General Mercantile

Beautiful place to just relax and have a refreshing drink or food. Has a tree house inside the store. Definitely a place to check it out while in Helena.

Great place, great vibe and great people. This is a hidden gem in Helena. They’ve an amazing collection of creative candy and gifts. You can definitely feel the vibe as soon as you get inside. I highly recommend this place.

Coffee was delicious and there are so many gift options, especially for tea lovers!

The hot chocolate here is really good. If you want to have an experience at a local shop with fun stuff for adults, this is the place. If you bring your children so they can experience something fun, hope that that can’t read. A lot of the gifts have swear words all over them. My 9yo found a book titled “100 ways to eat cock”. While the folks around us probably thought it was hilarious, I now have to explain to him what that’s about. It’s funny as an adult, but I’d say this place really isn’t for kids to have a undistracted, unplugged, board game moment with their parents.

What a cool quirky place. Super friendly staff and a great place to sit and enjoy a great coffee (or other beverages).
Lots of cool items on display and for sale to enjoy.

I grew up drinking italian sodas here as a kid, but I tried the coffee here today for the first time, and it was wonderful! So much tastier than Starbucks. It made me sad though that they ripped out the cool seating right in the front and put in the long table. It was a lot cooler before! Also seems a bit silly that they don’t allow laptops or wifi, I get it, but at the same time you’re kind of dissuading young people from coming? Seem like something a boomer would do.

Great place to get a coffee and shop for goodies and teas. More of a place to come and have a social experience or meet friends rather than have a quiet moment to yourself. Be aware they DO NOT allow laptop use in the shop. Not a complaint, I just would have liked to have known before I came. I respect that they are trying to preserve a certain culture but it is not something I am personally looking for. That is the reason for 4 stars.

This place was stuffed to the brim with novelty goods, local treats and crafts artisan chocolates delicious teas and coffees available.

Excellent coffee, fantastic assortment of chocolate bars to enjoy or take home as surprises, fun adhesive stickers, cards, kids' toys, and lots of variety with friendly staff! Great place to enjoy your coffee.. and bonus small lofted area for kids to climb while supervised.

One of my absolute favorite places in Helena! I go there every time I'm downtown. They make the best coffee and tea! The staff is always friendly and welcoming. They have an awesome selection of gifts, candy tea, and novelty items. If you have kids under 12 they can climb up into the tree house in the top of the store and they have a little pond with 2 huge koi fish that even though they're fish, seem happy to have you there. They will swimmright up to the surface of the water and poke their heads out to say hi. I love all the little hole in the wall booths and tables so you can find a cozy place to sit and sip your drink and play a game of cards with a friend. Definitely one of the best parts of downtown!