Juneau
Established in 1986 (ancient history in craft-brewing years), Alaska's largest brewery has always been a pioneer. Its amber ale (along with many other…
Must-see nightlife in Southeast Alaska
Ketchikan
A funky little hangout that feels light years away from the tourist madness of Ketchikan in summer. There’s not much inside other than a handful of stools…
Juneau
A sign at the door says it all – ‘Booze, Antiques, Sawdust Floor, Community Singing’ – and the cruise-ship passengers love it! Most don’t realize, much…
Juneau
First Haines, now Juneau: microdistilling has definitely arrived in Southeast Alaska. At the time of writing, these guys were so new that their whiskey…
Ketchikan
Just past the tunnel on downtown’s northwest side, this local favorite has managed to survive 70 years by poking fun at itself and tourists. On the back…
Southeast Alaska
The most famous thing to do in Hyder is have a (very) stiff drink at one of its ‘friendly saloons.’ The historic Glacier Inn, where you're encouraged to …
Juneau
This is Juneau's upmarket sports bar with two branches (the other one is out at Auke Bay). There are more than a dozen beers on tap (including local…
Southeast Alaska
A welcome sight inside the Stikine Inn, the Stik serves the best coffee in the Southern Panhandle along with decent breakfasts and fresh bready snacks…
Juneau
A little more than just a coffee shop (though it does serve locally roasted Sentinel Coffee), Coppa serves fresh-baked pastries, loose-leaf teas and…
Juneau
Owners of seven perennially busy Juneau cafes, Heritage was an early starter in the coffee boom. It's been roasting beans for over 35 years in an old…
Ketchikan
Set in an unlikely location in out-of-town Ward Cove, hidden behind a gas station, this cafe offers the Ketchikan area’s best coffee, supplemented by some…
Ketchikan
A Jurassic bar preserving over 100 years of cigarette smoke in a wood-paneled, Wild West–flavored building just north of the main cruise-ship terminal…
Southeast Alaska
Legendary dive that's been around for eons. Jon Krakauer mentions it in his book Eiger Dreams; apparently he was asked to leave for playing morbid music…
Fireweed Gallery, Coffee & Tea House
Southeast Alaska
You're here for the best coffee in Gustavus (and a whole lot of the Southeast), and freshly baked goods and crepes too. There's an attached gallery…
Southeast Alaska
A classic domain of deckhands and cannery workers, with pool tables, free popcorn and a diverse beer selection.
Juneau
Packed with all the calling cards of a classic Alaskan dive bar, including car license plates, taxidermy, TVs on sports-channel loops and a tin ceiling…
Ketchikan
'Established 1893' reads the sign, though the interior with its disco ball and stripper’s pole is more 1970s. This piece of Ketchikan history has live…
Southeast Alaska
If you’re on a tour of gritty Alaskan bars that smell of spilt beer and old carpets, pop into Rayme’s, where inhaling deeply is usually enough to make you…
Ketchikan
Dive favored by fishers overlooking Thomas Basin where you can exercise your beer-drinking arm while fine tuning your dart-throwing skills.
Southeast Alaska
Petersburg’s ‘other’ coffeehouse is a fairly basic affair with drinkable coffee and substantially sized muffins and cookies.
