Restaurants in Homer
Our current favorite in Homer for a quick, casual meal is Cosmic Kitchen (tel. 907/235-6355; www.cosmickitchenalaska.com), a cheerful place on Pioneer Avenue producing Mexican lunches and breakfasts, especially large burritos stuffed with fresh, high-quality ingredients along with rice and other side items. An enormous meal comes in at under $9. Limited indoor seating is supplemented by a pleasant deck out front, but during peak hours, the place can be jammed and taking away your meal may be advisable. A second location near the boat harbor on Homer Spit is open May to September.
For fresh local halibut and cod, salmon, burgers, chicken, and milkshakes in an attractive beachfront dining room, try Boardwalk Fish and Chips (tel. 907/235-7749), on the boardwalk across from the harbormaster's office on the spit. It's relaxed fast food, but the place is clean and grown-up and serves 10 beers on tap.
Duncan House Diner, downtown at 125 E. Pioneer Ave. (tel. 907/235-5344), is a nice, traditional place for a casual meal in a friendly atmosphere. You can eat at a counter or in booths. It is open for breakfast and lunch daily.
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Café Cups
Café Cups pleases the sophisticated palate. Set in a funny old building transformed into a work of art (you'll see what I mean when you arrive) the restaurant serves both mainstream food and a list of daily specials using local seafood and highly creative preparations. Go for the…$$Downtown - Mexican
Cosmic Kitchen
This casual, order-at-the counter eatery is a local favorite for tasty, filling dishes produced quickly and inexpensively, and for the pleasant indoor and outdoor dining areas.$Downtown - Mediterranean
Fat Olives
Fat Olives is the type of place you'd expect to find in a Seattle or a San Francisco. It has that cool, hipster look, both in its décor (it's set in a high-ceilinged and very pleasant remodeled bus garage) and its young, happy staff. Magnificent pizza and much fancier dishes come…$$Downtown - Cafe
Fresh Sourdough Express Bakery and Restaurant
This warm and lively place was organic and Earth-friendly decades ago, with lasting success thanks to tasty meals, wonderful baked goods, and friendly touches like the kids' play area in front. A good stop for a box lunch before a day on the water. It also serves primo breakfasts,…$$Near the Homer Spit - Seafood
The Homestead Restaurant
This white-tablecloth restaurant in a log building in the countryside east of town offers some of Alaska's best meals in a warm, exuberant atmosphere—perfect after a day on the water. As you might expect, seafood is the star here, though on weekend nights it shares the spotlight with…$$Around Town - Seafood
The Saltry Restaurant
The Saltry Restaurant's location, in an artists colony a 30-minute boatride across the water from Homer (the views are extraordinary from the water and from the restaurant) would make it a delight even without good food. But the grilled fish and whole-grain bread here are terrific.…$$Kachemak Bay
