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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Southeast Alaska
A classic domain of deckhands and cannery workers, with pool tables, free popcorn and a diverse beer selection.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ketchikan
Dive favored by fishers overlooking Thomas Basin where you can exercise your beer-drinking arm while fine tuning your dart-throwing skills.
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Southeast Alaska
Petersburg’s ‘other’ coffeehouse is a fairly basic affair with drinkable coffee and substantially sized muffins and cookies.
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