What Are Montanans Having For Christmas Dinner?

Other than Thanksgiving, Christmas dinner might be the biggest celebration of food all year long.

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Family and friends get together and dine as they celebrate the Holiday Season. While different tables will feature different dishes, when it comes to Christmas Dinner, it seems some foods are more popular than others depending on the area you live in.

It's become my wife and I's tradition each year to order a prime rib from Joe's Parkway in Bozeman. They always use the best ingredients and it turns out perfect every time. In fact, I put my order in yesterday and my mouth is watering thinking about it.

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While turkey is always popular this time of year, in Montana our choice of a main dish for Christmas dinner includes bypassing the bird which may or may not come as a surprise.

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Before we tell you what Montanans have picked as their favorite Christmas dish, let's remember some of our favorite places to dine that are no longer around.

Beloved Montana Restaurants No Longer Around

It's never easy saying goodbye to a place you love. Maybe it was your favorite spot growing up, or the place where you had your first date with your spouse. Maybe it was the place you went to each year for your birthday. Montana has lost some legendary local businesses and we take a look at some of the very best.

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What is Montana's favorite dish for Christmas?

You've heard the expression "Beef, it's what's for dinner" Well that certainly rings true here in Montana. According to one source, steak is the most popular choice for Montanans for the Christmas meal.

The website Maine Lobster Now looked into the data and found out what the most popular main dish for Christmas was in each state and here in Big Sky Country, we enjoy a nice big steak.

If you are among the crowd looking for a steak this Holiday season, there are certainly several places to go. Montana is full of wonderful butcher shops that offer some of the best beef in the world, or you can always check out some of the fine Steak Houses below.

10 Best Steakhouses in Montana

If you live in Montana, you have to love a good steak dinner now and then. Luckily, here in Montana, we have steakhouses that spread far and wide throughout the state. If you are traveling through Montana or vacationing around the state, give one of these places a try.

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