Ari’s guidebook
Food scene
Our favorite home town Mexican restaurant! The chimichanga is amazing and the guacamole is fresh and the best we have ever had!
Ester is the most wonderful waitress and will keep the Coronas with lime coming!
14 locals recommend
La Fiesta Restaurant
132 Evergreen AveOur favorite home town Mexican restaurant! The chimichanga is amazing and the guacamole is fresh and the best we have ever had!
Ester is the most wonderful waitress and will keep the Coronas with lime coming!
This is our go to brewery in Palmer! Wonderful Matanuska beef burgers, poke nachos and killer French onion soup!
The long track IPA and the Astro Phuzz IPA have amazing flavors and the Arctic Warrior is great if an IPA is a little strong for your tastes!
19 locals recommend
Matanuska Brewing
513 S Valley WayThis is our go to brewery in Palmer! Wonderful Matanuska beef burgers, poke nachos and killer French onion soup!
The long track IPA and the Astro Phuzz IPA have amazing flavors and the Arctic Warrior is great if an IPA is a little strong for your tastes!
My moms favorite restaurant in Palmer! A wonderful farm to table type fresh and healthy food. Fresh bread, pastries, local greens. Amazing seafood appetizers and specials!
Alaskan thru and thru!
Beer on tap and great selection of fine wines!
63 locals recommend
Turkey Red
550 S Alaska StMy moms favorite restaurant in Palmer! A wonderful farm to table type fresh and healthy food. Fresh bread, pastries, local greens. Amazing seafood appetizers and specials!
Alaskan thru and thru!
Beer on tap and great selection of fine wines!
Neighborhoods
Downtown Palmer is a cute little town with such wonderful heart!
The strip of downtown has all you would want and need in an Alaskan farm town.
Coffee shops, restaurants, bars, breweries, thrift shops, museums, library, community gardens, grocery stores, golf courses, nurseries, fairgrounds, small airport, churches, ice cream shop, medical facilities, hiking trails, reindeer farm, musk ox farm, vegetable farms, friday fling (farmers market and food trucks) and many campgrounds!
48 locals recommend
Palmer
Downtown Palmer is a cute little town with such wonderful heart!
The strip of downtown has all you would want and need in an Alaskan farm town.
Coffee shops, restaurants, bars, breweries, thrift shops, museums, library, community gardens, grocery stores, golf courses, nurseries, fairgrounds, small airport, churches, ice cream shop, medical facilities, hiking trails, reindeer farm, musk ox farm, vegetable farms, friday fling (farmers market and food trucks) and many campgrounds!
Sightseeing
A wonderful short hike with amazing views of the valley!
Two different access points. The more beginner side has stairs and the other is very rocky!
27 locals recommend
The Butte Trailhead
A wonderful short hike with amazing views of the valley!
Two different access points. The more beginner side has stairs and the other is very rocky!
Lots of fun animals to meet and you get to feed a lot of them! Moose, bison, cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, horses, Alpacas, elk and reindeer!! Such a fun little place to get close to some amazing animals!
101 locals recommend
Reindeer Farm
5561 Bodenburg LoopLots of fun animals to meet and you get to feed a lot of them! Moose, bison, cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, horses, Alpacas, elk and reindeer!! Such a fun little place to get close to some amazing animals!