lightning-fast service, free coffee and – often – a line out the door. It does all…

  • Auntie Yum Yum's Real Thai Food

    Valdez

    Of Valdez' smattering of summer food carts this is the best. After digging into its lashings of pad Thai noodles (with pork or shrimp), any hike will seem…

  • Rogue's Garden

    Valdez

    A health-food market – in small-town Alaska? Enjoy it while you're here, especially the tip-top deli, where you can customize your sandwich or smoothie…

  • Ernesto’s Taqueria

    Valdez

    Locally loved, this place serves large portions of serviceable Mexican food on the cheap – go for the blackened shrimp or halibut tacos – and has a cold…

  • Alaska Halibut House

    Valdez

    Frying up fresh local fish, this home-spun fish shack is one of Valdez' faster fast-food joints. The halibut basket headlines, closely followed by the…

  • Fu Kung

    Valdez

    Reasonable Chinese food that also serves sushi and Thai dishes in a modest wood-paneled restaurant in the town center. Lunch specials include egg rolls…

  • Safeway

    Valdez

    A sandwich and salad bar, plus a warehouse-sized grocery store providing ample opportunity to stock up if you're heading for the hills.