Anchorage Bars & Pubs

This cav­ernous, slight­ly run­down bar at the base of the moun­tain is a great spot for après-ski. You’ll find an exten­sive selec­tion of tap beers and good whiskeys, along with large por­tions of tra­di­tion­al bar food like burg­ers and piz­za. And as with any après-ski venue, it can be loud and wild, even on weeknights. 

This bar was found­ed in 1994 by a few locals who felt that Anchor­age need­ed a real­ly good bar for craft beers. Clear­ly, they were right — both locals and tourists made this place a near-instant institution. 

It’s hard to believe that one of Anchorage’s best wine bars used to be a sand­wich shop. Com­plete­ly revamped in the fall of 2011, this new hot spot in the Hotel Cap­tain Cook has Alaska’s only on-tap wine machine. Choose from 32 wines, select­ed by the hotel’s som­me­li­er, for a 2‑ounce sam­pler or a 4‑ounce pour. The bar also has a lim­it­ed menu, includ­ing Amer­i­can-style tapas, sal­ads, and desserts. Sip your wine at the mar­ble-topped bar,…  ...more

Alyeska’s Sitz­mark Bar and Grill offers alpin­ers the best of both worlds – day­time refu­el­ing between ski runs, and a fes­tive night­time hang­out with live music, open mic, triv­ia and movie nights. (The sum­mer sea­son has sim­i­lar offer­ings – just think ​“après hike” or ​“après bike” instead of ​“après ski.”)

Three great tastes that taste great togeth­er — piz­za, pool, and local beer — have made this Anchor­age hang­out a quirky-but-fun hit. Named for the near­by moun­tain, Flat­top was opened in 2013 by the same team that cre­at­ed Anchor­age insti­tu­tion Humpy’s Ale­house and the urbane bistro bar SubZero.

One of the small­er bars you’ll find in Anchor­age, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in per­son­al­i­ty and warm, friend­ly service. 

Piz­za­’s the spe­cial­ty here, and Piz­za Man does it well. The sauce is a nice com­bi­na­tion of sweet and spicy, and they’ll make the dough with whole wheat, if you ask. They also serve ​“schooners” of beer.

Even peo­ple who have vis­it­ed all kinds of bars, all over the world, tend to say they’ve nev­er been to a water­ing hole quite like this icon­ic Anchor­age bar. Or, to be more accu­rate, bars. This rather ram­bling com­pound in the funky Spe­nard area actu­al­ly includes 10 bars — with enough dis­tinc­tive vibes, atmos­pheres and offer­ings to suit pret­ty much any taste or mood. 

If you teach a man to fish, you may feed him for a life­time but, if you show a man F Street he may nev­er eat at home again! Fresh Alaskan seafood cooked to order right in front of you. Gen­er­ous­ly por­tioned fish filet sand­wich­es, hal­ibut and chips, and cala­mari. There’s a giant block of cheese at the bar that you can slice on your own while you wait for your drink order. 

This down­town Anchor­age lounge orig­i­nal­ly start­ed as an Arc­tic-themed ice bar — hence the name — but it has mor­phed into a warm but urbane haven for local exec­u­tive types and lovers of well-craft­ed cock­tails and food.