Places to Eat in Anchorage, Alaska ↠ Middle Way Cafe

Middle Way Cafe is a cute little spot located here in Anchorage and it was one of the first restaurants Dave wanted to introduce me to once I arrived in Alaska. He had stumbled upon it in the first few weeks of living here and I kept hearing I would love it...he was right.

The cafe is organic, locally sourced, and full of vegetarian options...what more could you want? The inside of the cafe has local art hanging on the walls and is super cute, but we opted to sit outside since it's been in the 70s and sunny. We are soaking up every moment.

I got the "beat burger" and was a little nervous because I've never tried a beet before in my life. It was delicious. It had beets and portabella mushrooms that were roasted in balsamic- topped with spinach, goat cheese, and onion marmalade. Yum.

Dave ordered the "turkey cranberry" sandwich and thought it was wonderful as well. I think this will definitely become one of our favorite spots. I wanted to try just about everything on the menu and that's always a good sign. It's also a good sign when you pick up a coffee mug to add to your collection on your first visit to the place...it was that good.

...next time I think I want to try their breakfast.

Places to Visit ↠ Girdwood, Alaska.

The other day, Dave and I went out for a quick run to the store for something we had forgotten on the last trip. It was 8pm and the most gorgeous day imaginable. We had both been stuck inside all day, working on putting together our new place. Dave says, "Man, if we would have known it was such a nice day, we could have headed up to Girdwood...actually, it's pretty close, wanna go?"

If we lived anywhere else this impromptu adventure wouldn't have happened, at least not that night. But in Alaska in the summer you can do things like head out at 8pm and know that you still have plenty of sunlight. It's just that awesome.

I'm so happy we were able to take this quick little trip up the coast, it was simply breathtaking. If you find yourself in Alaska, I highly recommend this drive from Anchorage to Girdwood. And make sure you take a road or two up the mountains, you won't regret it.

And yes, those are turkeys in some of the pictures above. We were driving back down a mountain and Dave slams on the breaks because there is a mama turkey and her babies crossing the road. Of course we had to stop so I could take some pictures, but I was a little bit frightened since the head of the clan was flaring his feathers at me and wasn't too happy about me taking pictures, especially of the babies. Anything for a picture, right?