Coffee

Serving Fair Trade coffee means our beans are purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee. This ensures that coffee farmers receive a fair, living wage for their work. This ultimately means a better product and a superior taste.

Welcome to the General Mercantile, home of the finest “gold” to be found on Last Chance Gulch! Since 1971 the Merc has been providing a unique counter culture to Helena. The hissing of the vintage espresso machines and aroma of freshly ground espresso fill the cozy niches throughout the store, all of which are a perfect places to sip a warm latte, hot cocoa, or an old-fashioned soda.

Hub Coffee is a welcoming and bright coffee house in downtown Helena on Last Chance Gulch.  We take our coffee craft seriously, the baristas know their skills!  We serve the best in in small-batch roasted, artisan quality coffee and espresso drinks as well as loose leaf teas and real fruit smoothies.  Look for our Signature Hub Sodas; you’ll find some interesting, unique flavors you won’t find anywhere else.  In addition, we prepare our own freshly baked goods, in-house prepared grab & go salads and sandwiches as well as made-from-scratch soups.  Summertime at Hub is all about the outdoors when we expand onto the biggest covered patio in downtown Helena.  Follow us on Facebook for daily soup updates and special drink features.  Please also check back with us regularly for additional specialty food items that we’ll be adding to our array of good things at Hub!

Montago is a combination of Montana and Otago. Otago is a region in New Zealand that we fell in love with while living there for a year. It reminded us a lot of Montana’s massive alpine mountains with semi-arid grasslands in the foothills. Both lie close to 45º parallel N and S respectively which lends to similar climates, but to us it brought an immediate feeling of home. Growing up in the foothills of mountainous landscapes, we felt completely comfortable in this region even though we were on the opposite side of the world, and that’s exactly what we want our customers to feel when they walk into our space. A sense of home away from home no matter how far you’ve come.