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Missoula’s Unique Buttercup Market and Cafe is For Sale – What’s up buttercup?

The Buttercup Market and Cafe located at 1221 Helen Avenue is a magical gathering spot in the heart of the University District. Named after Buttercup Jacob, Molly?s grandmother and the matriarch of a Helena dairy farm, her spirit is instilled into what the market and cafe actually is. Buttercup was a Locavore before it was cool. She had the responsibility of feeding all of the hired hands and making everything from cheese to yogurt from scratch, using the best ingredients to get the best results. A recipe for quality.

What makes strong communities like Missoula are the areas we hold in common; are able to gather and communicate with each other in person during a time when people are isolated. The market has a commitment to zero waste and conscious choice policies. This means sourcing food from across Montana, leaving the smallest possible carbon footprint & getting to work with two legs and your heartbeat.

The building which houses the current businesses was built in 1914 as a market when this area was intended to be a commercial district. Since then there have been zoning wars whose dust have recently settled enabling Buttercup to thrive as a made to order food service joint. The place has a nostalgic vibe that harks back to Freddy’s Feed and Read, a co-op market and bookstore that was here in the from 1973 to 1998. The best chefs in town all had come through the doors. Many others had since tried their hand running a business at the address, and it was not until 2010 that the current ownership spent a full year renovating the building to its updated condition and had the zoning changed in 2013.

To be well liked and loved within your neighborhood seems to be a common element that threads it way through this town like the rivers. The Buttercup has other functions than just serving coffee and tea or a fancy brunch on a man bun; it serves the current needs of the regular customers who frequent and depend on the place. There is an area upstairs in the original apartment which can be rented by the hour, or day as an office or meeting room that has served the purpose of university classroom and political campaign headquarters. An aged Wurlitzer piano sits in an adjoining room for anyone who feels the need to hammer away at the keys. The piano shares a room with a book binder who also shares with groups who meet to knit or discuss hot topics around the campfire.

This business is currently FOR SALE and offers the best of the past and is set it up to succeed in the future.

Business Website:
http://www.thebuttercupmarket.com/

Contact Molly Galusha at [email protected] or (406) 541-1221

http://www.bhhsmt.com/commercial-for-sale/1221-Helen-Avenue-Missoula-MT-59801-217485016

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