Northern Grounds

I didn't expect this type of place in Ely, but I'm really happy to have stumbled upon it. Such a large inviting space with a lot of coffee options, pastries, sandwiches, and soup specials. The staff was super friendly and helpful as well. Seems to be a bar at night with tons of wine and beer on tap as well. A great place to hangout and relax.

Excellent food, coffee, seating and atmosphere. Amazing tin roof and brick walls. Downtown Ely. Nice stop and WiFi. Thanks for a relaxing breakfast break. They even have a wine bar and clothing merchandise.

Bit expensive but par for the course in ely mn. My kids loved the strawberry ans very berry smoothies. We also had a cake donut that was very tasty.

Local frequent customer. Coffee is the best I’ve ever had - we now only buy Northern Grounds beans to brew at home! I really enjoy working upstairs in Society Hall Workspace, and meeting friends for wine or coffee and conversation downstairs. As both a user of the workspace and a customer of the coffee shop, I respect and appreciate the laptops upstairs policy. It’s clear they’ve worked hard to make the upstairs a welcoming and comfortable place to work and it frees up seating downstairs for those who are there for a quick bite or a coffee date. The atmosphere cannot be beat!

This is a phenomenal coffee shop! As soon as I walked in, the master roaster Everett showed me the coffee roaster to explain the different kinds of coffee he had just roasted.

He took time to explain the roasting process. Clearly, he is meticulous in his process resulting in some of the best coffee I’ve tasted.

His colleague McCartney provided wonderful service as well. The environment is calm and quiet during weekdays, but busier on the weekends as expected.

The coffee quality, service and wonderful atmosphere make it a favorite for both Ely locals and tourists alike who appreciate incredible coffee!

NOT A WORKSPACE. While traveling we had to complete some work and found a local coffee shop as that’s our go to. After purchasing the coffee we found out no computers are allowed on the main floor. The upstairs is marketed as a workspace but you have to pay extra for it for longer than an hour. It is also only open during the week until 5pm. Not only am I disappointed in the gimmick of marketing free wifi yet not allowing work, the coffee was just decent. Seems like a cool place to come and drink some wine, but it shouldn’t be a place to come get coffee imo.

Best coffee shop in Northern Minnesota! Huge inviting space, a variety of good food (the breakfast burritos are excellent!) and friendly, attentive staff. Gets busy sometimes because everyone loves it!

Terrific coffee that they brew themselves, fabulous Wines By The Glass, great meeting place with good Wi-Fi.

Great little coffee shop with pastries and sandwiches. Also serves wine and beer! A fair amount of seating, including some comfy chairs, plus clean bathrooms.

Cool place to relax and chill after sight seeing or hiking. Hot drinks were nice and bakery items delicious. Bar had a good selection of craft beers. Love that they use compostable coffee/tea cups. And also recycle bottles etc
Oh and good wifi...handy in Ely as cell reception is spotty.