2 Best Restaurants in Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana, Montana

Cateye Café

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Some call it funky; all call it good food at a fair price. Named for the shape of Grandma's glasses, this small family-owned restaurant serves up a sense of humor with breakfast and lunch, including a "Purrfect Lunch" special; "Look for the Catastrophe" (scrambled eggs with taters, toast, and veggies); the "Felix" (a breakfast sandwich with prosciutto, roasted red pepper aioli, spinach, gouda cheese, and a fried egg on a torta roll); and the banana bread French toast.

23 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, Montana, 59715, USA
406-587–8844
Known For
  • really good drip coffee
  • tomato jam
  • its consistent cat theme (restrooms are even called litter boxes)
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No dinner, Credit cards accepted

Western Café

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A deer head, often sporting sunglasses, surveys the cowboys and families that pack the counter stools and tables at this down-home breakfast and lunch spot. Peruse the local paper as you work your way through biscuits and gravy, eggs with corned-beef hash, or pork chops. There's nothing fancy outside or in, but for local color, this is it.

443 E. Main St., Bozeman, Montana, 59715, USA
406-587–0436
Known For
  • a wait on the weekends
  • amazing chicken fried steak
  • the best cinnamon rolls in the state
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No dinner, Credit cards accepted