Alaska

Pick a city to see bars, breweries, and nightlife nearby.

Alaska's bar scene reflects its frontier history, with roots going back to Russian traders introducing liquor in the 1700s and saloons operating in towns like Sitka by the late 1800s. BarFinder lists 450 venues across the state today, led by classic bars, sports bars, and a strong craft brewery presence - in a place where remote fishing towns often have just one bar as the whole town's social hub. The century-old Salty Dawg Saloon on the Homer Spit, which has doubled as the town's post office and grocery store over the years, is a good example of how deeply bars are woven into small-town Alaska life. Beyond the historic spots, breweries and taprooms like Humble Roots Beer Project round out a growing modern scene alongside old-school dive bars and lounges.

Akutan

1 venue

Anchorage

139 venues

Anchor Point

2 venues

Big Lake

1 venue

Cantwell

2 venues

Chugiak

1 venue

Clear

1 venue

Cooper Landing

4 venues

Cordova

1 venue

Craig

3 venues

Delta Junction

3 venues

Denali National Park and Preserve

1 venue

Dillingham

1 venue

Douglas

2 venues

Eagle River

4 venues

Elfin Cove

1 venue

Ester

2 venues

Fairbanks

45 venues

Gakona

1 venue

Girdwood

3 venues

Glennallen

1 venue

Haines

6 venues

Healy

2 venues

Homer

17 venues

Hoonah

2 venues

Houston

1 venue

Indian

1 venue

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

1 venue

Juneau

33 venues

Kasilof

1 venue

Kenai

13 venues

Ketchikan

20 venues

King Salmon

2 venues

Kodiak

7 venues

McKinley Park

1 venue

Naknek

4 venues

Nenana

2 venues

Nome

6 venues

North Pole

7 venues

Palmer

15 venues

Petersburg

3 venues

Sand Point

2 venues

Seldovia

1 venue

Seward

7 venues

Sitka

9 venues

Skagway

9 venues

Soldotna

10 venues

Sterling

2 venues

Talkeetna

4 venues

Tok

1 venue

Trapper Creek

1 venue

Unalaska

4 venues

Valdez

4 venues

Wasilla

27 venues

Whittier

2 venues

Wrangell

3 venues

Yakutat

1 venue