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Pekin Noodle Parlor exterior, Butte Montana
Essay  —  March 2026

The Chinese Restaurants at the Edge of the Map

8 min read · Butte, MT  ·  Utqiaġvik, AK  ·  Kotzebue, AK  ·  Reykjavik

From a 113-year-old institution in a Montana mining town to the northernmost Chinese restaurant in the United States — the families who built restaurants where no restaurant should be. And what it costs to keep them running.

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