Anchored Ship Coffee Bar

5308 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle
(206) 954-9215

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Fifi Chen

It's very atmospheric and charming. We ordered a matcha pistachio latte and a regular cup of hot Americano. It wasn't particularly amazing, but it was a great experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alison Bartusiak

Really delicious coffee and relaxing seating area to read, work, or visit with friends. Pick up a bottle of wine to serve with dinner or dessert from the extensive cellar that includes many non alcohol options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Coffee Culture, Drip Coffee

Paul in his travels

This is a charming coffee shop that also has an interesting assortment of bottles of wine from various areas for sale (check out the vermouth varieties from Spain). My go to, regular drip coffee, was very good, and triple shot vanilla latte was also smooth and excellent. Artsy/hip area (clean and safe) to walk around, too. Very friendly service with a local vibe. Nice, relaxing place to sit and sip, or visit with others. Worth the visit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alex Ryan

I love this place because their baked goods are ten stars, and the coffee is usually good.

I'm docking a star for some customer service stuff, as follows:

The manager insists on making customers who bring their own mugs pour the coffee from a ceramic mug into their own mug over a trash can. She insists this is more sanitary, saves work, and that all the coffee shops are doing it. I frequent at least ten such establishments around Ballard and have never once seen this. To me (I do have an MD) it seems to offer no sanitation benefit (vs pouring from their carafe into the mug), wastes time/energy/money having to wash and handle ceramic mugs, and creates an awkward, messy, and confusing task for customers to perform, sloshing coffee from a mug into their mug over a trash can.

We had another barista who, despite our request for extra-hot lattes, gave us both bathwater-warm-at-most lattes. I reached out to them on fbm just to mention that this barista might need some training tips. I received no reply. No biggie but... you can see why the customer service aspect warrants a docked star.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Shinya Asami

The Mocha I had was very impressive, brewed with the espresso blend roasted by the Kuma Coffee Roasters. Though I have been a fan of this roasters for several years, I had never tasted their espresso blend (or any other blends). They also have very impressive selections of wines from all over the world for retail. Has anyone had a wine from Slovania? If they were to offer pour over, I would rate this place 5 stars.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Jacob M

Excellent first impressions. Kuma coffee is a good sign the shop is good, and proved true again. Well poured shots, rad art, and an enormous selection of alcohol for those that partake. The space is quirky yet has wheelchair access to the 2nd level by way of a lift. Seating area is quiet and perfect for reading/writing/drawing. Will be back here 100%

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drip Coffee

E.J. Johnson

3.5 stars actually. Here’s why:Good enough espresso, but1) no options to get your coffee drink in a porcelain cup to drink there. Instead it’s all to go cups that end up in the landfill. Bummer.2) menu doesn’t have prices on them. You don’t know the cost of what you’re ordering until you get the iPad flipped in your direction requesting a 25% tip. 2 cortados and a cookie? $15.50 out the door. mehThe extra half star because the coffee was good. Oh, and if you’re into bottles of wine that are $30-40, you may really dig this place.This place is cute however, the upstairs nook seems rad, but if you are able to offer your coffees served in porcelain cups for there, your classiness level goes up, the middle finger to the earth goes down, and you get more stars on google. and for f sake, tell us what things cost before ordering

C McKenna

Anchored Ship Coffee Bar is easy to miss if you’re not paying attention, but it’s worth a stop if you’re in Ballard. The storefront is tiny, as is the coffee bar, but where it really shines is surprisingly the amazing selection of bottled wines they sell…I loved there were description cards for just about all of the wines offered - so helpful! - and chilled bottles also available at the front of the cafe. (This would be a great place to stop by and grab a special bottle for a hostess gift or celebration!) ?As for the coffee, we got a hazelnut mocha and an oat milk cardamom latte, which we enjoyed upstairs in the cozy loft area. Since we needed a snack, we ordered the brownie and “valentine” (a homemade pop-tart with jam and turbinado sugar) - we liked both of these too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

F Witt

This place is a wine shop first, coffeeshop second. The pricey 12oz latte I paid for came as at most a 9oz drink. :/

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Emma Wiens

You guys are neverrrr opeennnnnnnnn chill and non chalant but always closing immediately after I get innn. Also the art is crazy!

Atmosphere: 5

Yemayá Diaz Hall

Great wine selection and delicious coffee!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emma Leucci

Very good coffee and matcha, with several syrup and milk options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yemaya Hall-Ruiz

Great wine selection and delicious coffee!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brianne

So yummy. I want to buy their espresso blend but I don’t think it’s available for purchase!I tried other coffee shops in the area and I think I like this one the best! I just wish I could buy the espresso bag ❤️?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Letterle

Best coffee shop in Seattle. I love coming here to get some work done with a great hot chocolate.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

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