3 Best Restaurants in Juneau, the Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska, Alaska

If you have access to a car, head to this beautifully situated spot on a hill overlooking Auke Bay harbor, where you can choose from a wide selection of locally made craft beer (serving sizes as small as 4 ounces make sampling easy). The brewery also houses Red Spruce, an innovative eatery led by talented chef Lionel Uddipa, making it a two-for-one experience in local creativity. Menu options, which change frequently, highlight a range of global influences and local ingredients. Order at the counter and snag a table on the all-weather covered patio.

Crowded with locals and travelers, the Hangar occupies the building where Alaska Airlines started business, and the pier below the restaurant still serves as a busy floatplane dock in the summers. Every seat has views of Gastineau Channel and Douglas Island, and on warm days you can sit outdoors and watch the planes land. Menu options, which range from fish-and-chips to ginger ahi, offer a step up from traditional pub fare, and the huge beer selection encourages nonstandard choices.

This lively café fills up quickly at noon with locals on lunch break, making it a great place for people-watching while munching on a salad or a fried chicken sandwich. You can also have a delicious breakfast here; if the fresh-baked pastry doesn't tempt you (although it surely will) try the bravas potato bowl or adobo loco moco. Coffee in all its forms is also outstanding.