Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana Restaurants

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  • 1. 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
  • 2. Buck's T-4 Lodge and Restaurant

    $$$$

    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
  • 3. Continental Divide

    $$$$

    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
  • 4. Feast

    $$$$

    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
  • 5. 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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  • 6. Last Chance Ranch Wagon Ride Dinners

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    Get a true taste of Montana during this all-you-can-eat prime-rib dinner, which follows a horse-drawn wagon ride through high mountain forest. The private forested plot feels like backcountry. And the generous meal, served family-style in an oversized tepee, includes hot-from-the-oven rolls, salads, potatoes du jour, and huckleberry cheesecake, all accompanied by a singing cowboy.

    2884 Grizzly Gulch Dr., Helena, Montana, 59601, USA
    406-442–2884

    Known For

    • Grizzly Gulch succotash
    • Entertainment by Bruce Anfinson, "Montana's Musical Ambassador"
    • Huge horses (they're draft horses)

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Oct.–May. No lunch, Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
  • 7. Montana Dinner Yurt

    $$$$

    For a unique dining experience, rendezvous upstairs in the Snowcrest building in Mountain Village to ride a snowcat into the pristine land of Big Sky for a meal under the stars. While the chef prepares French onion soup, filet mignon, garlic mashed potatoes, and chocolate fondue with fresh fruit and pound cake, you can sled on hills under the light of the moon or relax around a bonfire. Alcohol is not available for purchase, so feel free to bring your own.

    Big Sky, Montana, 59716, USA
    406-995–3880

    Known For

    • A cold snowcat ride, so dress warm
    • Using Toblerone instead of cheap chocolate
    • A fillet that cuts with a spoon

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Late Nov.–mid-Apr., Reservations essential
  • 8. The Grill at Sage Lodge

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    Don't be fooled by its name: The Grill at Sage Lodge is a high-end contemporary steak house where you come for the food but stay for the view (or vice versa). Steaks are all grass-fed and range from a 16-ounce oxtail to a 32-ounce Porterhouse that will set you back a pretty penny. Other typical, yet elevated, entrées include a dry-cured half duck, sous vide lamb saddle, and black truffle and lentil risotto. Make reservations in advance, especially on the weekends when locals splurge for dinner here.

    55 Sage Lodge Dr., Pray, Montana, 59065, USA
    855-400--0505

    Known For

    • Being quite pricey
    • A special five-course chef's choice menu
    • Hit-and-miss food and service depending on how busy they are

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues. No lunch
  • 9. Yellowstone Valley Grill

    $$$$

    There are no Michelin star-rated restaurants in Montana, but this place comes close. With creative specialties like northern Thai bison larb, adobo-cured Kurobuta pork chop, and for dessert Oaxacan chocolate truffle, your taste buds won't be disappointed. You can dine on the outdoor patio in the summer. The restaurant is located in the Yellowstone Valley Lodge, offering riverfront luxury cabin rentals just south of Livingston.

    3840 Hwy. 89 S, Livingston, Montana, 59047, USA
    406-333--4787

    Known For

    • Beautiful river views
    • Being one of the best places in Montana for sashimi
    • Inventive food

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No lunch

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