Of the thirty something restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, and cafes, I remember three. There were several on Pioneer Ave. that we would have tried but Don Jose’s Mexican Restaurant was the only one with enough parking. The food was good and we didn’t feel rushed.
Sourdough Express had great food but the place was packed, the service very slow and we didn’t get all of our order.
Prices at Captain Patties Fish House on the Spit are a bit higher than some but the lunch menu wasn’t a budget breaker. The halibut was excellent.
If you are into Mexican, then Don Jose's is excellent. There are many out on the spit, so you will have your choice of all types of food, at all levels of prices.
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We've eaten at both Sourdough Express (breakfast) and at Captain Patties Fish House (good food). There was also a pizza place on the right-hand side of the road just as you're entering the Spit, that had excellent pizza...but I don't remember the name of it.
Homer has a wonderful suppy of restaurants. Let's see, there are two fantastic deli-type restaurants; Two Sisters and Panarelli's both in the old-town district. On the way to them is Fat Olives, excellent pizza and delicious sandwiches. As you head up main street back to town, you will pass the Mermaid Cafe in the Old Inlet Bookshop, and on the Bypass are Arbys and a little barbecue stand. Once on Pioneer Avenue you have the choice of Don Jose's (previously mentioned) Cups, not mentioned but VERY good food and good service, a new little place something Berries cafe, the Duncan House Diner, Try My Thai, Destiny's Galley, The Cosmic Kitchen (excellent burritos), Mangia, Mangia (Italian Food), The Bear's Den (family dining), El Manna (Mexican and Breakfast). As you head back toward the Spit, there's Latitude 59 - yummy Thai wraps. If you go out East End road you will pass Stas-oysters, etc, and then there's the Homestead -- not cheap, but wonderful food. Across the road is the Fritz Creek postoffice where they sell the most delicious pizza and homemade tamales. This time of year the Spit is overflowing with places to eat. A must-stop is the Glacier Drive In for diner food. Of course Land's End is always popular. The view from the deck on a sunny afternoon makes lunch taste wonderful.
It's worth the ride on the Danny Jay to go across to Halibut Cove and eat at the Saltry. Mmmmm.
Homer is definitely a restaurant town. You can find anything from diner food to gourmet fare in Homer.
In Anchor Point (16 miles north of Homer) we have the best diner food on the planet at the Blue Bus Diner.
All this restaurant reviewing is making me hungry.
So Land's End is still there? Do they still serve a King Crab on a plate with a nutcracker? I remember going there as far back as 1970... give or take a couple of years. I loved that place, although it probably has changed a lot over the years.
P.J.
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Homestead! Call ahead for a reservation though, it can get busy. Not inexpensive, but worth it!
On the spit there is a place, you walk up a long ramp to the 2nd floor, don't recall the name, on the left going out onto the spit. Reasonable price and food, we ate breakfast there twice I think.
It was our honeymoon, we at the Homestead twice too.
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