Then & Now
Then & Now: Butte's Bars and Counters That Came Back
Fire, closure, and reopen: M&M next door, Matt's Place back on Placer, and Pekin gone in 2026.
Topic
Restaurants
Counters, booths, and the special that never changed.
Restaurants stories
Then & Now
Still Old School: The Oxford Cafe in Missoula
Established in 1883, open 24 hours, still pouring coffee and plating chicken fried steak when downtown locks up.
Remember This?
Remember This? 4B's and the Montana Coffee-Shop Circuit
Bill Hainline's family chain fed Montana travelers from 1947 until the map got thinner, town by town.
Remember This?
Remember This? Eddie's Supper Club in Great Falls
Four generations of the Newman family served campfire steaks on the east side until June 2017.
Remember This?
Remember This? Bert and Ernie's in Helena
After 48 years on Last Chance Gulch, Helena's Bert and Ernie's turned off the lights in December 2022.
Then & Now
Remember This? Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte
America's oldest family-owned Chinese restaurant closed in April 2026 after 115 years on Main Street.
Old School Montana If…
Old School Montana If…
You ate sawdust-floor pizza and tracked peanuts out onto Main Street
Old School Montana If…
You knew a supper club by the early dinner hour and the parking lot full of pickups
Old School Montana If…
You called it the Mo Club and ordered cheese or no cheese, nothing fancier
Old School Montana If…