Guidebook for Sitka

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Alaska Sustainable
Guidebook for Sitka

Local Eateries and Restaurants

Local restaurants and places to grab a coffee and quick bite.
Great cocktails, nice food, well-sourced meats & fish.
Sitka Hotel & Restaurant
118 Lincoln St
Great cocktails, nice food, well-sourced meats & fish.
Nice baked goods, coffee, good place to hang out. They're located behind the Harbor Books store, so wander around the bookshelves while you sip on your coffee. No wifi.
12 locals recommend
Back Door
104 Barracks St
12 locals recommend
Nice baked goods, coffee, good place to hang out. They're located behind the Harbor Books store, so wander around the bookshelves while you sip on your coffee. No wifi.
A popular coffee spot with Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust staff. Come for the salmon spread bagels and popular breakfast burritos-- stay for the yummy desserts and lunch specials. Full coffee drink menu. They have wifi, just as for a personal printed code with purchase.
6 locals recommend
Highliner Coffee
327 Seward St
6 locals recommend
A popular coffee spot with Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust staff. Come for the salmon spread bagels and popular breakfast burritos-- stay for the yummy desserts and lunch specials. Full coffee drink menu. They have wifi, just as for a personal printed code with purchase.
Cute, bright colored little coffee and frozen yogurt place. If you're looking for out of the ordinary drinks this is the place.
A Little Something Sitka
236 Lincoln St
Cute, bright colored little coffee and frozen yogurt place. If you're looking for out of the ordinary drinks this is the place.
We love Beak! A delicious Alaska focused sit-down restaurant that especially features local seafood, but also includes vegetarian and non-seafood options. Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust partners with Beak for many community events. They are an integral part of the Sitka community. Beak and Renee have won multiple awards for best business and restaurant. Plus, they're located below the local radio station! If you're not into tipping don't worry, Beak does accept tips! Get the salmon chowder or mac and cheese with reindeer sausage! Sit outside on the porch on a nice day. It has some of the best outdoor eating views in Sitka! They also do interesting donut flavors for weekend brunch.
9 locals recommend
Beak
2 Lincoln St
9 locals recommend
We love Beak! A delicious Alaska focused sit-down restaurant that especially features local seafood, but also includes vegetarian and non-seafood options. Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust partners with Beak for many community events. They are an integral part of the Sitka community. Beak and Renee have won multiple awards for best business and restaurant. Plus, they're located below the local radio station! If you're not into tipping don't worry, Beak does accept tips! Get the salmon chowder or mac and cheese with reindeer sausage! Sit outside on the porch on a nice day. It has some of the best outdoor eating views in Sitka! They also do interesting donut flavors for weekend brunch.
Often voted Sitka's best restaurant, this place is amazingly delicious. It's so popular you might have to make reservations to get in-- it's often packed so plan ahead! If you can't get into Ludvig's main restaurant, try Rio's tapas wine bar upstairs. Nothing beats sitting on the balcony sipping wine, eating wonderful tapas, and watching the sunset.
15 locals recommend
Ludvig's Bistro
256 Katlian St
15 locals recommend
Often voted Sitka's best restaurant, this place is amazingly delicious. It's so popular you might have to make reservations to get in-- it's often packed so plan ahead! If you can't get into Ludvig's main restaurant, try Rio's tapas wine bar upstairs. Nothing beats sitting on the balcony sipping wine, eating wonderful tapas, and watching the sunset.
Mean Queen is definitely the local bar and pizza hang out. Although there's other pizza in town, Mean Queen has gourmet flavors and the thin, stove cooked crust. They also do Gluten Free crust! Their salads are huge. Their cocktails are delicious. BBQ and buffalo wings are addictive. Ask what the daily $3 tap beer is. Mean Queen often holds community activities, so if you're interested in seeing a music show, attending a community open mic, or dancing to a DJ, check out Mean Queen! Beautiful views of the water, mountains, incoming fishing vessels, and the bridge.
13 locals recommend
Mean Queen
205 Harbor Dr
13 locals recommend
Mean Queen is definitely the local bar and pizza hang out. Although there's other pizza in town, Mean Queen has gourmet flavors and the thin, stove cooked crust. They also do Gluten Free crust! Their salads are huge. Their cocktails are delicious. BBQ and buffalo wings are addictive. Ask what the daily $3 tap beer is. Mean Queen often holds community activities, so if you're interested in seeing a music show, attending a community open mic, or dancing to a DJ, check out Mean Queen! Beautiful views of the water, mountains, incoming fishing vessels, and the bridge.
Quite a way from our Airbnb location, it won't be easy to get to Channel Club without a car, but we hear the burgers are amazing!
8 locals recommend
Channel Club
2906 Halibut Point Rd
8 locals recommend
Quite a way from our Airbnb location, it won't be easy to get to Channel Club without a car, but we hear the burgers are amazing!
Crepes, smoothie bowls, in-house baked french pasteries (macarons, crossaints, baguettes, etc). They even have gluten free options! If you're in the mood for something delicious that won't weigh you down try Fisheye!
Fisheye Cafe
327 Seward St
Crepes, smoothie bowls, in-house baked french pasteries (macarons, crossaints, baguettes, etc). They even have gluten free options! If you're in the mood for something delicious that won't weigh you down try Fisheye!
If you need something quick, familiar, and don't want to spend a lot of money visit our local Subway sandwich fast food restaurant.
Subway
327 Seward St
If you need something quick, familiar, and don't want to spend a lot of money visit our local Subway sandwich fast food restaurant.
Kenny owns the local sushi restaurant, this location, and Asian Palace. If you're in the mood for Chinese, Kenny's will fulfill your fix.
Kenny's Wok & Teriyaki
210 Katlian St
Kenny owns the local sushi restaurant, this location, and Asian Palace. If you're in the mood for Chinese, Kenny's will fulfill your fix.
Well priced, delicious Filipino dishes. Don't overlook this fun, yummy restaurant. Their adobo dishes are especially good. And, they have bubble tea!
Sizzling Chow Cuisine
326 Lincoln St
Well priced, delicious Filipino dishes. Don't overlook this fun, yummy restaurant. Their adobo dishes are especially good. And, they have bubble tea!
Usually located outside of the local, downtown movie theater, next to the Youth Advocates of Sitka nonprofit smoothie truck, Ashmo's food truck serves stellar seafood dishes. Their lingcod sandwich is a recent favorite!
Ashmo's
331 Lincoln St
Usually located outside of the local, downtown movie theater, next to the Youth Advocates of Sitka nonprofit smoothie truck, Ashmo's food truck serves stellar seafood dishes. Their lingcod sandwich is a recent favorite!
Another seafood food truck, they're usually located close to St. Michael's Cathedral (the famous church in the center of town). They typically serve halibut or salmon sandwiches and tacos at a reasonable price.
Captain Ju Ju's
104 Cathedral Way
Another seafood food truck, they're usually located close to St. Michael's Cathedral (the famous church in the center of town). They typically serve halibut or salmon sandwiches and tacos at a reasonable price.
On your walk to Verstovia Mountain stop by Grandma Tillie's for donuts, baked goods, or fancy coffee drinks. They also make Sitka themed sugar cookies!
Grandma Tillie's Bakery
1318 Sawmill Creek Rd
On your walk to Verstovia Mountain stop by Grandma Tillie's for donuts, baked goods, or fancy coffee drinks. They also make Sitka themed sugar cookies!
This historic bar is covered with images of local catches and shipwrecks. Don't ring the bell unless you're ready to buy everyone a round! Alaskans take this rule seriously.
Pioneer Bar Sitka Alaska
212 Katlian St
This historic bar is covered with images of local catches and shipwrecks. Don't ring the bell unless you're ready to buy everyone a round! Alaskans take this rule seriously.
Every other Saturday during the summer. Not only can you pick up local produce, there's also art vendors, bakers, and candy makers. They often have live music as well. Food trucks park outside! It's hosted at the ANB hall on Katlian Street.
Sitka Farmers Market
330 Harbor Dr
Every other Saturday during the summer. Not only can you pick up local produce, there's also art vendors, bakers, and candy makers. They often have live music as well. Food trucks park outside! It's hosted at the ANB hall on Katlian Street.
If you find yourself out late on a Friday or Saturday night come by for some pelminis (Russian dumplings)! They also have weekend brunch and pop-up lunches. If they're doing New Orleans themed lunch don't miss out-- it's so good!
Our Town Catering
236 Katlian St
If you find yourself out late on a Friday or Saturday night come by for some pelminis (Russian dumplings)! They also have weekend brunch and pop-up lunches. If they're doing New Orleans themed lunch don't miss out-- it's so good!

Neighborhoods

We're located right downtown Sitka! There is a grocery store a block and a laundry mat town blocks away. The Cross Trail system, the main trail system running through Sitka (that connects you to many other trails) is just a few blocks down the same street. The oceanfront and library are just a few blocks down this street in the opposite direction of the trail. It's a few minute walk to tourist attractions like Sheldon Jackson museum, local stores, restaurants, Sitka History Museum, Totem Park and museum, the Russian Bishop House Museum, Sitka Sound Science Center, Indian River trail, Cross Trail, Gavan Hill/Harbor Mountain trail. It's a little down the road (but still walkable) to the Baranof Brewery, Raptor Center, and Verstovia. There's a bus stop about a block away, where you can catch a bus to Fortress of the Bears, Mosquito Cove, Herring Cove, Beaver Lake, Starrigavan Moutain, and other popular Sitka Spots.
304 Baranof St
304 Baranof Street
We're located right downtown Sitka! There is a grocery store a block and a laundry mat town blocks away. The Cross Trail system, the main trail system running through Sitka (that connects you to many other trails) is just a few blocks down the same street. The oceanfront and library are just a few blocks down this street in the opposite direction of the trail. It's a few minute walk to tourist attractions like Sheldon Jackson museum, local stores, restaurants, Sitka History Museum, Totem Park and museum, the Russian Bishop House Museum, Sitka Sound Science Center, Indian River trail, Cross Trail, Gavan Hill/Harbor Mountain trail. It's a little down the road (but still walkable) to the Baranof Brewery, Raptor Center, and Verstovia. There's a bus stop about a block away, where you can catch a bus to Fortress of the Bears, Mosquito Cove, Herring Cove, Beaver Lake, Starrigavan Moutain, and other popular Sitka Spots.

Fun

Our local theater is right downtown. It generally just plays one movie per week (sometimes a kid movie in earlier hours and mature movie at night). Movie selection typically changes on Thursdays.
Coliseum Theatre
315-399 Lincoln St
Our local theater is right downtown. It generally just plays one movie per week (sometimes a kid movie in earlier hours and mature movie at night). Movie selection typically changes on Thursdays.

Sightseeing

This museum is jam packed with amazing Native Alaskan artifacts from all over the state. It revels the state museum in Juneau. You could spend hours opening draws and discovering new exhibits.
8 locals recommend
Sheldon Jackson Museum
104 College Dr
8 locals recommend
This museum is jam packed with amazing Native Alaskan artifacts from all over the state. It revels the state museum in Juneau. You could spend hours opening draws and discovering new exhibits.
See brown and black bears up close! Learn about bear safety and fun facts. If you come during a feeding you can see them react to sign language and perform tricks. The bears were all abandoned and orphaned as cubs, so they wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. The bears live in converted pulp mill silos. It's argued that is attraction raises bear awareness, understanding, and helps prevent unfortunate interactions. Not very walkable from the Airbnb. You'll need to take the bus, a taxi, or rent a car.
15 locals recommend
Fortress of the Bear
4639 Sawmill Creek Road
15 locals recommend
See brown and black bears up close! Learn about bear safety and fun facts. If you come during a feeding you can see them react to sign language and perform tricks. The bears were all abandoned and orphaned as cubs, so they wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. The bears live in converted pulp mill silos. It's argued that is attraction raises bear awareness, understanding, and helps prevent unfortunate interactions. Not very walkable from the Airbnb. You'll need to take the bus, a taxi, or rent a car.
If you can get a water taxi across the water to Kruzoff island, this is a must-do hike. It's about 7 miles from the shore cabin, but most of that is flat and through scenic, boardwalk, muskegs. The last 2 miles are the challenge-it's straight up the volcano, through sliding volcanic sand. But it's so worth it! It's also a popular snowboarding and skiing spot in the winter.
Mount Edgecumbe
If you can get a water taxi across the water to Kruzoff island, this is a must-do hike. It's about 7 miles from the shore cabin, but most of that is flat and through scenic, boardwalk, muskegs. The last 2 miles are the challenge-it's straight up the volcano, through sliding volcanic sand. But it's so worth it! It's also a popular snowboarding and skiing spot in the winter.
Gorgeous totem park and with audio tour using your cell phone. It's a popular running trail, dog walking trail, and a must see historical, educational, tourist spot. Don't miss the museum! The guides are amazing and informative. In the late summer and early fall walk to the Indian River bridge to view the salmon run!
6 locals recommend
Sitka National Historical Park
103 Monastery Street
6 locals recommend
Gorgeous totem park and with audio tour using your cell phone. It's a popular running trail, dog walking trail, and a must see historical, educational, tourist spot. Don't miss the museum! The guides are amazing and informative. In the late summer and early fall walk to the Indian River bridge to view the salmon run!
See eagles, owls, and hawks up close! They have a lovely walk around the outdoor enclosures with views of Indian River. The volunteer guides are very informative and passionate about what they do. The eagle rehab rooms are especially impressive.
10 locals recommend
Alaska Raptor Center
1000 Raptor Way
10 locals recommend
See eagles, owls, and hawks up close! They have a lovely walk around the outdoor enclosures with views of Indian River. The volunteer guides are very informative and passionate about what they do. The eagle rehab rooms are especially impressive.
360 views of Sitka! This hike can be strenuous if you haven't hike due to steep inclines, but it's not challenging skill-wise. It's well marked, but the trail head on Sawmill Creek Road can be difficult to find.
Mount Verstovia
360 views of Sitka! This hike can be strenuous if you haven't hike due to steep inclines, but it's not challenging skill-wise. It's well marked, but the trail head on Sawmill Creek Road can be difficult to find.
Want to see whales, otters, puffins, and sea lions? Book a tour with Allen Marine!
Allen Marine Inc
1512 Sawmill Creek Rd
Want to see whales, otters, puffins, and sea lions? Book a tour with Allen Marine!
Surprising full museum that not only shows you the religious artifacts from local Russian bishops and religious figures, it also has the room set up like the bishop left it, and it has diagrams and videos about Sitka during the time of the Russians.
Russian Bishop's House
501 Lincoln St
Surprising full museum that not only shows you the religious artifacts from local Russian bishops and religious figures, it also has the room set up like the bishop left it, and it has diagrams and videos about Sitka during the time of the Russians.
If you're visiting during the summer stop by in the middle of the day and see the Naa Kahidi native dancers in the tribal house.
Naa Kahidi Dancers
200 Katlian St
If you're visiting during the summer stop by in the middle of the day and see the Naa Kahidi native dancers in the tribal house.
Learn about the history of Sitka!
Sitka Historical Museum
330 Harbor Dr
Learn about the history of Sitka!

Shopping

Friendly staff, interesting picks. This is a great place to pick up gifts for loved ones back home.
Silver Basin
124 Lincoln St
Friendly staff, interesting picks. This is a great place to pick up gifts for loved ones back home.
Local made soaps, foods, teas, stickers, and jewelry. One of the best places to get something local and special to take home!
Wintersong
202 Lincoln St
Local made soaps, foods, teas, stickers, and jewelry. One of the best places to get something local and special to take home!
Books in the front and coffee in the back. This is also the place to go for tickets to local theater, events, guides, etc. Old Harbor is a beloved Sitka institution. If you're looking for an Alaska themed book (for any age) you'll find it at Old Harbor Books. They also have a great selection of Alaskan cookbooks and candles.
Old Harbor Books
201 Lincoln St
Books in the front and coffee in the back. This is also the place to go for tickets to local theater, events, guides, etc. Old Harbor is a beloved Sitka institution. If you're looking for an Alaska themed book (for any age) you'll find it at Old Harbor Books. They also have a great selection of Alaskan cookbooks and candles.