Alaska · 2 candidates evaluated
Still Open America finding: the record is complicated. 2 candidates have been evaluated for "Oldest operating bar in Alaska", but the evidence does not support identifying a single, clear title holder.
Imperial Bar and Grill traces its Front Street bar lineage to an 1891 saloon. The business changed names and uses, was nearly destroyed by a 1906 fire, and did not legally operate as a bar during Alaska's 1918–1933 prohibition period. Because statewide competitors have not been compared and the claimed continuous alcohol-service history does not hold, no Alaska oldest-bar winner can be declared.
B & B Bar displays a liquor license dated 1906 that is described as Alaska's oldest. That historical document does not establish uninterrupted operation by the present bar, and available coverage says B & B closed during Prohibition. Imperial Bar and Grill in Juneau claims an older 1891 lineage but also has documented continuity problems. Because neither claimant has a clean continuous business history and statewide competitors have not been fully compared, no Alaska oldest-bar winner can be declared.