Eat & Drink
Ketchikan dining hugs the docks and Creek Street: chowder houses, harbor fish shacks and a century-old café, with dive bars, a small brewery and a Tlingit-owned dining room on the hill.
Annabelle's Famous Keg and Chowder House
Wood-paneled, 1920s-style dining room and bar under the Gilmore Hotel, best known for its lineup of chowders.
The Alaska Fish House
Counter-order seafood spot in a cannery-style building on pilings over Thomas Basin, steps from the fishing fleet.
Bawden Street Brewing Company
Small veteran-owned taproom brewing its beer on site, a short walk uphill from the waterfront.
108 Tap House & Burger Bar
Main Street bar known for smash burgers, craft beer and mixed drinks; part of the Cape Fox group.
The Asylum
Lively Water Street bar with a long regional tap list, an upper deck facing the port, and burgers from across the street.
Arctic Bar
Ketchikan's oldest bar, which began on Creek Street and now has a deck over the water near the cruise berths.
Walking map: the berths and downtown Ketchikan
The four city berths run along Front Street, numbered 1 to 4 from south to north. Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum and the salmon ladder are a short walk south and east, and the Totem Heritage Center is about 15 to 20 minutes on foot or a free summer shuttle ride.
Map: USGS elevation; streets and buildings © OpenStreetMap contributors.
A printable Ketchikan plan for your hours ashore
Leave your email and you’ll go right to a day plan timed to your ship’s arrival and departure, ready to print with the map. We write once a month about berths, busy days and what’s open.