Northern Grounds

Northern Grounds is an Ely treasure! I love the variety of food and beverage available, and so appreciate how the leadership of the business truly seeks to serve the community. The wine tasting events and Society Hall Workspace co-working facility are examples of how this business goes above and beyond to serve the community.

Wonderful quality coffee and kind baristas! The best though was the bright green pistachio muffin, which was delightfully moist and tasted perfectly nutty and sweet!

Coffee is hand made for you. Baked goods are a wide variety of tasty flavors. Great service with fun old DNR signs. Enjoy the interior its perfect.

I stopped in for a great cup of coffee after leaving the Boundary Waters. I like good, black coffee. Northern Grounds did not disappoint on the coffee side. The service was below average, though. 3 employees continued their personal conversation while I stood at the register with my wallet in hand less than 5 feet from them. They ignored me until they were done with their meaningless conversation, then they provided indifferent service. If the service matched the product, this place would be 5 star.

Super well put together place. Looks like there is coffee as well as beer and wine. There is also a fairly broad menu, at least compared to many places I've tried. Place was gorgeous, foot traffic was plentiful.

Hadn't tried this coffee shop yet, that's why we came here. Inside was very nice and ordered few lattes. Employees weren't the friendliest and our lattes. Not good. Couldn't taste any coffee and my vanilla latte wasn't mixed well. Tasted milk one sip, then coffee and then a gulp of syrup. We won't be back. Prefer log cabin coffee. Our drinks always taste great and staff always friendly.

Favorite cafe in Ely! Great espresso and delicious cookies. However, the cookies could be a little more caramel-y and soft. I’m sure you’re always testing new cookie recipes, though. Keep up the great work! 😁

Great drinks. Great staff. Open when others are closed on a Sunday 😀

Coffee was decent but the chicken wild rice soup was a 1 out of 10. Broth based soup that basically tasted like water with under cooked carrots, weird square chicken pieces and wild rice! Without a ton of salt it was inedible!! And at $7 for a smallish bowl it was easily the worst deal in town!

A wonderful spot with friendly staff, a wonderful diverse food selection to accommodate your snacking or meal desires, and wonderful coffee. We cannot wait to come back for some adult beverages!