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park, the
Bearclaw Bakery
offers early-morning pastries from 5am and breakfasts from
6am.
AMERICAN
Beartooth Café $$
(
www.beartoothcafe.com
;
lunch $10, dinner mains $16-25; 11am-10pm late May-late
Sep)
A bright place for lunch sandwiches (such as a buffalo burger, a 'funk burger' or
lighter portobello sandwich) served on the pleasant front deck, washed down by a fine se-
lection of 130 bottled microbrews. Dinner mains like ribs, smoked trout and hand-cut
steaks are double the lunchtime prices. Breakfast is served weekends only.
Bistro $$
(breakfast & lunch $10, dinner mains $16-23; 7am-10pm)
A popular place for break-
fast, come nightfall the homey Bistro transforms into a demi-French restaurant with dishes
like escargot in garlic butter and seafood cassoulette. There's a nice terrace.
EUROPEAN
Log Cabin Café $$
( 406-838-2367;
www.thelogcabincafe.com
;
lunch $8-13, dinner $15-25; 7am-10p,
mid-May-late Sep)
In sleepy Silver Gate, this is an unexpectedly cool place, serving ex-
cellent grilled trout, house-smoked salmon and homemade breakfast pumpkin bread. The
cozy cabin dates back to 1937 and there are more cabins for rent out back.
WESTERN
Information
Bearclaw Mountain Recovery
( 406-838-2040)
AAA-endorsed and the people to call
if you have a breakdown. Montana fishing licenses are available.
Chamber of Commerce
( 406-838-2495;
www.cookecitychamber.org
;
206 W Main;
)
A helpful new visitor center with public restroom and free wi-fi.
Silver Gate General Store
( 8am-10:30pm)
In the nearby town of Silver Gate, this
store sells topo maps and rents spotting scopes ($30 per day) that can fit a modified digital
camera ($15).
