General Mercantile

Top choice in Montana


You'll have to weave through all sorts of Montana eclectica for sale – hummingbird feeders, postcards and homemade jam – to get what is widely regarded as the best coffee in the universe. Take your espresso to a private nook where you can contemplate what you'd look like with a mermaid fin and an octopus mustache – both also available.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Montana attractions

1. Holter Museum of Art

0.04 MILES

This museum in downtown Helena exhibits contemporary art by Montana artists in a variety of mediums.

2. Cathedral of St Helena

0.17 MILES

Rising like an apparition from old Europe over the town is this neo-Gothic cathedral completed in 1924, some 16 years after construction began. Highlights…

3. Historic Downtown Pedestrian Mall

0.24 MILES

Helena was born with the discovery of gold in 1864 along the creek that is now Last Chance Gulch road. The pedestrian-only mall weaves between the…

4. Reeder's Alley

0.51 MILES

Step back into old-old Helena on this short stretch of brick road lined with historic buildings and log cabins. It was named after Louis Reeder – the man…

5. State Capitol

0.97 MILES

This grand neoclassical building was completed in 1902 and is known for its beacon-like dome, richly decorated with gold-rimmed paintings inside.