Salmon Bay Cafe

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5109 Shilshole Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
Salmon Bay Café's hip and fun staff serve traditional American breakfast and lunch (and soon dinner), great coffee, and beer, wine, or cocktails from our full bar. No small plates, no gastro-novelties-Ballard already has plenty of joints like that. Our goal is to offer something different: comfort food with home-cooked deliciousness. Great meals at great value! C'mon down to the waterfront and check out working-man's Ballard: fisherman-sized omelets, habit-forming seafood benedicts, two-fisted sandwiches and full plates for hearty appetites. We have great veggie options, too. Not hungry for hash browns today? Substitute a small mountain of beautiful fresh fruit. We bake to-die-for muffins on the weekends and we've got plenty of free parking-how many restaurants in Ballard can say that? The café has been serving the fishing and shipbuilding community since 1970, generating a loyal following. So when it's time for an update, we knew we had a tradition to uphold. We've renovated, but with an eye to preserving the Jersey Shore diner feel that our long-time regulars and new Ballard buddies love

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Michael C.
8/10/2025

4 stars (usually...) I love a good diner and this is often one my go-to spots in Seattle. We can usually get seated fast, and the service is usually great. I always use the coffee test to note...

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Jason L.
8/29/2025

Great spot for brunch! Came here a few times already after work. Great service and food. My go to entree is always the country fried steak. Tasty and fair portion. Enough to fill you up! Will be back!

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Rudy H.
9/22/2024

Overall good cafe. The friendly service set it apart for me. Lots of smiles and happy dispositions. I had the chili burger with steak fries. The chili was better than average however the...

Margo F.
10/15/2025

friendly service and stereotypical diner/ greasy spoon foods. I bot a benedict which was good, husband ordered a special monte cristo that was yummy, and our son was thrilled his giant kid pancake...

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Jackie B.
8/13/2024

This is such a hard place to review because it had several highlights and several lows..... this is the place for a morning cocktail..... which we didn't get with the kids on a Monday at 930. It...

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