4 Best Restaurants in Butte, Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana

Uptown Café

$$$$ Fodor's choice

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.

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.
American Breakfast Lunch Dinner $$
2110 Harvard Ave., Butte, Montana, 59701, USA
406-494--4309
Known For
  • comfortable booth seating
  • blueberry streusel French toast
  • huge portions, served hot

Metals Sports Bar & Grill

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Housed in a former bank that was designed by Cass Gilbert in 1906, this busy sports bar is rich in history and still boasts the original vault and marble tellers' counters. The food is typical pub fare: nachos, burgers, pizza, and fried food. But there are also elevated dishes on the menu like seafood linguini, rib eye, and chicken Oscar.

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Town Talk Bakery

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No visit to Butte is complete without trying a pasty, the traditional miner's dinner of meat, potatoes, and onion baked inside a pastry shell. This bakery is one of the best of several eateries that serve these pocket-size meals; they also sell doughnuts, cookies, cakes, and breads, all cash-only. There are no tables; all items are takeout.

Breakfast Brunch Bakery $$
611 E. Front St., Butte, Montana, 59701, USA
406-782–4985
Known For
  • amazing maple bars
  • doughnuts selling out early
  • strong coffee
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch or dinner, No credit cards