Location: Nome
Top Restaurants in Nome
Top Things to do in Nome
Alaska, United States Food Guide: 5 American food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Nome
Reviews on American food in Nome, Alaska, United States. Sitting on the Seward Peninsula, along the Bering Sea, the city of Nome was born after the "Three Lucky Swedes" found gold in 1898. The gold boom brought thousands of settlers to Nome, which soon grew from frontier town to small city. In 1925, a blizzard prevented medical supplies from reaching Nome, which was suffering from a diphtheria epidemic. A relay of sled dog teams struggled through the snow to reach the city, an epic journey that was the inspiration for the annual Iditarod Dog Race.
Things to do in Nome
1. Pingo Bakery-Seafood House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By Angeles
A little bitty place with odd hours, it does have character. On weekends a nice selection of bakery goods. Because I am on a carb free diet, we made breakfast in our hotel. However, we made the mistake of driving by on Saturday morning and my wife wanted breakfast here and I knew I was in trouble if we did not stop. The omelet we ordered was uninspiring, and with all her hopes, my wife was disappointed. Service was slow. However, as you can tell by the ratings, most people like this funky place and the pastries did look good.
2. Milano's Pizzeria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 67 reviews
Reviewed By Lindsay W
Like most restaurants in Nome, the menu at Milano's is eclectic. It is, I am told, the best pizza place in town. They also have a handful of pasta dishes. And they have burgers and sandwiches. And they have sushi. And they have some Korean dishes. Pro: Quick service. Lower prices than most places.Expected: Nothing special about the atmosphereCon: No draft beers (though the price of bottled beers was good) and the food. I only ate here once, so my impression of the food may be off. I ordered the Bulgogi, and it was, by far, the worst version of it I have ever had.
3. Polar Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 96 reviews
Reviewed By Angeles
Food was ok. Service likewise ok. Nice view of the Bering Sea in an otherwise uninspiring location. After one meal here, we cooked in our hotel or went to Subway just down the street where service was much better, prices much cheaper, and the food much healthier.
4. The Bering Sea Sushi Bar & Grill
Overall Ratings
3 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By Michelle B
Understand that Nome is reachable only by boat or jet...so they don't have the same sort of availability of foodstuffs and supplies that the lower 48, with its interstate highways, have. Everything must be shipped in. This means the prices of everything are high. The menu is heavily into beef in all its permutations. I did see the sushi being made, but didn't eat any.Also understand that Nome is very much a business oriented village. It's main industry is mining. So you're not going to have to worry about how you are dressed. Wear clothing. That's it.That being said, we ate three meals at Bering Sea, mostly because not much else was open. I had fish and chips the first two times. The fries were very, very good-hot, not a speck of grease, unsalted...if they were previously frozen they were a very good product. The fish wasn't fresh. Considering that the Bering Sea was right outside the window, you'd think you would get fresh fish..but no. My halibut was okay, a bit overcooked, but still edible. It had obviously been previously frozen and I don't know if it'd been breaded there or in the 'factory'. But the portions were ample.Our third meal was breakfast. I ordered ham and eggs with toast. Again, understand that there are no chickens in Nome. The eggs are flown in. Oh, you CAN you can get fresh eggs, right out of the bird, in the spring...but they're tern eggs. Even so, the breakfast was good. The ham was real ham, the hash browns were hot and just the right amount of crisp. Toast was..well, toast, accompanied by the ubiquitous plastic tubs of industrial "Smuckers jam" which, no matter what flavor the peel off label says it is, is really just grape in fruit flavored drag. I think that the Smuckers company exists solely to churn out millions of little white plastic tubs of artificially flavored grape jelly for the restaurant trade. I mean, come on. Who in their right mind eats 'Mixed Fruit" jam? Smuckers thinks we're too dumb to realize that 'mixed fruit' jam is really just the scrapings from the bottom of their mixing machines. The restaurant itself is old and tired, but was clean. The service was pleasant, if harried and a bit slow. This is because there was one woman doing everything but cooking; bussing tables, taking orders, serving, and handling the cash register. And the place was packed. Every table and booth was filled. Parking was ample, with parallel parking on the wide, empty streets of Nome. I won't eat there again, because I have no plans on returning to Nome.
