Alaska Guide
Food and local favorites
Where we actually eat, and where to buy food worth cooking.
Food and local favorites
Places we actually use, not a directory. Hours and menus move around up here — worth a check before you head over. At Blodgett Lake especially, the kitchen and the grill are a real part of the stay: provisioning well on the way in is usually a better evening than driving back out for dinner.
- Settlers Bay LodgeEat
Wasilla
The nicer Valley dinner — steak and seafood with a real Chugach view, and no drive into Anchorage.
Best view with dinner in the Valley
- Cadillac CafeEat
Wasilla
A 1950s-style diner close to the lake. All-day breakfast, burgers, milkshakes.
Best for breakfast near the lake
- Cafe Khao NeowEat
Creekside Plaza
Alaska's only Lao restaurant — sticky rice, papaya salad, laab, and other family-recipe regional dishes.
Wasilla's own hidden-gem find
- Basil GingerEat
Wasilla
Thai, Chinese, and sushi fusion made from scratch — a more refined option when guests want it.
A more polished Wasilla dinner option
- The Chop House at Lake LucilleEat
Lake Lucille
A fine-dining steakhouse on Lake Lucille — hand-cut steaks and Alaska seafood with waterfront views. Under the same ownership group as Settlers Bay Lodge, per its own site.
Premium night out, real lake view
- Big Dipper Homemade Ice CreamCoffee & bakery
Mat-Su Valley
Homemade small-batch ice cream with Alaska-inspired flavors, waffle cones, and espresso — now three locations, in Palmer, Wasilla, and Lazy Mountain.
A good treat after Hatcher Pass or a Palmer day
- Three BearsProvisions
Wasilla
About a mile from the house — groceries, fuel, and fishing basics. The easy stock-up before you settle in. We have not checked its seafood counter, so buy seafood in Anchorage if that matters to you.
Useful on the way in to Blodgett Lake
Hours and menus change up here — worth checking before you head over. Ask us and we’ll tell you what we would actually pick that night.
Alaska Grown — farms, markets & the State Fair
Real destinations, not just places to eat — a working farm, a market day, or the Fair itself, each with the same honest drive-timing and what-we-won't-promise as any other Cozihaus guide.
- Palmer · Late August Through Early SeptemberAlaska State FairOne of Southcentral Alaska's signature late-summer experiences — Alaska-grown crops, giant vegetables, agricultural exhibits, and Fair food together in Palmer.Read guide →
- Palmer · Mat-Su Valley FarmMoonstone FarmA family-owned working farm in the Matanuska Valley, built around a farm market and other visitor experiences — a real working-farm stop, not just a produce stand.Read guide →
- Palmer · Pioneer PeakPyrah's Pioneer Peak FarmA working Alaska farm and U-Pick experience near Pioneer Peak, when conditions and season allow — harvest or buy local vegetables and bring them back to Cozihaus to cook.Read guide →
- Anchorage · Mountain View Farm & MarketGrow North FarmAn urban agriculture and community farm in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood — a different kind of local-food experience than the Valley farms, grown by farmers from a range of cultural backgrounds.Read guide →
Where these days happen
Food and local favorites, on the map
Highlighted below. Both Cozihaus bases stay on the map so you can see which one each day runs easier from.
Approximate areas, drawn for direction rather than to scale. Exact addresses are shared once a stay is confirmed.
- Cozihaus on Blodgett LakeA natural base for Valley and northbound exploring — Hatcher Pass, Palmer, Talkeetna, and beyond.
- Cozihaus in SpenardA natural base for Anchorage and Turnagain Arm — city experiences, the Chugach, Girdwood, Portage, and Whittier.
Where these stays reach
- Denali National Park
- Denali State Park
- Talkeetna
- Hatcher Pass
- Wasilla
- Palmer
- Knik Glacier area
- Matanuska Glacier
- Anchorage
- Girdwood
- Portage
- Whittier
- Hope
- Seward
- Cooper Landing
- Soldotna
- Homer
Hover a place to see which stay it sits closest to. Tap or click any place with a guide to open it.