By College students experience daily stress from their busy schedules. Thus, many students sacrifice sleep to do more.
So, what’s my solution? Coffee.
Whether you need a place to study, a caffeinated drink, or just a place to spend time with a friend, Helena coffee shops can provide all of these things.
Depending on what you’re looking for, these are my go-to coffee shops in Helena.
Vanilla Bean Bakery and Cafe
Location: 1324 Gallatin Avenue, Helena, MT
Hours: Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.
About: The Vanilla Bean Bakery and Cafe have sweets and treats baked fresh daily, a full breakfast menu served daily 7-11 a.m., and a full lunch menu served 11-2 p.m.
Their bakery menu has cakes, cookies, breakfast pastries, bars, and brownies. This is one of the most diverse cafes in Helena and has a lot to offer.
Setting: The environment is well decorated and cozy for breakfast, lunch, or coffee with a friend, or a quiet place to study. It is one of the larger coffee shops in Helena, with plenty of seating.
Drinks: This cafe serves specialty coffees, specialty Lotus energy drinks, teas and more!
Rating: 4.75/5
1889 Coffee House
Location: 1800 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT
Hours: Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
About: 1889 Coffee House offers a bundle of things such as breakfast and lunch sandwiches, soups, salads, breakfast burritos and bowls, pastries, and a kids’ menu. They also offer a student discount for Carroll College students by showing their student ID and they hold longer hours during finals week.
Setting: This two-story cafe is extremely cozy with couches, a fireplace, bar seating, and more. It tends to be fairly busy, but with the long hours Monday through Sunday, you should be able to find a place to sit.
Drinks: This coffee house serves specialty coffees, specialty Lotus and Red Bull energy drinks, teas, soda, espresso, Italian sodas and more!
Rating: 4.5/5
Hub Coffee
Location: 314 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT
Hours: Monday and Tuesday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
About: Hub Coffee is located in downtown Helena. With a covered outdoor patio, it is perfectly set for a morning coffee in the spring and summer. Not only that, but for those of you who stick around during the summer months, the Hub has live music weekly. They serve breakfast sandwiches and burritos, breakfast specialties, pastries, lunch sandwiches and salads, beer, wine, and coffee.
Setting: It is a well-decorated downtown cafe, comforted by couches, hightops, or regular tables for whatever mood you are in. The Hub is also accompanied by an outdoor patio with lots of seating for the spring and summer times.
Drinks: They serve specialty coffee, signature sodas made with flavors not seen anywhere else in Helena, loose leaf teas, beer, and wine.
Rating: 4/5
