Sara's Guidebook
Coffee Connoisseurs
Black Coffee Roasting Company
525 E Spruce StBreak Expresso
432 N Higgins AveEat some pie please
Clyde Coffee
741 S Higgins AveLiquid Planet - Downtown
121 W Broadway StCity Brew Coffee
400 W Broadway StButterfly Herbs
232 N Higgins AveLunch and Dinner Recommendations
Great bar and grill within walking distance with good food! Visit during their happy hours 3-6 daily.
29 locals recommend
Iron Horse Bar & Grill
501 N Higgins AveGreat bar and grill within walking distance with good food! Visit during their happy hours 3-6 daily.
Whether it’s breakfast or lunch, the catalyst is a popular local spot. My favorite thing to get from them are their London Fogs.
64 locals recommend
The Catalyst Cafe
111 N Higgins AveWhether it’s breakfast or lunch, the catalyst is a popular local spot. My favorite thing to get from them are their London Fogs.
Beer, food, and PIZZA COOKIES. AKA: chocolate chip cookie in a hot castiron skillet with vanilla ice cream on top 👌🏻
58 locals recommend
Tamarack Brewing Co
231 W Front StBeer, food, and PIZZA COOKIES. AKA: chocolate chip cookie in a hot castiron skillet with vanilla ice cream on top 👌🏻
Biga Pizza
241 W Main StIf you're looking for a fancy date night, this is a wonderful little spot.
40 locals recommend
The Pearl Café
231 E Front StIf you're looking for a fancy date night, this is a wonderful little spot.
Caffe Dolce
500 Brooks StGELATO
More on the fancier drink scene but a beautiful upstairs patio and yummy cheese boards.
96 locals recommend
Plonk Missoula
322 N Higgins AveMore on the fancier drink scene but a beautiful upstairs patio and yummy cheese boards.
Ciao Mambo
541 S Higgins AveScotty's Table
131 S Higgins AveEl Cazador
2209 S Higgins AveJames Bar
127 W Alder StThomas Meagher Bar
130 W Pine StFinn & Porter
100 Madison StKobe Seafood And Steak House
3331 N Reserve StMy favorite Sushi place as far as Montana goes
Wally and Buck
319 E Front StBurgers to die for
Out and About
Fort Missoula Regional Park
3401-3499 South Ave WRocky Mountain Elk Foundation
5705 Grant Creek RdAn all-season recreation area, this wilderness region is designated to promote the watershed, recreational, wildlife and educational values of the land.
Rattlesnake National Recreation Area
An all-season recreation area, this wilderness region is designated to promote the watershed, recreational, wildlife and educational values of the land.
Blue Mountain Trailhead (hike & bike)
Forest Hill LanePattee Canyon Recreation Area
Snowbowl
1700 Snow Bowl RdMount Sentinel
Get ready for some switchbacks
Caras Park
123 Carousel DrWhatever kind of day, enjoy the lovely park right by the water.
Kim Williams Trail
Kim Williams TrailMissoula Museums
Fully accessible, free, public museum that has a wide array of activities to partake in.
67 locals recommend
Missoula Art Museum
335 N Pattee StFully accessible, free, public museum that has a wide array of activities to partake in.
Montana's first military posts, this museum will take you back around the late 1800s. Enjoy with the family or by yourself.
22 locals recommend
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula
3400 Captain Rawn WayMontana's first military posts, this museum will take you back around the late 1800s. Enjoy with the family or by yourself.
Montana Natural History Center
120 Hickory StSmokejumper Visitor Center
5765 W Broadway StDay Trip Ideas out of Missoula
If you've never been to a Ghost Town, please go and see one. Garnet is in excellent shape and its a beautiful drive to the small little town.
22 locals recommend
Garnet Ghost Town
If you've never been to a Ghost Town, please go and see one. Garnet is in excellent shape and its a beautiful drive to the small little town.
This adorable little town has so much to offer. Grab a treat at the Sweet Palace (best candy store in the state), mine your own Montana sapphires (Gem Mountain or Sapphire Gallery), go to the Granite County Museum, and visit Granite Ghost town
35 locals recommend
Philipsburg
This adorable little town has so much to offer. Grab a treat at the Sweet Palace (best candy store in the state), mine your own Montana sapphires (Gem Mountain or Sapphire Gallery), go to the Granite County Museum, and visit Granite Ghost town
A beautiful reservoir in a dramatic mountain setting where there is plenty of fun to be had. The beach is a popular spot in the summer to escape the heat and relax. Spend some time hiking or biking the trails around the lake and surrounding areas.
25 locals recommend
Lake Como
A beautiful reservoir in a dramatic mountain setting where there is plenty of fun to be had. The beach is a popular spot in the summer to escape the heat and relax. Spend some time hiking or biking the trails around the lake and surrounding areas.
Check out this website for all the things to do down in the Bitterroot.
https://www.visitbitterrootvalley.com/things-to-do-list/
Ravalli County
Check out this website for all the things to do down in the Bitterroot.
https://www.visitbitterrootvalley.com/things-to-do-list/
Brews
Featuring a variety of beers on tap, this brewery is family-friendly and has had a warm reception in its north-side neighborhood. Stop on by and enjoy live music, great beer, root beer or ginger ale, and rub elbows with the locals.
77 locals recommend
Draught Works
915 Toole AveFeaturing a variety of beers on tap, this brewery is family-friendly and has had a warm reception in its north-side neighborhood. Stop on by and enjoy live music, great beer, root beer or ginger ale, and rub elbows with the locals.
Big Sky specializes in everything ale (with an occasional lager thrown in). Offering a range of great beers, this is the place to go when you are looking for a relaxing atmosphere and beer samples handed to you with no obligation except to limit yourself to the state mandated four-eight ounce glasses.
27 locals recommend
Big Sky Brewing
5417 Trumpeter WayBig Sky specializes in everything ale (with an occasional lager thrown in). Offering a range of great beers, this is the place to go when you are looking for a relaxing atmosphere and beer samples handed to you with no obligation except to limit yourself to the state mandated four-eight ounce glasses.
One of Missoula's newest breweries is all about gathering for good?blending good beer, good food and good folks with environmentally sustainable and community-driven practices.
15 locals recommend
Conflux Brewing Company
210 N Pattee StOne of Missoula's newest breweries is all about gathering for good?blending good beer, good food and good folks with environmentally sustainable and community-driven practices.
Missoula's hip strip recently upped its cool factor with craft beer, Mexican street food and a basement arcade.
30 locals recommend
GILD
515 S Higgins AveMissoula's hip strip recently upped its cool factor with craft beer, Mexican street food and a basement arcade.
Montana's oldest beer brand, Missoula Brewing Company offers 12 taps each featuring a different craft brew! The massive tap-room offers plenty of space to kick back, enjoy a killer beer, chomp down on a slice of artisanal pizza, and ogle at numerous pieces of beer memorabilia from the 1900's rich in Highlander history. Perfect for the solo beer-lover, groups of friends and families alike!
21 locals recommend
Highlander Beer
200 International DrMontana's oldest beer brand, Missoula Brewing Company offers 12 taps each featuring a different craft brew! The massive tap-room offers plenty of space to kick back, enjoy a killer beer, chomp down on a slice of artisanal pizza, and ogle at numerous pieces of beer memorabilia from the 1900's rich in Highlander history. Perfect for the solo beer-lover, groups of friends and families alike!
The INBC transcends how a brewery serves a community by being the first in the country to include a center for community transformation. Through craft beer and education, the INBC is a unique model of celebration and dialogue, envisioned to joyfully address the challenges of our time and fuel social change in Missoula, Montana, and Beyond.
44 locals recommend
Imagine Nation Brewing Co
1151 W Broadway StThe INBC transcends how a brewery serves a community by being the first in the country to include a center for community transformation. Through craft beer and education, the INBC is a unique model of celebration and dialogue, envisioned to joyfully address the challenges of our time and fuel social change in Missoula, Montana, and Beyond.
With two locations, Kettlehouse South (the original and fondly referred to by locals as the K-Hole) is a local foot-traffic favorite located just across the river from downtown. Kettlehouse North is located in a historic warehouse in Missoula's northside railroad district. Whichever location you choose, with Pilsners to Porters and Bitters to Bocks, the diversity is endless. The taps are always running and you're lucky to catch a seat as they are always hopping!
35 locals recommend
KettleHouse Brewing Co. - Northside
313 N 1st St WWith two locations, Kettlehouse South (the original and fondly referred to by locals as the K-Hole) is a local foot-traffic favorite located just across the river from downtown. Kettlehouse North is located in a historic warehouse in Missoula's northside railroad district. Whichever location you choose, with Pilsners to Porters and Bitters to Bocks, the diversity is endless. The taps are always running and you're lucky to catch a seat as they are always hopping!
With bars and restaurants on both levels and flat-screen televisions galore, Tamarack is a great place to catch a game, taste some brews and chow down. Note: The beer sampler is impressive! On average, you taste from eight to ten different beers.
58 locals recommend
Tamarack Brewing Co
231 W Front StWith bars and restaurants on both levels and flat-screen televisions galore, Tamarack is a great place to catch a game, taste some brews and chow down. Note: The beer sampler is impressive! On average, you taste from eight to ten different beers.
If you love Ciders like me, Western Cider is the place to try. Its beautifully located on the banks of the Clark Fork River. The company planted 2,500 cider apple trees in Montana's Bitterroot Valley and now, they have nearly 5,000 rare apple trees of mixed variety. They use those apples, as well as apples from the Northwest, to produce easy going and traditional ciders.
18 locals recommend
Western Cider Co.
501 N California StIf you love Ciders like me, Western Cider is the place to try. Its beautifully located on the banks of the Clark Fork River. The company planted 2,500 cider apple trees in Montana's Bitterroot Valley and now, they have nearly 5,000 rare apple trees of mixed variety. They use those apples, as well as apples from the Northwest, to produce easy going and traditional ciders.
University of Montana
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr