Black Dog Coffee House x 24th Street — Restaurant in Billings

My absolute favorite coffee shop in town. I love that they are so accurate with their shots and their latte art is always on point. They take a lot of pride in their drinks and all the baristas are beyond friendly and chipper. The atmosphere is great too. My best friend and I are baristas. I was a barista for 10 years so I take my coffee very seriously and I'm insanely picky, however I won't complain and I will drink it regardless. The first time we went I was very skeptical. I watched them in horror as they poured my first shot. It was a terrible shot and I knew it was going to be burnt beyond recognition which happens a lot of places I go. I typically just drink a double shot of espresso straight the first time I go somewhere so I can really appreciate their coffee. However, if its not perfect I taste it instantly which some times is a huge let down. I was ready to take it and chug it like a champ but they never gave me the chance. The awesome dude who is always there, grabbed my shot, dumped it and pulled a new one himself even though he was working on other things. Never have I watched someone actually a dump a terrible shot and start over. Everywhere else I go they couldn't care less and just serve whatever comes out but not this guy. He knew and wouldn't let a bad shot go out and the amount of immediate respect I had for this was incomparable. he pulled one of the absolute most beautiful shots I've ever had and every time we go his shots are perfect and consistent and if he is working I feel confident in ordering just espresso. All of the baristas since then have made awesome coffee also. They do awesome coffee art too. Even in the paper to-go cups. I've never once had a bad experience here and we use to go a lot. I highly recommend this place to anyone obsessed with...

This was my first visit to this neat little shop. It's a little bit of a hidden gem since it's just North of Grand on 24th. Unless you happen to live somewhere up that end of 24th you might never know it's there. Anyway, went in this morning and found a fairly busy spot with several groups enjoying coffee and conversations. The seats we sat in were comfy leather club chairs so very conducive to long vists. My first drink was a Cortado which is a shot of espresso with a really nice cream as well as additional frothed milk poured into a nice design on top. It was pretty tasty but is served in a small cocktail type glass and didn't take long for me to drink, leaving needing more so I ordered a mid-size (16 oz. I think) chai on the recommendation of my friend. I had a shot of espresso added since chai doesn't have much if any caffeine and it was really good. I like the taste of their roast much better than the behemoth chain and even the smaller more local one that shall go unnamed and the bonus is that it's cheaper too...lol! I'll...

Black Dog is the cleanest coffee shop I have ever seen. They run a tight ship, have friendly and knowledgeable staff, and have a variety of great coffee. To my knowledge, they are currently the only shop in the state that contracts with Stumptown Coffee from Portland, but have also recently started rotating coffee from a locally renowned roaster. This is a great spot to work remotely or have small meetings, but don't plan to stay for more than a couple hours because of the limited selection of comfy seats. They also make a point to rotate in products from other local companies to pair with coffee. My favorite here is a cortado, or an iced americano in the summer. Black Dog might seem out of the way, but it's the only quality third wave coffee shop that...