Anchorage wakes up hungry, and Gwennie’s Old Alaska Restaurant answers with plates you can barely see beneath the food. Step inside the lodge style dining room and you are greeted by the aroma of butter, bacon, and sourdough hitting a hot griddle.
Locals swear by the all day breakfast, while travelers come for a taste of Alaska that feels like a warm hug. Come ready to eat big and linger over stories tucked into every photo covered wall.
Legendary Sourdough Pancakes
You can smell these pancakes before you see them, a tangy sourdough perfume that makes the whole room feel like breakfast. At Gwennie’s, the batter is starter fed and patient, giving each cake a gentle chew and a beautifully blistered edge.
Butter slides across the surface, followed by a pour of birch syrup that tastes like the forest after rain. Order a short stack and it arrives looking anything but short, the kind of plate that announces this is Alaska…