Montana Restaurant Recommendations
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Tim,
You’ll pass by Stacey’s Old Faithful Bar in Gallatin Gateway just off Hwy 191.
I Googled up a pretty descriptive review below:
I am a resident of Chicago and about the farthest thing from a cowboy that you can imagine. I have had the privledge of visiting Stacey’s a few times over the years and I feel that this is the best bar in America. Stacey’s is a local Montana bar and Grill. This bar is a haunt for real working cowboys. Fly fisherman (and women) are also welcome here. This bar has a purity to it that most bars in America try to replicate. It has everything that a real bar should have, pool table, strong drinks, bar-tenders with personality, great jukebox, bathroom graffiti, and arguably the best burger on the planet. The walls are adorned with pictures of local cowboys shown competing in rodeos and working on ranches. This is real memorabilia and not pre-fab stuff that you will see at TGI Fridays. More on the burger…The burgers served at Stacey’s are fresh beef from local ranches. As a matter of fact, the staff at Stacey’s can tell you when and where their beef came from. Believe me, the burgers there are vastly superior to the frozen pre-formed patties that are served at 99% of other restaurants. It is amazing how much better fresh beef tastes than frozen. If you get a burger, don’t ruin it with too much ketchup, etc. Eat it plain on a bun and enjoy. More importantly, this is a place where one can do some serious drinking. This is a family owned business and some of the bartenders are part of the family that originally opened the bar over 50 years ago. Remember this is the real west. If you visit, you may make some good friends and have the time of your life. If you enter looking for trouble and/or have a bad attitude, you may get your teeth kicked in for your troubles. The golden rule definitely applies here. I am hesitant to promote this bar for one reason, I would hate for it to become a tourist trap. However, from my experiences there, I think that the owners of Stacey’s would never let this happen. I can’t wait to go back!
If you are going to be traveling on 191 between Big Sky and YNP or West Yellowstone I recommend the Corral.
I plan on living forever, so far so good.
A whole lot of favorites on my list—all depends on what you like and want to spend
Manhattan, MT – Sir Scott’s Oasis – classic country steakhouse
Belgrade, MT –The Mint Café – A really great meal at $$$ prices
Belgrade, MT (Four Corners) – Momma Macs (good breakfast and sandwiches)
Buffalo Jump Pizza (Four Corners) – Really nice pizzas and grinders–beer
Bozeman, MT –Ferraro’s Italian –some of the best northern Italian around
Pita Pit and Its Greek to Me – Great Gryos
Zyedco Café (Main) – Great New Orleans inspired sandwiches
Burger’s Bobs on Main – “Sorry We’re Open”
Dave’s Sushi (Bozeman Ave) and Jadra’s on Main—top notch Sushi bars
Old Chicago – Reliable and casual chain on 19th that feeds me regularly when I leave the river in the evening.
Livingston, MT
Buffalo Jump (hwy 89 south) – Another good country style steakhouse
West Yellowstone, MT
Bar N Ranch (6 miles west of West) – Best high-end eatery in West
320 Guest Ranch (21 miles north of West in Gallatin Canyon) – another great country eatery
Gardiner, MT
Town Café—reliable country food – breakfast
Twin Bridges, MT
The Shack – Pizza; Blue Anchor Café –classic diner café foodIf you are going to be traveling on 191 between Big Sky and YNP or West Yellowstone I recommend the Corral. Lively bar and great bison burgers.
Ditto, I lost my cookies in the parking lot there one night
Im a fan of the Griz if you fish the madison
Tim, if you make it back to Missoula I can’t say enough about the Old Post Pub. Great food, great beers, and the best damn hot wings you will ever let touch your lips! And if I am in town a little BBQ at my house can’t be beat!
I just got back from Southwest Montana on Saturday and although most of our meals were cooked over a camp fire, we had to hit the following in Bozeman as they are too good to pass up:
Ale Works
Nova Cafe (best breakfast in town)
The Garage (best burger in town)
La Parilla (best burrito in town)Tim, if you make it back to Missoula I can’t say enough about the Old Post Pub. Great food, great beers, and the best damn hot wings you will ever let touch your lips! And if I am in town a little BBQ at my house can’t be beat! 😉
Joel
Not sure if mentioned elsewhere but in Missoula also had good breakfast at Montana Jack’s and Paul’s Pancake Parlor, great Tex-Mex at El Diablo (although hear great things about new place in town called Taco Sano) and Kadena’s Eatery in Rowdy’s Cabin serves amazing sandwiches too. Can’t remember the name of place (Fireplace????) but had great pizza there too. For great choice of beer there was Sean Kelly’s A Public House…..gee it almost sounds like I ate more than I fished LOL LOL.
best place to each lunch is sitting under the trees having a cold drink and sandwich at the river’s edge 🙂
In Jackson, WY:
Merry Piglets – As Zach mentioned – good Mexican. 1 block N town square
The Bunnery – soups, sandwiches, etc. 1 block N town square
Jeddidiah’s House of Sourdough – Awesome breakfast!! 1 block East of Town Square
Bubba’s BBQ– great breakfast, and good BBQ etc at lunch & dinner. South of town next door to the Orvis Store
Gun Barrel Steak House – Great steaks etc. more pricey. South side of town down by the Albertsons
Mangy Moose at Teton Village – Somewhat pricey, but you got to do it. Steaks, salads, spuds, wine, it’s all good. Reward yourself after coming out of the back country and roughing it.
Jenny Lake Lodge – In GTNP – best view of Mt. Teewinot from your table. Go at lunch and it is really affordable. Be sure to make a reservation several days in advance and dress decently.
Dornan’s – Moose, WY panckaes and sausage breakfast out doors or in the tent with view of the Teton Range. No frills, not expensive as I remember it.
Cadillac Grill – nice and probably a little pricey as I remember it. Next door is their burger shop. Best burger and shake in Jackson.
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