Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Restaurants

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  • 1. Piccola Cucina at Ox Pasture

    $$$

    In this stylish little storefront eatery—the lone Montana outpost of a group of hip Sicilian restaurants in New York City—you can savor some of the best Italian food in the Rockies, along with an exceptional selection of wines. The cooking here ranges from old-school classics like eggplant Parmesan and spaghetti with clams to more ambitious fare, such as whole grilled sea bass.

    7 Broadway N, Red Lodge, Montana, 59068, USA
    406-446–1212

    Known For

    • Locally sourced ingredients
    • Urban, contemporary decor
    • Pistachio crème brûlée

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Nov.–Apr.
  • 2. Uptown Café

    $$$$

    Fresh seafood, steaks, poultry, and pasta are served in this elegant restaurant that's one of southwest Montana's finest eateries. Try the scallops Provençal, sauteed with tomatoes, feta cheese,and garlic. A cafeteria-style lunch is served from 11 to 1. A rotating exhibit of paintings by local artists lines the walls.

    47 E. Broadway, Butte, Montana, 59701, USA
    406-723–4735

    Known For

    • Best-selling pecan ball dessert
    • Amazing clams
    • Five-course meals

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 3. Whistle Pig Korean

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    A welcome addition to Bozeman's growing selection of international restaurants, this cozy, dimly lighted Korean eatery serves delectable pork-kimchi buns, fried tofu dumplings, and bibimbap with bulgogi beef. Be sure to save room for a house-made Korean street doughnut.

    25 N. Willson Ave., Bozeman, Montana, 59715, USA
    406-404–1224

    Known For

    • Cucumber kimchi
    • Kalbi barbecued short ribs
    • Short but sweet list of interesting beer and wine

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch
  • 4. Benny's Bistro

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    The art deco–inspired interior, often filled with live jazz music, is a hallmark of this small but spacious restaurant, which started out serving comfort food but has branched into tapas and more exotic, internationally influenced but locally sourced fare. Favorites include the creamy tomato soup with fresh rosemary and the apple-tizer: black pepper feta and Flathead Lake apples drizzled with Montana honey. Look for menus items like lentil burger bowls, bistro steak frites, and rainbow trout served with saffron gnocchi.

    108 E. 6th Ave., Helena, Montana, 59601, USA
    406-443–0105

    Known For

    • Montana-grown proteins
    • Using paper straws and no styrofoam
    • Excellent curries for Montana

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., Credit cards accepted
  • 5. Blackbird Kitchen

    $$$

    Ground zero for unforgettable authentic Italian food in Bozeman, Blackbird Kitchen offers almost as many antipasti options as wine options. After your antipasti, choose from salads, pizzas, pastas, and meat entrées like lamb shank and crispy pork belly. Even with the open-kitchen concept and brick and industrial decor, the atmosphere is surprisingly romantic. You'll be tempted to stay for hours as you would in Italy.

    140 E. Main St., Bozeman, Montana, 59715, USA
    406-586--0010

    Known For

    • A creative one-page menu
    • Mind-blowing house bread served with EVOO
    • Extremely thin-crust pizza

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch
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  • 6. Blue Moon Bakery

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    Blue Moon Bakery sets out a tempting array of scones, muffins, cakes, and cookies. They also serve sizeable sandwiches and gourmet pizza.

    120 Big Pine Dr., Big Sky, Montana, 59716, USA
    406-995–2305

    Known For

    • Pizza crust with notes of garlic butter and Parmesan
    • A welcoming staff with excellent service
    • Homemade cream cheese
  • 7. Bogart's

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    This longtime local favorite for Mexican food, margaritas, specialty pizzas, and burgers is set inside a handsome historic downtown building but has a modern, rustic, real-Montana feel. Good bets from the Mexican side of the menu include pork chile verde burritos and mahi-mahi fish tacos, while the Surfing Pig (with Canadian bacon, grilled shrimp, pineapple, mozzarella, and barbecue sauce) is a favorite among the pizzas.

    11 S. Broadway, Red Lodge, Montana, 59068, USA
    406-446–1784

    Known For

    • Friendly, laid-back vibe
    • Good kids' menu
    • Jalapeño-mango margaritas

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 8. Broken Arrow Steakhouse

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    Your quintessential small town establishment, this small-town steak house is a no-frills place with simply decent steaks and shrimp, yet it's some of the best food in Deer Lodge. What it lacks in industry accolades it makes up for with local character.

    317 N. Main St., Deer Lodge, Montana, 59722, USA
    406-846--3400

    Known For

    • Above-average cheeseburgers
    • Being busy since it advertises the town's best steaks
    • Quick service for a sit-down restaurant
  • 9. Buck's T-4 Lodge and Restaurant

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    Within a historic log lodge and bar, this restaurant is known for its dinners of seafood, wild game, and hand-cut Montana steaks.

    46625 Gallatin Rd., Big Sky, Montana, 59716, USA
    406-995–4111

    Known For

    • Extensive wine list recognized by Wine Spectator
    • Two-fisted sandwiches
    • Moscow mules served in souvenir mugs

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 10. By Word of Mouth

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    At night this restaurant fills with the boisterous merrymaking of the après-ski crowd—particularly Friday night, when a throng gathers for an all-you-can-eat fish fry. The menu includes Asian soba noodles, grilled rainbow trout, and lamb burger blended with mint chimicurri. There are several local beers on tap and happy hour is 3--6 with $4 drafts and $2 off wine by the glass and house cocktails.

    77 Aspen Leaf Dr., Big Sky, Montana, 59716, USA
    406-995–2992

    Known For

    • The adult happy meal: burger, draft beer and pineapple vodka shot
    • A Montana-theme old-fashioned cocktail featuring chokecherry liquor
    • Poutine featuring hand-cut garlic fries

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed weekends, Credit cards accepted
  • 11. Carbon County Steakhouse

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    Saddles, saddle blankets, bridles, and other cowboy and ranch paraphernalia prepare you for the certified Angus beef from the grill, perhaps in the form of a hearty Cowboy Coffee Ribeye, charbroiled with a spiced rum coffee sauce. Seared fresh mussels (from Prince Edward Island) are a local favorite. Dine on the deck in summer.

    121 S. Broadway, Red Lodge, Montana, 59068, USA
    406-446–4025

    Known For

    • Extra crispy duck drumettes
    • Memorable bison meatballs
    • Attentive, accommodating servers

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues., Credit cards accepted
  • 12. Cateye Café

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    Some call it funky; all call it good food at a fair price. Named for the shape of Grandma's glasses, this small family-owned restaurant serves up a sense of humor with breakfast and lunch, including a "Purrfect Lunch" special; "Look for the Catastrophe" (scrambled eggs with taters, toast, and veggies); the "Felix" (a breakfast sandwich with prosciutto, roasted red pepper aioli, spinach, gouda cheese, and a fried egg on a torta roll); and the banana bread French toast.

    23 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, Montana, 59715, USA
    406-587–8844

    Known For

    • Really good drip coffee
    • Tomato jam
    • Its consistent cat theme (restrooms are even called litter boxes)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner, Credit cards accepted
  • 13. Continental Divide

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    This bistro-style restaurant is a pleasant surprise in an area with numerous steak houses. Among the specials are Thai curry salmon, wild game chili, and duck ramen.

    47 Geyser St., Ennis, Montana, 59729, USA
    406-682–7600

    Known For

    • Incredible wine menu
    • Filling up quickly, so make a reservation far in advance
    • Outdoor deck with nice views

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Jan. No lunch, Credit cards accepted
  • 14. Faye's Cafe

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    The collaborative chef's choice concept at this cute artsy café is unique to say the least. Instead of a traditional menu, diners pick adjectives and nouns that speak to them off a chalkboard with dozens of words. Chef Sarah Faye uses them to whip up a creative, customized breakfast for the first 30 patrons of the day, so come early (they open at 8 am).

    415 E. Lewis, Livingston, Montana, 59047, USA
    406-223--7481

    Known For

    • The chef is happy to accommodate for food allergies
    • Fragrant hot tea sweetened with local honey
    • Irresistible huckleberry bacon

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch or dinner
  • 15. Feast

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    Feast is one of only a handful of restaurants in Montana serving up a daily dose of ceviche, bison carpaccio, and other raw bar specialties. Crabs, shrimp, oysters, scallops: if a fisherman can catch it, Feast serves it. For the meat lover, there is a burger with pancetta, bison tenderloin skewers, and Vietnamese chicken wings. As many of the ingredients as possible are seasonal and sourced locally from purveyors committed to sustainable farming and ranching. Visit during happy hour (5 to 6 everyday) for $1 off oysters on the half-shell, and $1 off tap beer and tap wine.

    270 W. Kagy, Bozeman, Montana, 59715, USA
    406-577--2377

    Known For

    • Outstanding, attentive servers
    • Crispy brussel sprouts
    • An upscale yet unassuming atmosphere

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch
  • 16. Firehole Bar-B-Que

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    You'll find expertly prepared, slow-cooked, fall-off-the-bone barbecue in this no-frills barn-style restaurant a few blocks from Yellowstone's West Entrance. Order at the counter, then wait for your feast of tender brisket, pork, turkey, St. Louis–style ribs, or buffalo sausage to appear. There's a good selection of sides, too. Note the lack of an alcohol license.

    120 Firehole Ave., West Yellowstone, Montana, 59758, USA
    406-641–0020

    Known For

    • Smoked meats by the pound (perfect for park picnic supplies)
    • Smoked buffalo sausage links
    • House barbecue sauce available to go by the bottle
  • 17. Foster and Logan's Pub & Grill

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    Multiple TVs, each tuned to a different sport, line the brick walls of this friendly place. The bar claims 20 beers on tap, the better to enjoy what locals call the town's best hamburgers and other hearty pub fare. In winter opt for buffalo chili. The fish tacos, bison burger, and beer-battered fries also get rave reviews.

    17 S. Broadway, Red Lodge, Montana, 59068, USA
    406-446–9080

    Known For

    • Attracting a younger crowd
    • Really good Reubens
    • Being open to substitutions

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 18. Gil's Goods

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    Although it's most famous for its wood-fired pizza (made with 36-hour naturally fermented dough), Gil's Goods also serves salads, burgers, and sandwiches, including a Nashville hot chicken special. It also boasts a full bar and pretty extensive beer and wine list for a casual establishment.

    207 W. Park St., Livingston, Montana, 59047, USA
    406-222--9463

    Known For

    • Homemade breads, available for sale by the loaf
    • Can be loud and a bit hectic during rush hour
    • Sidewalk seating for prime people-watching in the summer

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Tues.
  • 19. Hanging Five Restaurant

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    This beloved diner has been feeding the Butte masses, especially after mass, since the mid-1990s. The staff is friendly, the hash browns are plentiful, and the menu is exactly what you'd expect to see in a diner. Since you're in The Mining City, opt for the popular "Motherlode" omelet.

    2110 Harvard Ave., Butte, Montana, 59701, USA
    406-494--4309

    Known For

    • Comfortable booth seating
    • Blueberry streusel French toast
    • Huge portions, served hot
  • 20. Horn & Cantle

    $$$$

    Fine dining in Big Sky doesn't get any finer than here, where shareable feasts include the splurge-worthy tomahawk bone-in rib eye and braised bison short ribs. Mains include everything from veal schnitzel to vegan enchiladas. Also open for breakfast and lunch.

    750 Lone Mountain Ranch Rd., Big Sky, Montana, 59716, USA
    406-995--4644

    Known For

    • Truffle fries served with harissa ketchup
    • Chocolate chip cookie skillets
    • Fried chicken so good you'd swear you're in the South

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Wed.

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