The Salty Dawg is a place where everyone really does know your name. The oldest building in Homer and a quintessential small town bar it oozes warmth and history. During the warm weather months this place has a fun beer garden. My wife and I had a beer here before doing the 4p walking tour organized by the Homer museum. I highly recommend both...and look forward to returning to this museum for their annual presentation of stories from mariners who've overcome amazing obstacles on the Berring Sea.
Review Source:I had the lovely pleasure of visiting the Salty Dawg in homer. Â During my drive from Anchorage, it was long but very picturesque.
Once in the Salty Dawg, I can't lie and say the money on the ceiling isn't original but I liked the fact that the owners every 2-3 months take down the money and donate to charity. Â That's good.
Typical drinks, people from all over, but mainly guys from the fishing game that frequent this pub off the sea. Â I bought a sweater from the store next door. Â The pub is tight, so you can't help but make friends while there. Â I applaud the owners because with it being so busy they don't miss a beat or have your drink empty.
When in Homer, definitely visit the Salty Dawg, a good experience overall.
I really enjoy this place for a rockin' sockin' good time. Dollar bills adorn the wall but I usually stick keepsakes that are hanging around my wallet, like the empty sugar packets that I saved from a little cafe in Zurich that had little butterflies on it. I had the best bloody mary here one time that is still yet to be beat, but alas has not been replicated at this establishment. I once bought this sweatshirt and the lady bartender said it would shrink to fit, and it didn't so I gave it to a friend. I like the soba bottled beer from Homer Brewing Co.
Good times.
Write your name on a dollar bill and tack it to the wall, ceiling, wherever! The Dawg is a good place to meet different people, since it's a "talking bar" like my favorite (Darwin's Theory) in Anchorage.
There's no tap beer here, but the mixed drinks are generous. They have a few snacks for sell, and will microwave you a hot dog if you're hungry. Don't be surprised if a stranger starts buying shots for the bar!
I used to avoid the Dawg because it was so smoky. They've gone non-smoking now, and it's much more enjoyable. Fun place!
Not much to say. Â This was probably cool before it became a tourist hangout. Â But now, in the winter it closes at 8pm after the last of the last fishermen head home. Â You can see the history on the walls and I'd be curious of what the summertime is like. Â I have to downgrade it after too many chilly walks in the dark only to find it closed.
Review Source:I went to the Salty Dawg on the perfect night. All of the fisherman were getting together for one last hoorah of the season. They had a song book out and were sharing stories. It was quite touching. The drinks are reasonably priced and they even had the ingredients to make a Manhattan which to be honest not many dives have bitters on hand. My Maker's Manhattan was $6.25 which was surprising. In North Carolina where most things are cheaper that drink would have cost me at least $9.00. It is a bit like a cave in there but a happy money cave with dollar bills stapled to the wall.
Review Source:I expected ore of the Salty Dawg. I think the dollar bills are a tick too much. You cant even see the decoration anymore. I do appreciate an outdoor seating area, the loo was ok too!
I just felt not much was going on, and mainly tourists were there. I prefered the Yukon Bar in Seward.
Great bar on the spit. My friend and I were here in August, but like another review said the bartender was not friendly. She said we were talking to much and cut me off at six beers. Â The commercial fisherman I met was friendly though.
But all and all a great experience and a must do while in Homer
Love it ,always a good atmosphere have been drinking in the Salty Dawg for many years  whenever im fishing out on the Kenai .Certainly changed a bit over the last few years was better darker and with sawdust on the floor ,like a good old gloomy London Pub, but its a great place to meet new friends ! and put the world to rights ,no draught but the Homer Scottish Ale hits the spot,maybe its touristy and maybe you pay a little more but hey maybe that's good sometimes , so pin a dollar bill on the wall (or in my case a £5 note  ),stick something good on the jukebox have a good chat and enjoy and if you don't at least uve tried .x
Dave
I hit up the Salty Dawg when I spent a summer living in Anchorage. A friend and I did a weekend in Homer and felt like we should follow everyone's suggestions and have a drink at this must do of Homer.
From the outside I loved the bar. It was old, quirky, and unpretentious. Once we entered though my feelings changed. My friend and I walked in the door and it was as if the entire bar went silent and stared at us. We weren't wearing anything outlandish or out of place. Neither of us have grotesque scars or giant humps on our backs. It was strange and uncomfortable. Within 10 seconds max we heard a man yell out "girls!" I suddenly felt like I had been thrown over the wall of a prison yard. My friend and I instinctively clutched onto each other as we headed to the bar. I'm a believer of the ethos "when in Rome" so I ordered one of the local beers from the Homer Brewing Company. Much to my surprise it came in an old Sobe bottle. I loved this! I'm all about reduce and reuse and recycle as a last resort. I found that most Alaskans were all about reusing the items they had if for no other reason than it was so expensive to have their trash and recycling picked up.
Once we had our delicious beers in hand we decided to play a game of pool. The walls in the pool room were covered in pictures and signatures and such written with a Sharpie. It was completely divey, but it seemed to really fit.
After our game of pool we decided to sit in the main area of the bar. No one had bothered us and we both felt pretty comfortable. I left my friend to go to the bathroom and I came back to find her moving away from a man who continued to move closer to her. It was blatantly obvious that she no interest in speaking to him, but clearly wasn't going away. I have zero patience for men of this sort so I walked up and told him where he could go. He quickly left and then we did the same.
I really enjoyed the Salty Dawg itself, but the overly intruding, boundary disrespecting, asshole male clientele would keep me from going here on my next trip up north. It's an utter shame that men like this exist and ruin women's social time. Shame on them.
Going to Homer? Looking for something to do? Want to hear the craziest seafaring b.s. imaginable? The Salty Dawg is where you are destined to spend a few evenings.
If you enter the Dawg with a great attitude with the sole purpose of drinking and b.s.ing you will have the best time of your life. Pretty much, you can sit with anyone and you will be accepted. Everyone is here to B.S.. Â Â Warning: If you have a chip on your shoulder......and broadcast the fact........you can easily find somebody to knock it off.
The Dawg is one of the most fun filled bars you will EVER have the chance to experience.
And the views from the "spit" are spectacular.
My home away from home while staying on the Spit. Â Good people, great service, always plenty of fish stories. Â I met a different person every night and all were thoughtful and caring. Â I was lucky enough to arrive after the Labor Day rush, so enjoyed quiet time with the locals. Â Kinda one of the best places on earth. (btw, no more smoking in the bar..oh, and buy a sherpa zip up hoodie..it's cuddly!) Sup LB and Cis!
Review Source:A bar that has no beers on tap.
I repeat: Â A bar that has no beers on tap. Â
Seriously, folks: Â NOTHING ON TAP. Â Only bottles and the local Homer brew served in mason jars. Â Maybe I don't spend enough time in scuzzy feeling dives like the Salty Dawg, but I'm not sure I've ever been in a bar that didn't have beer that came out of a keg and could be poured into a glass by pulling a handle.
But if you are in Homer, especially walking on the Spit, something like half the idiots you see are wearing 'Salty Dawg' sweatshirts. Â Why? Â Because conformity and social psychology are powerful concepts. Â
Are the sweatshirt-wearing folks foolish tourists, or local yokels, or some combination of both? Â I couldn't figure it out, and I guess I really don't care. Several of them even have Yelp reviews here, telling you to buy a sweatshirt. Â Why? Â I couldn't even begin to guess.
If you like being a sheep, and your head is pretty far up your ass, the Salty Dawg is the place for you. Â Otherwise, feel free to 'experience Homer' without making a stop here--Don't Believe the Hype.
Lots of character...dollar bills and the occasional bra covering every wall and part of the ceiling. Â I came here around 5pm, so it wasn't too crazy, but, I dunno, I wasn't into it so much. Â I didn't like the irish coffee, it was almost straight liquor. Â Which may be a plus for some, but I wanted a drink that required someone to actually take off a few nights of their busy workweek to go to bartending school. Â I think I'm the only person who didn't walk out with the obligatory sweatshirt. Â Lands End is where I'd like to get my drink on the Spit.
Review Source:The Salty Dawg is a must see in Homer.  It's both authentic and a tourist trap at the same time.  They sell expensive sweatshirts. You can pin dollar bills on the wall with any message you like ("Yankees Suck" perhaps?).  Also,  I sat next to a Russian sea captain  and I asked about fishing jobs. He gave me numbers to call in Kenai and even bought me a beer.  It doesn't much more authentic than that.
Review Source:THIS. PLACE. IS. AWESOME.
One thing you need to know about Alaskans in general: they don't mess around when it comes to their beer and the drinking of said beer. This fact was many abundantly clear to me at each stop I made in the last great frontier.
This particular establishment is found toward the far end of the spit of Homer, AK. This means it is surrounded by beautiful blue water and breathtaking mountain views. Besides it's great location, what makes this bar so special is a rare combination of good beer and awesome atmosphere. It's like a rustic version of Cheers - where everybody knows your name (or at least acts like it, even if you're from thousands of miles away).
It's hard to describe the pleasant feeling you get while hanging out here (no I'm not talking about the booze), but you won't be through your first Alaskan Amber before realizing what I mean. I was in Alaska during the summer, so it added a unique twist to my experience. It's odd to go drinking during "regular drinking hours" and leave only to have it still be light out. Usually you'd have to go on a rager where you hit up a 5am place and stumble around until the sun comes up for it to be day when you started and day when you where done. Here, it never seems to get past that dusk phase. Although uncertain of the current time or time elapsed when leaving, I soon focused my attention to the beautiful full moon in the sky, hanging just above the mountain range. It was special to see such a sight in daylight.
The only draw back to this place is that it is 3,800 miles away from where I live :( To all those in Homer, AK and the surrounding area. You are lucky to have this great place nearby.
p.s. Cash Only - so go prepared to make it rain and have a great time.
As an Alaskan, I have to say this bar represents all that is Alaska, of yesterday, and the good part that's still going on today! Â It's old, but still being used to the hilt, serviceable for what it was redesigned to be: a bar for fishermen, discovered by tourists. Â The beer is cold, the air often smokey (and don't bitch, that is the smell of freedom of choice; don't like it? LEAVE!), and the people are great! Â You just can't go wrong here, unless you get too drunk and piss off a bartender. Since they're all old hands at dealing with drunk fishermen, you'd really have to be a total ass though! Â
THINGS TO DO: Â Get a terrific hoodie here, write something cool on a bill and tack it to the wall, scribe your name on one of the tables, shoot some pool, listen to good music on the juke box, drink a real salty dawg or some Homer Red beer, and take a cab back to town. It's MUCH cheaper than a DWI,and you WILL get one! Â HPD looks out for that quite well. Â It's not a dance hall but you CAN dance, and some do. Â Carefully! Â It's just a joint to hang out, relax from a day of hard work fishing or cleaning fish, dealing with tourists, and for tourists, it's a chance to see how real Alaskans work and live so listen to the stories, they're real.
This review is really more about the gift shop than the dive bar.
The cool exterior and uber-quirky interior decoration definitely caught my eye. But the place was pretty crowded to even get to the bar...oh and, keep in mind that smoking inside is allowed.
So, in keeping with city tradition(!), I hit the gift shop just a block behind the bar. They got all sorts of cool things and tons of salt water taffy. They were not the best I've tasted, but the assortment of flavors was pretty impressive.
Yeah; you pretty much have to stop by & have a beer if you're ever in Homer. Â It used to be a real functioning lighthouse but is now a dive bar down on the spit whose interior walls & ceiling are completely covered in dollar bills with messages written on them (don't forget to leave yours!). Â Doubt I'd risk a cocktail here, but they do have a pretty decent beer selection. Â As with many bars in Alaska, just know ahead of time that smoking inside is allowed, and a lot of people will probably be smoking. Â There's an outdoor area with picnic tables if you need some air - also don't forget to find a spot on one of the tables on which to graffiti your names & hometown! Â The tenders are friendly and helpful, but don't forget your ID because they *will* card you.
Review Source:The Salty Dawg is a Homer institution. A good blend of locals and tourists you are sure to end up talking to some interesting characters! Whether you are fresh off the cruise ship or slimy from slinging fish on a charter boat, all roads lead to the Salty Dawg. Â Well, actually just one road since the spit is a long narrow jut of land that sticks out into Katchemak Bay.
Just be prepared to smell like an ash tray if you spend any amount of time in this place. The ceilings are low and the light is dim. Don't forget to put your favorite songs on the juke box!
A must see in Homer. This unique bar is cosy and very cool. Dont forget to stick your signed dollar bill somewhere and hope the place never gets robbed. Not much to eat at the bar (especially later at night). Â But they have a full service bar and a bar tender who is pretty attentive.
Review Source:LOVE THIS DIVE BAR. I'm from Anchorage, so I get lots of opportunities to visit this dump. And I loves it! There's money and there used to be underpants but I think they had to take those down due to some sort of health code violation... haters...
I always have to get a sweatshirt when I go there too, people even recognize it down here in Boston!
Nothing better than the ol Salty Dawg. What else could you ask for out on the Homer spit than a bar carpeted with saw dust and walls covered with $1 bills and tacked up walmart worthy lingerie.
Oh you fishermen behave yourselves!
Expect to see fisherman with dried blood still on their hands, old drunk men, bewildered tourist (how the hell did you get out here?!) and crusty bar tenders.
This place is filthy, smokey, fishy and EPIC!
After driving past Kalifornsky and making our way through Clam Gulch and on to Happy Valley, we stopped at a lodge to meet up with some folks. (Things to know about Alaska: the men are grizzly, the women are grizzlier and the entertainment is limited.) Some of the guys got phone calls at a little after 1am that there was a "looker" down at the Salty Dawg. Five of them drove 45 minutes down to the Dawg to take a look see at the only attractive woman they had seen in months. This place is the epitome of dive sweetness. Grow a stache and make your way over to the salty dawg.
Review Source:Ok its cool b/c its this old fishermans' hangout and its tiny... and I did buy a t shirt so I can remember my time on the spit in Homer. Â But I didn't really enjoy my time inside of the Salty Dawg... sacrilege I know. Â But it was super crowded, there were no seats, we had to stand (this was at like 6 pm), it was sooooooooooooo smokey I felt like I was drinking in smoke as fast as my drink itself. Â The decor is quirky with the dollars and underwear everywhere. Â I do hear that the fisherman from the Deadliest Catch get together on Thursday night (or whenever the show is on) and watch the show in the bar and that would be cool to see. Â I guess DC and Knoxville have spoiled me with the smoking ban!
Review Source:The Salty Dog! This place is top notch, no fuss Alaskan drinking at its best! Be dizzied by the millions of signed dollar bills all along the ceiling and walls. Don't forget the random other objects such as fake limbs, underwear, you name it, its hanging somewhere!
Drinks are stiff and the service is usually too busy to chat but move fast!
Awesome place to stretch your bones and an enjoy Homer's best, both the beer and the people!
This local Homer "spit" landmark is a blast and you ARE encouraged to sign and date your visit with the permanent markers made available.  This is a kids hang-out for sure and the music is LOUD.  Signed dollar bills (mine, Beauty and The Beast were here...) and assorted apparel are tacked up on every available surface. The beer is ice cold and  served by happy, joking staff.  Fun Salty Dawg apparel is available for sale.
"Anyone who is anyone" wouldn't DREAM of visiting Homer without bopping into this place so they can say they were here. Â Homer's version of the Hard Rock...Alaska-style. Â Upbeat and FUN (even for us "never gonna grow up" geezers! Â :)
This bar is down and dirty. If you're not grizzled, you're not ready to hang with the crowd here. Best place on the spit to get some grog after a long day out on a fishing boat. The ceiling and walls are shaggy with assorted hanging dollar bills, bras, underwear, and anything else rowdy drunken folks have taken upon themselves to contribute over the years. Come prepared.
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