Guidebook for Soldotna
Food Scene
Great pizza and microbrew. Don't miss the Brewers Bread or the Lonestar for my fave pizza!
66 locals recommend
St. Elias Brewing
434 Sharkathmi AveGreat pizza and microbrew. Don't miss the Brewers Bread or the Lonestar for my fave pizza!
Really good lunches, homemade quiche and daily wrap specials. Next to a wonderful bookstore - enjoy a book while you eat.
9 locals recommend
Fine Thyme Cafe
44619 Sterling HwyReally good lunches, homemade quiche and daily wrap specials. Next to a wonderful bookstore - enjoy a book while you eat.
Amazing daily specials, hard to find and very unique items for nibbling and entertaining. See if the Gras Kass is in when you visit - it only comes out once a year!
Totally Radish Market & Deli
43965 Sterling HighwayAmazing daily specials, hard to find and very unique items for nibbling and entertaining. See if the Gras Kass is in when you visit - it only comes out once a year!
Best coffee around. Roasted fresh in Alaska - great hangout, free wifi and wonderful joe!
25 locals recommend
Kaladi Brothers Coffee
315 S Kobuk StBest coffee around. Roasted fresh in Alaska - great hangout, free wifi and wonderful joe!
The Flats Bistro
39847 Kalifornsky Beach RdGreat view and bar. Live music, ask for Kyla!
Giant wonderful homemade bread and sandwiches. You will not be disappointed! A whole sandwich easily feeds 4 - have it cut and take the leftovers hiking :o)
32 locals recommend
Odie's Deli
44315 Sterling HwyGiant wonderful homemade bread and sandwiches. You will not be disappointed! A whole sandwich easily feeds 4 - have it cut and take the leftovers hiking :o)
All I have to say is Double Layer Chocolate Cake. And very very nice people working there. And all homemade goodies that make rainy Saturday mornings in bed with coffee the best times ever!
28 locals recommend
Moose Is Loose
44278 Sterling HwyAll I have to say is Double Layer Chocolate Cake. And very very nice people working there. And all homemade goodies that make rainy Saturday mornings in bed with coffee the best times ever!
Parks & Nature
The Refuge actually covers most of the Kenai Peninsula (5 million acres) and has great trails, campgrounds, fishing, boating, and anything nature you can imagine. The visitor center is in Soldotna - start there and journey on!!
18 locals recommend
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
33398 Ski Hill RoadThe Refuge actually covers most of the Kenai Peninsula (5 million acres) and has great trails, campgrounds, fishing, boating, and anything nature you can imagine. The visitor center is in Soldotna - start there and journey on!!
Sightseeing
World famous because it is one of the few wild and scenic rivers left in the US with all 5 salmon species running naturally. Take a float trip, wade in and fish, hike along the shores, enjoy all it has to offer. just don't fall in, it's only 40 degrees in the summer!
22 locals recommend
Kenai River
World famous because it is one of the few wild and scenic rivers left in the US with all 5 salmon species running naturally. Take a float trip, wade in and fish, hike along the shores, enjoy all it has to offer. just don't fall in, it's only 40 degrees in the summer!
Getting Around
A good place to get a general orientation to the Peninsula
11 locals recommend
Soldotna Visitor Information
44790 Sterling HwyA good place to get a general orientation to the Peninsula
Essentials
It has everything you need. Groceries, clothing, fishing licenses, kitchen gadgets, linens, dog food and treats, season items, and a ton of fishing gear and sporting equipment. It has everything. And a Starbucks.
37 locals recommend
Fred Meyer
43843 Sterling HwyIt has everything you need. Groceries, clothing, fishing licenses, kitchen gadgets, linens, dog food and treats, season items, and a ton of fishing gear and sporting equipment. It has everything. And a Starbucks.
Everything Else
Beautiful drive. Small boat harbor, Mt. Marathon, great place to kayak and camp. Check out Exit Glacier!
125 locals recommend
Seward
Beautiful drive. Small boat harbor, Mt. Marathon, great place to kayak and camp. Check out Exit Glacier!