Distinctly Montana Magazine

37 w w w. d i s t i n c t l y m o n t a n a . c o m D I S T I N C T L Y M O N T A N A • B E S T O F M O N T A N A • F A L L 2 0 2 3 37 BEST GIN Winner Whitefish Handcrafted Spirits, Whitefish Finalists Bozeman Spirits Distillery, Bozeman Lolo Creek Distillery, Lolo The Montana Distillery, Stevensville BEST HAPPY HOUR Winner Jakers Bar and Grill, Great Falls Finalists Missouri River Brewing Company, East Helena The Montana Club Restaurant, Missoula BEST HARD CIDER Winner Lockhorn Cider House (406) 580-9098 21 S Wallace Avenue, Bozeman www.lockhornhardcider.com Finalists Last Chance | Pub & Cider Mill, Billings Speakeasy 41 Brewing Company, Helena BEST HOT DOG Winner Mr. Hot Dogs, Butte Finalists Firehouse, Great Falls Yeti Dogs, Big Sky BEST ICE CREAM Winner Big Dipper Ice Cream, Missoula Finalists Philipsburg Creamery, Philipsburg Wilcoxson's Ice Cream Co. Inc., Billings BEST INDIAN FOOD Winner Pakeezah Authentic Indian Restaurant, Bozeman Finalists Saibeen's Kitchen (406) 788-4191 1601 Second Avenue North, Unit 220, Great Falls facebook.com/saibeenskitchen Masala, Missoula BEST IPA Winner Last Best Place Brewing Company, Bozeman Finalists Red Lodge Ales, Red Lodge Speakeasy 41 Brewing Company, Helena BEST IRISH PUB Winner The Celtic Cowboy Pub and Restaurant, Great Falls Finalists Bacchus Pub, Bozeman The Stone of Accord, Missoula BEST ITALIAN FOOD Winner Ciao Mambo, Whitefish Finalists La Casa Toscana Italian Food and Catering Services, Butte Lucca's, Helena BEST JAPANESE FOOD Winner Kobe Seafood & Steak, Great Falls Finalists Nagoya | Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi, Helena Wasabi Japanese Steak House, Bozeman BEST KIDS' DRINKS Winner Whitefish Handcrafted Spirits (406) 890-2300 2134 US Highway 2 East, Kalispell whitefishspirits.com Finalists Blend 10, Glasgow Jakers Bar and Grill, Great Falls BEST KOREAN FOOD Winner Whistle Pig Korean, Bozeman Finalists I-Ho's Korean Grill, Bozeman Maple Garden, Great Falls BEST LUNCH Winner The Uphill Grill, Helena Finalists Whitefish Handcrafted Spirits, Whitefish Jakers Bar and Grill, Great Falls BEST MEXICAN FOOD Winner La Sirena (406) 565-5214 501 S Excelsior Avenue, Butte facebook.com/LaSirena406 Finalists Fiesta En Jalisco, Livingston Melaque Mexican Restaurant, Helena BEST NEW RESTAURANT Winner The Uphill Grill, Helena Finalists Dax's Wingz N Thingz, Billings La Sirena Mexican Food, Butte BEST PASTY Winner Truzzolino Tamales, Butte Finalists Mrs Wright's Pastys, Great Falls Town Talk Bakery, Inc., Butte BEST PIZZA Winner Eugene's Pizza, Glasgow Finalists Biga Pizza, Missoula Bullman's | Wood Fired Pizza, Helena BEST PORTER Winner Speakeasy 41 Brewing Company, Helena Finalists 2 Basset Brewery, White Sulphur Springs Beehive Basin Brewery, Big Sky BEST RUM Winner Whitefish Handcrafted Spirits, Kalispell Finalists Headframe Spirits, Butte Stonehouse Distillery, Winston B E S T O F M O N T A N A 2 0 2 3 F O O D & D R I N K

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