Head To This Seaside Dining Spot For The Most Amazing Alaska Seafood
This unique seafood spot could only be found in Alaska, where this delightful restaurant on the water will cook your catch for you. Ketchikan is Alaska’s farthest southeastern city and is renowned for fresh seafood and ocean access. If you love seafood, head to this beautiful seaside town for some of the tastiest in the world. Fresh, wild Alaska fish and shellfish are served in abundance at the simple and rustic Alaska Fish House, a wonderful place to dine in Ketchikan. And if you happen to catch it yourself, it tastes even better.
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The town of Ketchikan runs along the shore of Revillagigedo Island and is home to about 8000 people. This city is the most southeastern in Alaska and a prime spot for ships headed north or south from Seattle, 700 miles below.
This small city that lies right along the water and most people live on the ocean shores. Fresh fish is always on the menu in this temperate and peaceful slice of Alaska.
The Alaska Fish House is a perennial favorite with locals and visitors alike. With historic views, cannery-style architecture, a rustic theme and a convenient downtown location, everyone enjoys this quintessentially Alaskan restaurant.
The dining area is breezy and open when the weather is beautiful and buttons up nicely for cooler temperatures. The place is often packed during lunch, but is open from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
They prepare the catch for shipping or cook it up for you any way you like in the restaurant or at the remote campfire outdoor eating area.
They have live music, a fully stocked bar, and a cozy fireplace for enjoying the dining room in any weather. They are closed for the winter, but will re-open again May through September.
Fish tacos are a popular choice and the fresh catch of the day is always on the menu. Salmon, halibut, rock fish, cod, shrimp and crab are all caught fresh in the nearby waters every day.
Locally roasted coffee, a selection of wine, and local micro-brew beers accompany your meal. The seafood is star of the menu here and you won't be disappointed in the fresh, pristine flavors of the wild Alaska seafood.
King crab is king of all dining in coastal Alaska, and you even get a cool hammer to smash open the shell with. You love the abundance of the bright red crab, pulled every day our of the crab pots that fill the waters.
Head to the Alaska Fish House for a uniquely Alaskan experience. Eat the tastiest seafood at this seaside restaurant and enjoy the simple life on the water in Alaska.