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Escape the crowds in luxury…

Alaska Bush Pilots’ Sights & Bites Feast

Authentic Alaskan Cuisine & Bush Pilot History Tour

Located in downtown Ketchikan, Bush Pilots' Lounge is where local Bush Pilots come home to roost. Enjoy a varied, multi-course feast of our scratch-made local cuisine, including authentic Alaskan ingredients such as Dungeness Crab, Halibut, Spot Prawns, and Smoked Salmon.

$79.95/Adults
$59.95/Kids 12 & Under

Your Meal

Tap each course for details.

  • Whet your appetite with your choice of…

    • House-Smoked Clam Chowder, or

    • Fresh Garden Salad

  • A generous platter of authentic, scratch-made Alaskan Delights, such as…

    • Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon

    • Halibut Ceviche

    • Spot Prawns

    • Dungeness Crab

    • Bull Kelp Pickles

    • Wild Game Sausage

    • Alaska Native Fry Bread with House-Made Blueberry Jam

    • Pilot Bread (if you know, you know)

  • Rich Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with House-Made Spruce Tip Syrup

    (Our spruce tips are harvested here in Alaska and are delivered by Bush Pilots to Ketchikan).

Dine Overlooking a Working Floatplane Dock

Our restaurant is in a historic, waterfront building overlooking the busy float plane docks of multiple Ketchikan bush plane operators. They're our neighbors, our friends and family. We love watching them take off and land, and we know you will too.

Discover Alaskan Bush Aviation History

Our walls are covered with local historical Bush Aviation photos. Most were discovered in private archives of retired pilots in the area, and are seen nowhere else on earth. Each photo tells a story about the unique way of life that Bush Aviation has fostered in Southeast Alaska.

Learn about the first flight to Alaska from the lower 48, whose pilot and navigator sat outside in wicker chairs as they piloted their floating boat Northbird from Seattle to touch down just outside our windows. Discover what it was like to grow up on a float camp, a floating neighborhood that was moved from inlet to inlet, with weekly supplies delivered by Bush Pilots. And hear about the early days of Alaska Airlines (whose precursor started right next door).

See Your Entire Alaska Journey in One Place

See your entire journey with the world's most detailed map of Alaska's Inside Passage. A labor of love for our owner, it took over a year to research and design using dozens of mapping sources, including historical atlases and navigational charts. The map took almost a month to 3D print, and includes over 2000 place names. See all of your journey's destinations including Glacier Bay, Tracy Arm & Endicott Arm, Misty Fjords, Icy Strait Point, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka as well as Ketchikan. It's the definitive adventure planning (and reminiscing) destination for both locals and travelers alike.

What's included

  • A multi-course feast of authentic local Alaskan cuisine (see menu above)

  • Experience the history of Bush Aviation in Southeast Alaska

  • Enjoy the world's most detailed map of Alaska's Inside Passage

  • Watch our resident bald eagle pair scope out fish from their perch just outside the dining room

  • The swankiest restrooms in all of Ketchikan, if we do say so ourselves

  • If you're lucky, you'll see a whale right outside the window!

What's not included

  • Transportation. We're located downtown next to Berth 4 at 1245 Tongass Ave.

  • Gratuity. You'll see our delightful staff working hard to provide an exemplary experience. All tips are welcome, but completely optional.

  • Float plane rides (but we can help you book a same-day excursion).