7 Places Around Billings I Can’t Wait to Visit

With restaurants and many other stores opening back up today, here are seven establishments in the Magic City that I'll be visiting before the weekend:

Mazevo on Grand Avenue is back open, so I'll be finding a night to spend by the fireplace on their patio. While their Central Avenue location has been open for drive-through service, both locations are now open for sit down service with half seating capacity.

Bernie's Diner, in the Northern Hotel, is now doing dine-in service. Looking forward to sitting down for their Avacado and Tomato Benedict with Elk sausage.

Big Dipper Ice Cream has reopened their lobby and patio in downtown Billings. A walk down to Broadway Avenue to grab a scoop of Salvador Coffee and a scoop of Huckleberry is on my to-do list.

While I'm thinking ice cream, Softies is open. They had such a response on the first weekend, they had to close early after running out of mix. Softies is open every night 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., according to their Facebook page.

3301 Marketplace opened last Monday (4/27), and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and closed Sunday. If you're looking to find something you didn't know you needed, this is the place to start.

Jake's Downtown will reopen on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for carryout and dine-in service. I'll be dropping by for my favorite Santa Fe Blackened Shrimp Salad.

At Home, The Home Decor Superstore, will officially open this Thursday (5/7). Like with any grand opening in Billings, expect a long line to get in for the first week it's open.