Guidebook for Homer

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Guidebook for Homer

Food Scene

Gotta try the sticky buns, chocolate rolls or buy a fresh loaf of artisian bread to eat with cheese and wine!
79 locals recommend
Two Sisters Bakery
233 E Bunnell Ave
79 locals recommend
Gotta try the sticky buns, chocolate rolls or buy a fresh loaf of artisian bread to eat with cheese and wine!
Try their Korean BBQ wrap! SO good!!
17 locals recommend
Latitude 59
3858 Lake St
17 locals recommend
Try their Korean BBQ wrap! SO good!!
Best pizza in the world! Wood fired pizza. Try Homer brew on tap
31 locals recommend
Finn's Pizza
4287 Homer Spit Rd
31 locals recommend
Best pizza in the world! Wood fired pizza. Try Homer brew on tap
We love their chicken sandwiches and fish’n chips.
8 locals recommend
Boatyard Cafe
5075 Kachemak Drive
8 locals recommend
We love their chicken sandwiches and fish’n chips.
Awesome sandwiches and Sunday brunch
21 locals recommend
Mike's
158 W Pioneer Ave
21 locals recommend
Awesome sandwiches and Sunday brunch
Grab a slice of pizza or stay for Oysters. There is a nice variety on the menu to please the whole family.
80 locals recommend
Fat Olive's Restaurant
276 Ohlson Ln
80 locals recommend
Grab a slice of pizza or stay for Oysters. There is a nice variety on the menu to please the whole family.
Great place to get fresh seafood, from scallops to fish’n chips.
47 locals recommend
Captain Pattie's Fish House
4241 Homer Spit Rd
47 locals recommend
Great place to get fresh seafood, from scallops to fish’n chips.
25 locals recommend
Fresh Catch Cafe
4025 Homer Spit Rd
25 locals recommend
We love their award winning Maple Brown Butter flavor! You cannot go wrong! Fresh ingredients locally made
13 locals recommend
Carmen's Gelato
4241 Homer Spit Rd
13 locals recommend
We love their award winning Maple Brown Butter flavor! You cannot go wrong! Fresh ingredients locally made

Drinks & Nightlife

65 locals recommend
Alice's Champagne Palace
195 E Pioneer Ave
65 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Grace Ridge Brewery
870 Smoky Bay Way
22 locals recommend
Their variety of gourmet wings and fries are on point! Open later night, easy pick up.
22 locals recommend
Alibi Bar & Cafe
453 E Pioneer Ave
22 locals recommend
Their variety of gourmet wings and fries are on point! Open later night, easy pick up.
All locally made ciders and mead. Saturday and Sunday afternoons you might catch ¡Que Rico! Empanada truck. You have to try one!
14 locals recommend
Sweetgale Meadworks & Cider House
3657 Main Street
14 locals recommend
All locally made ciders and mead. Saturday and Sunday afternoons you might catch ¡Que Rico! Empanada truck. You have to try one!
We love their Red knot! But it’s all good. Grab a growler to take home.
31 locals recommend
Homer Brewing Company
1411 Lake Shore Dr
31 locals recommend
We love their Red knot! But it’s all good. Grab a growler to take home.

Sightseeing

Perfect 1/2 day trip to get on the water and eat some fresh Alaska seafood.
29 locals recommend
The Saltry Restaurant
1 West Ishmailof
29 locals recommend
Perfect 1/2 day trip to get on the water and eat some fresh Alaska seafood.
Homer Air
2190 Kachemak Dr
Book an educational trip across the the bay. You’ll be surprised at what you can learn while having fun.
21 locals recommend
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
708 Smoky Bay Way
21 locals recommend
Book an educational trip across the the bay. You’ll be surprised at what you can learn while having fun.
Beautiful scenery while riding horses
7 locals recommend
Trails End Horse Adventures
53435 East End Rd
7 locals recommend
Beautiful scenery while riding horses
Beautiful river for fishing or a picnic. The beach is great for sunsets by volcanoes
Anchor Point Road
Anchor Point Road
Beautiful river for fishing or a picnic. The beach is great for sunsets by volcanoes

Parks & Nature

Amazing hikes! they get your blood pumping, but you get out of treeline quickly for stunning views! Try the famous Grewink Glacier lake hike, or Grace ridge for some vertical gain!
6 locals recommend
Kachemak Bay
6 locals recommend
Amazing hikes! they get your blood pumping, but you get out of treeline quickly for stunning views! Try the famous Grewink Glacier lake hike, or Grace ridge for some vertical gain!
Time it on a low tide and get a beautiful sandy beach for a nice long walk
7 locals recommend
Mariner Park
Homer Spit Road
7 locals recommend
Time it on a low tide and get a beautiful sandy beach for a nice long walk
Great beach walking and rock hunting. Check online for current low tide times and you can go tide pooling!
60 locals recommend
Bishop's Beach Park
60 locals recommend
Great beach walking and rock hunting. Check online for current low tide times and you can go tide pooling!
Short hike down to a hidden beach
Diamond Creek Place
Diamond Creek Place
Short hike down to a hidden beach
Easy nature walks, you can sign up for a guided tour as well
26 locals recommend
Wynn Nature Center
Mile 1.4 Mile 1.5 E Skyline Dr
26 locals recommend
Easy nature walks, you can sign up for a guided tour as well

Getting Around

Homer is a great town to get around on a bike. Try the Spit bike path, or East End road.
12 locals recommend
Cycle Logical
302 E Pioneer Ave
12 locals recommend
Homer is a great town to get around on a bike. Try the Spit bike path, or East End road.
Homer Airport
3720 Faa St

Essentials

They even have some IKEA and Trader Joe items
33 locals recommend
Save-U-More
3611 Greatland St
33 locals recommend
They even have some IKEA and Trader Joe items
Be sure and use a Safeway club card to get much better discounts. Ask for my number if you aren’t a member.
37 locals recommend
Safeway
90 Sterling Hwy
37 locals recommend
Be sure and use a Safeway club card to get much better discounts. Ask for my number if you aren’t a member.

Arts & Culture

Take an hour or two to tour his amazing art studio! Giant glacier paintings.
Norman Lowell Gallery
70117 Norman Lowell Rd
Take an hour or two to tour his amazing art studio! Giant glacier paintings.
A great way to understand the history and culture of Homer. Beautiful art exhibits as well. A great activity when the sun isn’t shining.
71 locals recommend
Pratt Museum
3779 Bartlett St
71 locals recommend
A great way to understand the history and culture of Homer. Beautiful art exhibits as well. A great activity when the sun isn’t shining.
A free place to learn about the land, people and animals of Homer
50 locals recommend
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (Islands & Ocean)
95 Sterling Hwy
50 locals recommend
A free place to learn about the land, people and animals of Homer
This is a must if you are in Homer Wednesday afternoons/ Saturday morning till 3. There is something for everyone! It’s really a piece of Homer culture.
27 locals recommend
Homer Farmers Market
1155 Ocean Dr
27 locals recommend
This is a must if you are in Homer Wednesday afternoons/ Saturday morning till 3. There is something for everyone! It’s really a piece of Homer culture.