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The question isn't whether it's the best restaurant in town. It's whether the place still feels like Montana.

Drink · Still Old School

Beer Jug

Merrill Avenue bar that Glendive kept after a gutting fire. Swiss brat, lunch plates, and an east-end habit.

Glendive

Eat · Still Old School

Bernice's Bakery

Same bakery job since 1978: scratch baking, early hours, and a South 3rd address people still give as directions.

Missoula · Est. 1978

Shop · Still Old School

Bitterroot Drug

Five sets of owners in more than a century. It still fills prescriptions and sells candy and souvenirs up front.

Hamilton

Eat · Still Old School · Montana Original

Borrie's

Four generations on Smelter Avenue. Same sauce, hand-rolled ravioli, and a supper-club clock that still makes sense.

Black Eagle · Est. 1938

Do · Still Old School · Montana Original

Bridger Bowl

Local nonprofit hill since 1955. Affordable tickets, community board, and the blue light on the Baxter when it snows.

Bozeman · Est. 1955

Drink · Still Old School

Buckhorn Bar

If Augusta had a town hall, the local paper said, it would be the Buckhorn. Same family behind the bar since 1959.

Augusta

The map

Not the scenic one. The one that tells you a lunch counter is still open in Havre.

The directory

Do · Still Old School

Maverick Mountain

A Beaverhead County ski hill about 40 miles from Dillon, with $45 adult tickets the last time anyone posted a price.

Polaris

Drink · Still Old School · Montana Original

Missoula Club

"Warm Beer, Cold Burgers" is the bar's own motto. Serving Missoula since 1890 by its own count, and people still call it the Mo Club.

Missoula · Est. 1890

Drink · Still Old School

M&M Bar and Cafe

Butte's all-hours bar and cafe, back on Main Street, next door, after the 2021 fire.

Butte · Est. 1890

Drink · Still Old School · Montana Original

Montana Bar

Main Street since 1908. Tile floor, tin ceiling, steamboat-era bar, and a neon Montana that still lights up.

Miles City · Est. 1908

Drink · Still Old School

Montana Tavern

Main Street tavern in a 1911 building, pouring since 1977 over Spring Creek. Central Montana last call.

Lewistown · Est. 1977

Drink · Still Old School · Montana Original

Moose's Saloon

Sawdust, peanuts, and North Main since 1957. Moose Miller's remodel stuck, and the saloon kept the name.

Kalispell · Est. 1957

Stay · Still Old School · Montana Original

Murray Hotel

Railroad hotel since 1904 in the middle of Livingston. Rooms, a lobby, and a town that still uses the block.

Livingston · Est. 1904

Eat · Still Old School

Paul's Pancake Parlor

Same Brooks Street breakfast habit since 1963. Eighteen pancake varieties and a room that still feels like a parlor.

Missoula · Est. 1963

Do · Still Old School

Red Lodge Mountain

Local hill since 1960. Close enough to town that kids still learn here before they chase bigger mountains.

Red Lodge · Est. 1960

Drink · Still Old School

Remington Bar

Central Avenue since 1908. A Whitefish bar that outlasted the railroad town's remake into a destination.

Whitefish · Est. 1908

Shop · Still Old School

Reynolds Market

Opened on Bell Street the day the founder's son was born, carried customers on account through the Depression, and is still family-owned.

Glendive · Est. 1925

See · Still Old School

Rialto Theatre

The only auditorium in Powell County. School plays, recitals, funerals and the Friday movie all happen in the same room.

Deer Lodge · Est. 1921