Bars

Bars that doubled as the town hall, the cafe, and the message board.

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

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

Drink · Still Old School

Club Moderne

A 1937 corner bar with a Moderne front that made it through a fire and came back with the same bar and look.

Anaconda · Est. 1937

Drink · Still Old School · Montana Original

Great Northern Bar & Grill

The Northern since 1919. Railroad bar that became the town's default, still open on Central.

Whitefish · Est. 1919

Drink · Still Old School

Haufbrau House

Campus-corner dive since 1961. Carved tables, open mics, and the last of the old Barmuda Triangle energy.

Bozeman · Est. 1961

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

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

Drink · Still Old School · Montana Original

Sip 'n Dip Lounge

A 1962 motor inn lounge that never stopped being a 1962 motor inn lounge. Swimmers first, mermaids later, same window behind the bar.

Great Falls · Est. 1962

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