Guidebook for Anchorage

Theresa & Carlyle
Theresa & Carlyle
Guidebook for Anchorage

Food Scene

Best bakery in Alaska! Delicious artisan breads, tarts, croissants, scones, and sandwiches. All organic ingredients and is one of the only places in town to use seasonal and local produce.
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Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop
718 K St
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Best bakery in Alaska! Delicious artisan breads, tarts, croissants, scones, and sandwiches. All organic ingredients and is one of the only places in town to use seasonal and local produce.
Delicious pizza and local brewery. The theatre shows great independent films and live music!
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Bear Tooth Theatrepub
1230 W 27th Ave
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Delicious pizza and local brewery. The theatre shows great independent films and live music!
Great sandwiches! Vegetarian options.
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Middle Way Cafe
1200 W Northern Lights Blvd
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Great sandwiches! Vegetarian options.
delicious traditional Russian dumplings!
Nane's Pelemenis
410 W 4th Ave
delicious traditional Russian dumplings!
Favorite restaurant close by. Authentic Korean, get the Bibimbap!
Corea Blue
6311 Debarr Road
Favorite restaurant close by. Authentic Korean, get the Bibimbap!
Best fancy restaurant in town. Get dolled up and have a romantic evening. Best ambiance! It's small so make reservations and get the Caesar salad.
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The Marx Bros Cafe
627 W 3rd Ave
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Best fancy restaurant in town. Get dolled up and have a romantic evening. Best ambiance! It's small so make reservations and get the Caesar salad.
Best breakfast/lunch downtown
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Snow City Cafe
1034 W 4th Ave
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Best breakfast/lunch downtown
authentic gumbo and poboys
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Gumbo House
508 W 9th Ave
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authentic gumbo and poboys
Best fried chicken, hasn't changed since it opened in the 50's
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Lucky Wishbone
1033 E 5th Ave
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Best fried chicken, hasn't changed since it opened in the 50's
Original 50's burger joint
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White Spot Cafe
109 W 4th Ave
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Original 50's burger joint

Drinks & Nightlife

One of my favorite local breweries, great food too!
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Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
8111 Dimond Hook Dr
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One of my favorite local breweries, great food too!
great local brewery!
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King Street Brewing Company
9050 King St
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great local brewery!
Great live music, menu, and local brews
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TapRoot in Spenard
3300 Spenard Rd
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Great live music, menu, and local brews
Best wine bar/restaurant. Chef uses local produce. I would go here in the afternoon for a delicious snack and glass of wine.
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Crush Wine Bistro & Cellar
328 G St
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Best wine bar/restaurant. Chef uses local produce. I would go here in the afternoon for a delicious snack and glass of wine.
Champagne and oysters. Can you get a better combo? Local fresh oysters from Kachemak Bay (Homer). Arguably the best oysters in the world! Great ambiance, tiny bar seats about 10 people.
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The Bubbly Mermaid Oyster Bar
417 D St
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Champagne and oysters. Can you get a better combo? Local fresh oysters from Kachemak Bay (Homer). Arguably the best oysters in the world! Great ambiance, tiny bar seats about 10 people.

Shopping

One of our favorite local artists! She designs and screen prints beautiful shirts and consigns local jewelry and art.
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Octopus Ink Gallery
410 G St
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One of our favorite local artists! She designs and screen prints beautiful shirts and consigns local jewelry and art.
Fabulous local artist, also sells local art/jewelry.
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Sevigny Studio
314 G St
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Fabulous local artist, also sells local art/jewelry.
Best shopping boutique. Spendy but fun :)
Her Tern
811 W 8th Ave
Best shopping boutique. Spendy but fun :)
Best consignment shop (Sarah Palin shops here :)
Second Run
720 D St
Best consignment shop (Sarah Palin shops here :)

Sightseeing

Beautiful lake within walking distance of the Blue Bird
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Cheney Lake Park
2245 Baxter Rd
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Beautiful lake within walking distance of the Blue Bird
Bike/walking trails that lead from our neighborhood to downtown.
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Russian Jack Park
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Bike/walking trails that lead from our neighborhood to downtown.
Incredible view of Anchorage and location of a fault scarp from the famous 1964 earthquake
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Park tal-Ġejjieni
5101 Point Woronzof Rd
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Incredible view of Anchorage and location of a fault scarp from the famous 1964 earthquake
Golf course and frisbee golf within walking distance
Russian Jack Springs
1600 Lidia Selkregg Lane
Golf course and frisbee golf within walking distance
Most beautiful lake! I love kayaking here, it's about a 40 min drive from Anchorage.
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Eklutna Lake
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Most beautiful lake! I love kayaking here, it's about a 40 min drive from Anchorage.
Great local hike and view of the city. Trailhead is about a 15 min drive from The Blue Bird.
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Flattop Mountain
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Great local hike and view of the city. Trailhead is about a 15 min drive from The Blue Bird.
Great biking/skiing trails
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Far North Bicentennial Park
4970 Campbell Airstrip Road
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Great biking/skiing trails
Great biking/skiing trails and frisbee golf. Look out for moose!
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Kincaid Park
9401 Raspberry Road
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Great biking/skiing trails and frisbee golf. Look out for moose!

Essentials

Independent local grocery, local products
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Kaladi Brothers Coffee
1340 W Northern Lights Blvd
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Independent local grocery, local products
independent grocery, local products
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New Sagaya Midtown Market
3700 Old Seward Hwy
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independent grocery, local products
independent local grocery, local products
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Natural Pantry
3680 Barrow St
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independent local grocery, local products
Not my favorite grocery store but very convenient. It's walking distance from our house. From our driveway, take a left, then your fist left into a cul-de-sac, take the trail to Carrs.
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Carrs
1650 W Northern Lights Blvd
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Not my favorite grocery store but very convenient. It's walking distance from our house. From our driveway, take a left, then your fist left into a cul-de-sac, take the trail to Carrs.

Arts & Culture

Great exhibits for native alaskan history
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Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
625 C St
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Great exhibits for native alaskan history
Quirky little theatre with great plays!
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Cyrano's Theatre Company
3800 Debarr Road
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Quirky little theatre with great plays!