Alaska Breweries, Distilleries and Bars

• Talkeetna
• ~2h11
• 4.6 (2,251)

Farm-to-table grub, a big sunny deck, and leashed pups welcome on the patio.

Hours: Daily 11am-10pm (Twister Creek/Main St brewpub) summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music on the deck, summer weekends

Full kitchen Indoor + patio👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly Dog-friendly

denalibrewing.com ↗ (907) 733-2536Full details

• Wasilla
• ~48 min
• 4.6 (266)

Wood-fired pizza, wings, and a dog-friendly picnic-table patio.

Hours: Daily 9am-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music some weekends

Full kitchen Indoor + patio👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly Dog-friendly

bearpawriverbrewing.com ↗ (907) 373-2337Full details

• Wasilla
• ~48 min
• 4.4 (623)

A proper brewpub kitchen, burgers, seafood, prime rib, with live music on the calendar.

Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-9pm · Fri-Sat to 10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music Fridays

Full kitchen Indoor👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

lastfrontierbrew.com ↗ (907) 357-7200Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.7 (447)

Full comfort-food menu, outdoor seating, live tunes, high chairs for the littles.

Hours: Daily 11:30am-9pm (Palmer taproom) summer hrs, call to confirm

Full kitchen Indoor + patio👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

matanuskabrewco.com ↗ (907) 745-2337Full details

• Eagle River
• ~18 min
• 4.8 (84)

Hockey-named hangout with live bands, rotating food trucks, and a deck. Family-friendly.

Hours: Daily afternoons; Fri-Sat to 11pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Karaoke Mondays

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

oddmanrushbrewing.com ↗ (907) 696-2337Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.6 (11,383)

Rooftop patio over Cook Inlet, a dog-friendly beer garden, and yak on the menu.

Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-11pm · Sun to 10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Trivia Mondays 7pm

Full kitchen Indoor + patio👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly Dog-friendly

49thstatebrewing.com ↗ (907) 277-7727Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.4 (3,101)

Wood-fired seafood by a roaring two-sided stone fireplace. Downtown's cozy beer hall.

Hours: Daily 11am-10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

🏷️ Growler Tuesday

Full kitchen Indoor

glacierbrewhouse.com ↗ (907) 274-2739Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.7 (361)

Sip barrel-aged sours in the beer garden, or literally inside a giant beer barrel. Dogs welcome.

Hours: Mon-Thu 2-9pm · Fri-Sat to 11pm · Sat-Sun from noon summer hrs, call to confirm

🥨 Snacks Indoor + patio Dog-friendly

anchoragebrewing.company ↗ (907) 677-2739Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.7 (267)

Full kitchen downstairs, huge rooftop deck up top. Climb for the view, stay for the cheesesteak.

Hours: Daily noon-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Full kitchen Indoor + patio🎲 board games👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

kingstreetbrewing.com ↗ (907) 336-5464Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.8 (150)

Ten-barrel Anchorage brewery est. 2018 specializing in Belgian-style and sour beers, with 16 taps in its King Street tasting room.

Hours: Wed-Sun (closed Mon-Tue); Sat 12-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

🏷️ Rotating food trucks Wed-Fri

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio Dog-friendly

turnagainbrewing.com ↗ (907) 646-2337Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.8 (129)

Cozy midtown taproom with couches, local art, and a food truck usually parked out front.

Hours: Tue-Sun afternoons (closed Mon) summer hrs, call to confirm

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio

cynosure.beer ↗ (907) 563-2966Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.8 (383)

Alaska's cidery with rotating food trucks daily and non-alc pours. Kids welcome too.

Hours: Daily noon-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

🏷️ Daily food trucks · summer market Saturdays

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

doubleshovelcider.co ↗ (907) 562-1100Full details

• Girdwood
• ~37 min
• 4.7 (562)

A spacious beer garden with fire pits, rotating food trucks, and good dogs always welcome.

Hours: Summer: daily 11am-10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music some weekends

🏷️ Rotating food trucks daily

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio🔥 Fire pit👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly Dog-friendly

girdwoodbrewing.com ↗ (907) 783-2739Full details

• Cooper Landing
• ~1h43
• 4 (6)

The patio's the whole point, craft pints, mountain air, and a burger truck.

Hours: Daily 11:30am-9pm (Fri-Sat to 10pm) summer hrs, call to confirm

Live concerts on the calendar

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio

cooperlandingbrewing.com ↗ (907) 223-6101Full details

• Seward
• ~2h05
• 4.2 (542)

A real kitchen doing lunch and dinner with a Resurrection Bay view. Kids welcome.

Hours: 11:30am-9pm (closed Tue) summer hrs, call to confirm

Full kitchen Indoor👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

sewardbrewery.com ↗ (907) 422-0337Full details

• Soldotna
• ~2h38
• 4.7 (370)

Full kitchen, must-visit summer patio, live music and trivia. Dog- and kid-friendly.

Hours: Daily 11am-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

🏷️ Sunday food truck

Full kitchen Indoor + patio🎲 trivia👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly Dog-friendly

kenairiverbrewing.com ↗ (907) 262-2337Full details

• Soldotna
• ~2h38
• 4.3 (692)

Stone-fired pizza and house ales, warmed by two gas fire tables on a huge patio.

Hours: Summer: Sun-Thu noon-10pm · Fri-Sat to 11pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Full kitchen Indoor + patio🔥 Fire pit👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

steliasbrewingco.com ↗ (907) 260-7837Full details

• Nikiski
• ~3h13

Leashed pups get their own water bucket out front while the food trucks roll in.

Hours: Tue-Sun noon-6pm (closed Mon), call ahead summer hrs, call to confirm

Brewery tours every other Fri 6pm

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio Dog-friendly

Full details

• Homer
• Full day, 4h23
• 4.6 (124)

BYO dinner, grab their beer-friendly snacks, and post up indoors or out.

Hours: Daily noon-~6pm summer hrs, call to confirm

🥨 Snacks Indoor + patio

homerbrew.com ↗ (907) 235-3626Full details

• Homer
• Full day, 4h23
• 4.7 (130)

A heated, covered patio with a gas fireplace, food trucks, and your leashed dog welcome.

Hours: Daily noon-8pm summer hrs, call to confirm

Second Sat market · First Fri art walk

🏷️ Rotating food trucks & pop-ups

🚚 Food trucks Indoor + patio🔥 Fire pit Dog-friendly

graceridgebrewing.com ↗ (907) 435-0601Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

Mountain View neighborhood taproom pouring hop-forward small-batch beer, proof the east side brews too.

Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.6 (51)

One of Anchorage's newest breweries, tucked in on Arctic Blvd and already on the regulars' rotation.

Hours: Mon-Thu and Sun 4pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 4pm-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 720-2337Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.8 (60)

Midtown taproom on Denali St with a rotating board and an easy after-work vibe.

Hours: Tue-Sun 3pm-9pm, closed Monday summer hrs, call to confirm

onsitebrewing.com ↗ (907) 310-2337Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.7 (7)

Blue-collar South Anchorage taproom with monthly 'Stoplight Nights' and zero pretense.

Hours: Thu-Sat 4pm-9pm, Sun 4pm-8pm, closed Mon-Wed summer hrs, call to confirm

magneticnorthbrewingco.com ↗ (907) 891-7406Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

South-side brewery-winery-meadery hybrid, beer, mead, and wine under one roof.

Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.7 (22)

Small-batch taproom off Arctic Blvd; opened 2021 and quietly earning a following.

Hours: Wed-Thu 4pm-8pm, Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat 2pm-9pm, closed Sun-Tue summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 444-4255Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

Honey-wine meadery and tasting room for when beer isn't the mood.

Hours: Wed-Fri 4pm-8pm, Sat-Sun noon-8pm, closed Mon-Tue summer hrs, call to confirm

hivemindmeadery.com ↗ (907) 360-1956Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

Small South Anchorage meadery pouring flights of honey wine.

Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

Grain-to-glass tasting room and craft cocktails, with weekly food-truck nights.

Hours: Wed, Thu, Sun 3pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 3pm-10pm, closed Mon-Tue summer hrs, call to confirm

anchoragedistillery.com ↗ (907) 561-2100Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.7 (11,746)

Legendary pizza, house Broken Tooth brews, 150+ taps, and a wait that's always worth it.

Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-midnight, Sat-Sun 11am-midnight summer hrs, call to confirm

moosestooth.net ↗ (907) 258-2537Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min

Opened Dec 2025 in the old Arkose building behind the fairgrounds, lagers and Old-World styles, 16 taps.

Hours: Daily noon to 9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

palmerbrewing.com ↗ (907) 746-3600Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.8 (219)

Palmer taproom + kitchen famous for its 'SunDay BrunchDay', beer and biscuits, together at last.

Hours: Tue-Wed noon-8pm, Thu-Sat noon-9pm, Sun 10am-6pm, closed Mon summer hrs, call to confirm

bleedingheartbrewery.com ↗ (907) 746-2421Full details

• Homer
• Full day, 4h23
• 4.9 (92)

Homer meadery and cider house pouring berry meads and hard ciders on Main St.

Hours: Daily 11:30am-9pm in summer, shorter winter hours 1-8pm summer hrs, call to confirm

sweetgalewines.com ↗ (907) 690-1786Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

The Interior's anchor craft brewery, pouring German style beer from a Fox Avenue taproom.

Hours: Tue-Wed 3-9pm, Thu-Sun 11am-9pm, closed Monday. summer hrs, call to confirm

hoodoobrew.com ↗ (907) 459-2337Full details

• Fox
• Full day, 6h51

Bills itself as the northernmost brewery in America, 11 miles up the Old Steese.

Hours vary, call ahead

silvergulch.com ↗ (907) 452-2739Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Downtown brewpub on Eagle Avenue, named for the parallel it sits just south of.

Hours: Mon-Wed noon-9pm, Thu-Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-8pm. summer hrs, call to confirm

lat65brewing.com ↗ (907) 328-7748Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Small Wendell Avenue brewpub. Facebook only online, which is the usual pattern for Alaska bars.

Hours vary, call ahead

facebook.com/midniteminefairbanks ↗ (907) 456-5348Full details

• Nenana
• Full day, 5h50

Tiny inn, cafe and microbrewery on Nenana's North A Street. Hours run seasonal.

Hours vary, call ahead

roughwoodsinncafeandmicrobrewery.com ↗ (907) 832-5299Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Craft brewery and taproom in downtown Fairbanks with rotating taps and a chill neighborhood feel.

Hours: Mon-Sat noon-10pm, Sun 1-6pm, posted on the venue's own site as its 'summer hours' and matching the CSV extract exactly. The same page also posts different 'regular hours' (Mon-Tue noon-8:30pm, Wed-Sat noon-10pm, Sun 1-6pm) with no date range attached to either label, so which set applies in early September is not certain. The summer-matching set is used here because two independent sources (CSV + official site) agree on it; call ahead if visiting on a Mon or Tue evening. summer hrs, call to confirm

humblerootsbrew.com ↗Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34
• 4.8 (154)

Taproom just off the Parks Highway at Peger Road with rotating food trucks and regular trivia nights. Alaska law limits a brewery taproom to a maximum of four live ticketed events per license per year.

Hours: Mon-Thu 3-8pm, Fri 3-9pm, Sat noon-8pm, closed Sunday. The venue also posts one-off holiday closures (July 4, Labor Day) so check before a holiday visit. summer hrs, call to confirm

food trucks rotate through most days; outside food is also welcome Indoor Dog-friendly

www.blacksprucebeer.com ↗ (907) 328-0448Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Distillery and tasting room on the Parks Highway near Ester making small batch AKavit, rum, vodka, gin and barrel aged rum, plus canned cocktails. This is a distillery, filed under brewery per the site's own category convention.

Hours: Tue-Fri 4-9pm, Sat 3-9pm, Sun 4-8pm, closed Monday. Distillery tours and spirits tastings are by reservation. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.ursamajordistilling.com ↗ (907) 347-8951Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Gold medal vodka distillery and tasting room in the historic 1935 Old City Hall building in downtown Fairbanks, on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a distillery, filed under brewery per the venue's own self-description.

Hours: Confirmed open Wed-Fri roughly 4-8:30pm and Sat noon-8:30pm from aggregator listings (Yelp, Tripadvisor); the venue's own site did not publish hours when fetched and Sun-Tue status was not found anywhere. Do not assume closed on those days without calling. summer hrs, call to confirm

fairbanksdistilling.com ↗ (907) 452-5055Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Vodka distillery and tasting room off Van Horn Road with a monthly Bloody Mary bar. This is a distillery, filed under brewery per the site's own category convention.

Hours: Tue-Sat 3-8pm, closed Sunday and Monday, except a Bloody Mary Bar from 11:30am to 3pm on the first and last Sunday of each month. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.hoarfrostdistilling.com ↗ (907) 479-6128Full details

• Healy
• Full day, 4h45

The Denali outpost of 49th State Brewing, a separate building and location from the Anchorage brewpub, with a large beer garden, bocce and cornhole, bonfire pits, and the actual bus used in the film Into the Wild. Open year round.

Hours: Open daily 11am to midnight, per the official Denali location page. summer hrs, call to confirm

seasonal festivals, Solstice Luau and Augtoberfest; monthly dog-friendly Yappy Hour first Friday June through August

extensive menu: halibut and chips, yak burgers, wild caught salmon, king crab, plus kids and vegetarian and vegan options Indoor + patio🔥 Fire pit🎲 bocce ball, cornhole, ping pong👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly Dog-friendly

www.49thstatebrewing.com/denali ↗ (907) 683-2739Full details

• Delta Junction
• Full day, 6h18

Family owned brewpub on the Richardson Highway with a rotating lineup of IPAs, stouts and wheat ales, wood fired pizzas including a Castner Glacier white pie, burgers and wings.

Hours: Mon-Thu 2-8pm, Fri-Sat noon-9pm, Sun noon-8pm, per Yelp listing. The official site loaded with no hours text when fetched directly, so this is aggregator sourced. summer hrs, call to confirm

wood fired pizza, burgers, wings

www.bigdeltabrewingcompany.com ↗ (907) 895-2222Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

Production brewery at 2021 Spar Ave, the same 'Tooth' family as Moose's Tooth Pub & Pizzeria and Bear Tooth Theatrepub (both already in the inventory) but a separate address and a separate listed business, established 1996 as Moose's Tooth Brewing Company before rebranding. Sells growlers, bottles and cans on-site and runs a monthly first-tap party with a live musical guest, which is public-facing enough to record as its own venue rather than folding it into the two restaurants it supplies.

Live music

Full details

• Valdez
• Full day, 5h38

Valdez's craft brewery taproom on Galena Drive, near the small boat harbor. Opens early on cruise ship days.

Hours: noon to 9pm daily, 10am on cruise ship days summer hrs, call to confirm

valdezbrewing.com ↗ (907) 835-4123Full details

• Homer
• Full day, 4h23
• 4.7 (850)

One of Homer's first cabins, built in 1897, opened as a saloon in 1957. The lighthouse tower was added to hide a water tank.

Hours: Daily 10am-~1am summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music some summer nights

saltydawgsaloon.com ↗ (907) 235-6718Full details

• Seward
• ~2h05
• 4.5 (406)

Live music, peanut shells, good chaos.

Hours: Daily noon-2am summer hrs, call to confirm

Karaoke Wed & Sun · live music Fri-Sat (summer)

facebook.com/yukon.bar ↗ (907) 224-3063Full details

• Talkeetna
• ~2h11
• 4.6 (283)

1923 roadhouse where climbers and legends have propped up the bar for a century.

Hours: Daily 8am-1:30am (Fri-Sat to 2:30am); seasonal summer hrs, call to confirm

Karaoke Mon · live music most nights (summer)

fairviewtalkeetna.com ↗ (907) 733-2423Full details

• Talkeetna
• ~2h11
• 4.1 (64)

Log-cabin roadhouse bar on the Parks. Sled dogs, snowmachines, cold beer.

Hours: 8am-9pm (Fri-Sat to 10pm); closed Tue-Wed summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music & trivia nights

sheepcreeklodgeak.com ↗ (907) 495-6227Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.2 (415)

Palmer's rowdy Main Street watering hole with a grill bolted on.

Hours: Tue-Sun (closed Mon); very late Fri-Sat summer hrs, call to confirm

Open mic Wed 8pm · live bands Fri-Sat

facebook.com/klondikemikes.garciasgrill ↗ (907) 745-2676Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.5 (344)

No-frills Colony-town dive. Stiff pours, local characters, zero pretense.

Hours: Daily to midnight; Fri-Sat to 2am summer hrs, call to confirm

Live bands & ticketed shows

palmeralehouse.com ↗ (907) 745-3041Full details

• Wasilla
• ~48 min
• 3.9 (184)

Roadside hotel bar and cafe on the Parks. Valley regulars welcome.

Hours: Daily 6:30am-10pm (Fri-Sat to 11pm) summer hrs, call to confirm

Themed music weekends

(907) 376-4484Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.1 (492)

'We cheat the other guy.' Sprawling Spenard institution, 10 bars, sawdust floors.

Hours: Daily ~11am-2:30am (3am Fri-Sat) summer hrs, call to confirm

Live bands & DJs nightly

🏷️ $2 beers till 9pm · $10 steak Wednesdays

koots.com ↗ (907) 272-1010Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.5 (558)

Tiny downtown dive since 1981. Free popcorn, heavy pours, instant regulars.

Hours: Daily 10am-2:30am (3am Fri-Sat) summer hrs, call to confirm

facebook.com/darwinstheoryalaska ↗ (907) 277-5322Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.1 (343)

Downtown's homey dive: shuffleboard, pool, and something bubbling in the crockpot.

Hours: Daily noon-2:30am (3am Fri-Sat) summer hrs, call to confirm

Throwback DJ Thursdays · weekend dance nights

(907) 276-7996Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.3 (5,255)

Downtown alehouse with a wall of Alaskan taps and live music most nights.

Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-12am · Fri-Sat to 1am · Sun 10am-12am summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music most nights, no cover

🏷️ Taco Tuesday · BBQ Thursday

humpysalaska.com ↗ (907) 276-2337Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4 (266)

Anchorage's beloved gay bar. Drag shows, dance floor, everybody welcome.

Hours: Tue-Sun from 6pm (closed Mon); cabaret nights summer hrs, call to confirm

Karaoke Wed · DIVAS drag show Fri-Sat 9pm

madmyrnas.com ↗ (907) 276-9762Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.3 (525)

Downtown patio bar turned nightclub. DJs, cocktails, summer-night crowds.

Hours: Tue-Thu 11am-10pm · Fri-Sat late (closed Mon) summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 276-8808Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.5 (777)

20th-floor cocktails atop the Captain Cook with a huge cellar and Inlet views.

Hours: Dinner only Tue-Sat from 5pm (closed Sun-Mon) summer hrs, call to confirm

captaincook.com ↗ (907) 343-2217Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.4 (2,510)

Spenard comfort-food spot with a killer cocktail list and a bacon obsession.

Hours: Daily 9am-10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

🏷️ Weekend brunch · build-your-own Bloody Mary bar

spenardroadhouse.com ↗ (907) 770-7623Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.6 (1,846)

1957 downtown steakhouse with a dim, clubby bar and a stiff martini.

Hours: Weekdays 11:30am-10pm · Sat-Sun dinner from 4pm summer hrs, call to confirm

clubparisrestaurant.net ↗ (907) 277-6332Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.1 (2,387)

Giant sports bar on Campbell Creek. Every game, every screen, creekside deck.

Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-12am · Fri-Sat to 2am summer hrs, call to confirm

wemustbenuts.com ↗ (907) 563-3283Full details

• Girdwood
• ~37 min
• 4.3 (469)

Alyeska's base-area apres-ski bar. Ski boots, sun decks, and cold ones.

Hours: Winter-season venue at Alyeska, closed in summer summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music & après-ski shows (ski season)

alyeskaresort.com ↗ (907) 754-2256Full details

• Girdwood
• ~37 min
• 4.2 (1,745)

Girdwood ski-town classic: burgers, a towering whiskey wall, post-mountain buzz.

Hours: Daily noon-2am (varies seasonally) summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music / karaoke some nights

chairfive.com ↗ (907) 783-2500Full details

• Hope
• ~1h18
• 4.6 (107)

Gold-rush-town saloon at the end of the road. Live music and Turnagain Arm sunsets.

Hours: Seasonal Thu-Sun 4-10pm (closed Mon-Wed) summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music & summer festivals

hopecafeseaviewbar.com ↗ (907) 782-3300Full details

• Cooper Landing
• ~1h43

Princess Lodge lounge with a deck hanging over the Kenai River. Drinks with a current.

Hours: Daily ~11:30am-10:30pm (Kenai Princess Lodge) summer hrs, call to confirm

princesslodges.com ↗ (907) 595-1425Full details

• Seward
• ~2h05
• 4.4 (240)

Downtown Seward beer bar with a deep tap list and no fuss.

Hours: Daily noon-2am summer hrs, call to confirm

Tyson Tuesdays, live music 8-10pm

🏷️ Free pool

(907) 224-8051Full details

• Seward
• ~2h05
• 4.6 (431)

Retro cocktail lounge in the old Thorn's Showcase space on Fourth Ave.

Hours: Nightly 5-11pm summer hrs, call to confirm

flamingoalaska.com ↗ (907) 599-0133Full details

• Kenai
• ~2h53
• 4.9 (94)

Old-town Kenai dive. Cheap, unpretentious, exactly what you'd hope.

Hours: Daily from 3pm; Fri-Sat to 2am summer hrs, call to confirm

Live bands most weekends

(907) 283-5637Full details

• Soldotna
• ~2h38
• 4.1 (377)

Soldotna's big sports grill. Screens for the game, burgers, and a fishing crowd.

Hours: Daily 7am-9pm summer hrs, call to confirm

bucketssportsgrill.com ↗ (907) 262-7220Full details

• Homer
• Full day, 4h23
• 4.4 (628)

Homer's premier live-music bar. Touring acts, dancing, a Pioneer Ave institution.

Hours: Daily noon-9pm; later on music nights summer hrs, call to confirm

Trivia Thu · live music Fri-Sat

aliceschampagnepalace.com ↗ (907) 226-2739Full details

• Homer
• Full day, 4h23
• 4.2 (124)

Homer's East End dive with live music, pool, and a devoted local following.

Hours: Daily noon-midnight summer hrs, call to confirm

Open mic Wed · live bands Fri-Sat

🏷️ Back Door Kitchen open Wed-Sat

facebook.com/downeastsaloonak ↗ (907) 235-6002Full details

• Eagle River
• ~18 min

A casual community alehouse with an upstairs tiki lounge, fire pits and the game on, Eagle River's living room.

Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-9pm · weekends to 10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

akalehouse.com ↗ (907) 696-3000Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.6 (2,772)

Catch a movie or a concert with a pint and a plate, the Moose's Tooth family's theater-pub.

Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm (Theatrepub Bar) summer hrs, call to confirm

beartoothak.com ↗ (907) 276-4200Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.1 (304)

Downtown taphouse with ~24 rotating Alaskan taps a block off 4th Ave.

Hours: Mon-Thu & Sun 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 644-8368Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town

Locally-owned South Anchorage sports bar with daily specials and a full grill.

Hours: Mon & Sun 11am-9pm, Tue-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm summer hrs, call to confirm

907ale.com ↗ (907) 868-4000Full details

• Anchorage
• 🚶 in town
• 4.4 (2,300)

Downtown institution, stiff pours, a free-cheese tradition, and live music some nights.

Hours: Daily 10am-2:30am summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 272-5196Full details

• Eagle River
• ~18 min
• 4.2 (227)

Eagle River's neighborhood sports-and-cocktail lounge for a low-key night.

Hours: Daily noon to about 3am summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 694-8686Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.4 (125)

Downtown Palmer saloon with live music and a proper small-town welcome.

Hours: Daily noon to about 3am summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 746-2299Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.8 (13)

Palmer's cozy neighborhood lounge, a stool, a pour, and no fuss.

Hours: Most days 9am-10pm, Sun and Thu from noon, Fri to midnight, Sat 8am-midnight summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 745-5565Full details

• Palmer
• ~50 min
• 4.5 (12)

Roadhouse bar and grill on the way up to Hatcher Pass, burgers before the climb.

Hours: Mon-Wed noon-10pm, Thu-Fri noon-midnight, Sat-Sun from 11am summer hrs, call to confirm

fishhookbarandgrill.com ↗ (907) 745-6374Full details

• Wasilla
• ~48 min
• 4.1 (890)

Wasilla wine bar and restaurant for a grown-up night in the Valley.

Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-10pm with brunch 11am-3pm, Tue dinner only 4-9pm, Sun 11am-9pm, closed Mon summer hrs, call to confirm

facebook.com/EverettsMatSu ↗ (907) 357-5000Full details

• Wasilla
• ~48 min
• 3.9 (354)

Wasilla saloon and dance club with live music and karaoke nights.

Hours: Daily 8am to 5am summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 376-1617Full details

• Talkeetna
• ~2h11
• 4.2 (363)

Downtown Talkeetna pub with big burgers and bigger characters (seasonal, reopens May).

Hours vary, call ahead

westribpubandgrill.com ↗ (907) 733-3354Full details

• Seward
• ~2h05
• 4.4 (677)

Harbor-view taphouse near the small-boat harbor, ~16 taps and fresh seafood.

Hours: Tue-Sun 11am-9pm, closed Monday summer hrs, call to confirm

tidewatertaphouse.com ↗ (907) 224-3838Full details

• Seward
• ~2h05
• 4.6 (84)

Roadhouse dive near Bear Lake north of town, a Seward classic.

Full details

• Soldotna
• ~2h38
• 4.3 (256)

K-Beach bar and restaurant with karaoke and trivia and a loyal local crowd.

Hours: Lounge: Mon-Thu 11am-midnight, Fri-Sat 11am-1am, Sun 9am-midnight. Listed on their own site as winter hours with no separate summer schedule shown. summer hrs, call to confirm

duckinnak.com ↗ (907) 262-1849Full details

• Soldotna
• ~2h38
• 4.2 (65)

Soldotna dive on the Sterling Hwy, cheap, honest, and open late.

Hours: Daily 11am-5am summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 260-5685Full details

• Kenai
• ~2h53

Old-town Kenai dive on Main St, no tables, all character.

Hours vary, call ahead

(907) 283-6646Full details

• Ninilchik
• ~3h33

Ninilchik lodge, bar, and restaurant with Cook Inlet views and volcano sunsets.

Hours: Wed-Sun 8am-midnight, closed Mon-Tue summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 567-3330Full details

• Seldovia
• Full day, 4h23

Across-the-bay Seldovia's bar, grill, and live-music room, worth the water taxi.

Hours vary, call ahead

linwoodbar.com ↗ (907) 630-0573Full details

• Hope
• ~1h18

Hope's cafe with beer, wine, and a surprising roster of touring live music.

Hours: Fri noon-8pm, Sat-Sun 10am-8pm. Not listed as open Mon-Thu on any source checked. summer hrs, call to confirm

creekbendco.com ↗ (907) 782-3274Full details

• Moose Pass
• ~1h40

Moose Pass lodge and bar on Trail Lake, a Seward Highway pit stop with a view.

Hours vary, call ahead

traillakelodge.com ↗ (907) 288-3101Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Bar on Riverside Drive with a scenic Chena River setting.

Hours: Mon-Tue noon-midnight, Wed-Thu & Sun noon-1am, Fri-Sat noon-2:30am, per the CSV extract. A web search turned up a DIFFERENT aggregator schedule (Mon-Thu noon-midnight, Fri 10am-2am, Sat-Sun 10am-1am) that does not agree with the CSV on either the weekend opening time or the Sunday hours. The CSV's set is shipped here because it is more internally consistent (a bar that opens later on weekends, not earlier), but this is not independently confirmed. Call ahead. summer hrs, call to confirm

m.facebook.com/akboatel ↗ (907) 479-6537Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Casual pub inside the Westmark Hotel in downtown Fairbanks, run by 65 North Hospitality Group, serving breakfast through late night.

Hours: Breakfast 6:30-10am, lunch 11am-5pm, dinner 5-9pm, late night 9-11pm (extended to midnight Fri and Sat only): effectively continuous 6:30am to 11pm Sun-Thu and to midnight Fri-Sat, per the venue's own current official site. This conflicts with the CSV extract's 'Sat-Thu 6am-10pm, Fri 11am-10pm' schedule. The official site is used as the shipped value because it is the primary source and was fetched live; the CSV figure is not shipped. summer hrs, call to confirm

65nhg.com/happyhusky ↗ (907) 415-8971Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Bar and lounge on the Old Steese Highway with a rustic Alaskan aesthetic, live music and rotating cocktails.

Hours: THREE SOURCES DISAGREE AND NONE IS SHIPPED AS hrs: the CSV extract says Mon-Thu 2pm-2am, Fri 2pm-3am, Sat 1:30pm-3am, Sun 1pm-2am. The venue's own Instagram bio (active, August 2026 posts) says Sun-Thu 3pm-midnight. A June-2026 Yelp snapshot says Mon-Thu 4:30pm-midnight, Fri-Sat 4:30pm-2am, Sun 4:30pm-midnight. All three name different opening times and different closing times. Rather than pick one, no hrs object is shipped; call (907) 328-0850 ahead. The venue is confirmed open and operating (not closed) by all three sources and by current Instagram activity. summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 328-0850Full details

• Ester
• Full day, 6h52

Saloon in the small artist and gold-mining community of Ester, a local favorite a few miles from Fairbanks.

Hours: Mon-Thu 5:30pm-2am, Fri 5:30pm-3:30am, Sat noon-3:30am, Sun noon-2am. This is the HIGHEST-CONFIDENCE hours record in this batch: the CSV extract and an independently found Yahoo Local aggregator listing agree on this schedule exactly, to the half hour, on every day. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.facebook.com/TheGoldenEagleSaloon ↗ (907) 479-0809Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Roadside fixture on the Parks Highway between Fairbanks and Nenana, a well known Alaska waypoint.

Hours: Open daily 10am-6pm, in season only (May 1 through September; the venue's own site states winter closure October through April). The CSV extract's '10:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily' matches the official site exactly. summer hrs, call to confirm

skinnydicks.net ↗ (907) 388-5770Full details

• Fox
• Full day, 6h51
• 4.5 (140)

Legendary roadhouse dive bar on the Old Steese Highway in Fox, a few miles north of Fairbanks, self-described as Alaska's base camp for fun under the midnight sun.

Hours: Advertises itself as seasonal, summer only ('Seasonal Summers' on its own site, which posts no year-round hours). Aggregator listings report roughly 4pm to as late as 3:30am Fri/Sat when it is open, but that figure is not confirmed against the venue's own current schedule and may be stale. Call ahead, especially outside summer. summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music some nights in season, per aggregator reviews; not on a fixed schedule

www.howlingdogsaloonak.com ↗ (907) 456-4695Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

College Road dive bar and live music venue near UAF that reopened after a pandemic era closure, known for karaoke Thursdays.

Hours: Thu 6pm-1:30am, Fri-Sat 6pm-3am, closed Sun-Wed per a June 2026 Yelp snapshot. A bar on a schedule this narrow changes it often, so treat this as approximate and call ahead. summer hrs, call to confirm

karaoke Thursdays, live music some weekends

www.facebook.com/TheMarlinFairbanks ↗ (907) 479-4646Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34
• 3.4 (33)

Downtown Fairbanks pub and lounge open since 1969, with regular open mic nights.

Hours: Mon-Wed 3pm-midnight, Thu 3pm-2am, Fri 3pm-3:30am, Sat noon-3:30am, Sun noon-midnight, per aggregator listings. summer hrs, call to confirm

open mic nights

(907) 456-6437Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34
• 3.8 (96)

Goldstream Valley roadhouse restaurant and bar, a long running local favorite for burgers and beer near UAF.

Hours: Sun 10am-midnight, Mon-Thu 4pm-midnight, Fri 11am-midnight, Sat 11am-1am, per aggregator listings; confirm before a special trip in winter. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.ivoryjacksrestaurant.com ↗ (907) 455-6666Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34
• 3.6 (733)

Historic riverside restaurant and saloon on the National Register of Historic Places, on the Chena River west of downtown Fairbanks.

Hours: Mon-Thu 4-9pm, Fri-Sat 4-10pm, Sun 10am-2pm, per aggregator listings. Closes seasonally each year roughly January 1 through February 8, reopening in February. summer hrs, call to confirm

pumphouse.com ↗ (907) 479-8452Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34
• 4.7 (74)

Downtown Fairbanks taphouse that opened in 2016 in the former Lavelle's Bistro space, with a large rotating tap list.

Hours: Mon-Thu 1-10pm, Fri-Sat 1pm to midnight, Sun 1-8pm, per aggregator listings. The venue's own site returned an expired TLS certificate when checked directly and could not be read. summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 888-2220Full details

• North Pole
• Full day, 6h53

Twenty four tap craft beer bar in North Pole with pool tables in a recently remodeled space. Outside food is welcome.

Hours: Mon-Fri 3pm to midnight, Sat-Sun noon to midnight, per aggregator listings. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.facebook.com/NorthPoleAlehouse ↗ (907) 488-0416Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Vaudeville style saloon theater inside Pioneer Park's Gold Rush Town, poking fun at early Fairbanks history, a short walk from the Alaska Salmon Bake.

Hours: Nightly vaudeville-style shows at 8:15pm during the summer season only, May 25 through September 6 in the 2026 season; closed the rest of the year. No separate saloon-only hours were found; it operates on the same nightly show schedule. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.akvisit.com/palace-theatre ↗ (800) 354-7274Full details

• Fairbanks
• Full day, 6h34

Full service restaurant and bar on the banks of the Chena River at River's Edge Resort, blending Alaskan fare with global flavors. Filed as a bar for its full service bar, not just as a restaurant.

Hours: Roughly 4:30-10pm daily except Tuesday, which opens at 5pm, per aggregator listings. summer hrs, call to confirm

chenas.net ↗ (907) 474-0286Full details

• Nenana
• Full day, 5h50

Locally owned burger bar built in 1982 on the Parks Highway through Nenana.

Hours: Mon-Sat noon-8pm per an aggregator listing; Sunday status was not found in any source checked. summer hrs, call to confirm

www.facebook.com/mondonenana ↗ (907) 832-5243Full details

• Chatanika
• Full day, 7h10

Rustic roadhouse bar, restaurant and motel 28 miles north of Fairbanks on the Steese Highway, family owned since 1974, walls papered in dollar bills and taxidermy.

Hours: Bar and restaurant open year round. No specific daily hours are published on any source checked (the Fairbanks Chamber listing and the venue's own presence online carry no hours text); call ahead. Hosts seasonal events including Chatanika Days and an Outhouse Race. summer hrs, call to confirm

(907) 389-2164Full details

• Fox
• Full day, 6h51

Fine dining restaurant and bar at Mile 10 Old Steese Highway north of Fairbanks, famous for prime rib and a big salad bar, decorated wall to wall in turtles sent by regulars.

Hours: Restaurant Mon-Sat 5-10pm, Sun 5-9pm; the bar opens earlier, around 4pm, and runs to at least midnight most nights. Reservations recommended. summer hrs, call to confirm

turtleclubfairbanks.com ↗ (907) 457-3883Full details

• Ester
• Full day, 6h52

Historic 1906 saloon at Ester Gold Camp near Fairbanks, its circa 1900 bar barged down the Yukon from a Dawson hotel, reopened in 2020 with live music, cold drinks and local food trucks every summer.

Hours: Seasonal, mid May through early September. Thu 5:30-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-midnight, Sun 2-8pm, closed Mon-Wed and closed July 4. Closed entirely outside the summer season. summer hrs, call to confirm

Live music Thursday through Sunday all summer, a full schedule of touring and local musicians

(907) 590-9130Full details

• Chena Hot Springs
• Full day, 7h56

Full bar and restaurant inside Chena Hot Springs Resort at the end of the paved Chena Hot Springs Road, the Interior's best known natural hot springs and aurora viewing destination.

Hours: Lounge open Sun-Thu 10am to midnight, Fri-Sat 10am to 2am. Dinner service 5-10pm. summer hrs, call to confirm

chenahotsprings.com ↗ (907) 451-8104Full details

• Copper Center
• ~3h33

Family-run roadhouse restaurant with a bar and lounge on the site of the historic Copper Center Lodge, rebuilt after the original 1932 building burned in 2012.

Hours vary, call ahead

oldtowncoppercenter.com ↗ (907) 822-3245Full details