Colophon Cafe is a longtime restaurant and coffee house in Bellingham, WA, offering a welcoming setting for everything from a relaxed breakfast or brunch to lunch, dinner, dessert, or a quiet solo meal. Known for its creative soups and other global fare, the cafe also serves comfort food, healthy options, ice cream, and desserts.
Guests can enjoy great coffee and tea, along with beer, cocktails, happy-hour drinks, and happy-hour food. With a cozy, casual, historic, quiet, and trendy atmosphere, Colophon Cafe provides a comfortable place to enjoy a meal, meet with others, or settle in for a peaceful dining experience.
The cafe offers outdoor seating on its patio, as well as dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services. Guests can take advantage of fast service, a fireplace, a bar on site, Wi-Fi, and free Wi-Fi.
Colophon Cafe is also known for its seating and table service, making it a flexible choice for different dining occasions throughout the day. Reservations are accepted, and payment is convenient with credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments.
Accessibility is an important part of the experience, with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet. Gender-neutral toilets and restroom facilities are also available. Rated 4.40 out of 5 based on 730 customer reviews, Colophon Cafe is located at 1208 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, United States.
For reservations, questions, or additional information, call +1 360-647-0092.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Caffe Umbria Gusto Creme Blend espresso
Caffe Umbria Gusto Creme espresso topped with milk and foam.
Caffe Umbria Espresso with house made chocolate syrup and local dairy
Traditional Latte with vanilla whipped cream and cinnamon.
House made chocolate syrup steamed with milk.
Season fruit inside a delicious puff pastry.
Available on the weekends
Served on local artisan bread and comes with an assortment of fresh vegetables and fruit. Can be upgraded with an egg on top!
Roasted potatoes with peppers and onions served on top of srambled eggs with cheese, avocado, & shriracha sour cream. Comes with toast and fruit.
Sausage and leeks sauteed in a Wild Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil from Drizzle and tossed in a creamy herb gravy on top of a house made buttermilk biscuit.
Moroccan tomato stew with red peppers, onions, feta, paprika, and cumin topped with an over easy egg and cilantro. Comes with toasted French baguette.
House made garlic lemon hummus with toasted pita and an assortment of vegetables.
Award-winning “crowded” clam chowder filled with clams, bacon, vegetables, and spices in a rich creamy base.
This signature soup has an exotic blend of ground peanuts, ginger root, tomatoes, garlic, crushed red pepper, and chicken. Mildly spicy.
Romaine pre dressed in Caesar dressing and topped with Parmesan & House made croutons. Comes with your choice of bread.
Mixed greens topped with quinoa, carrot ribbons, red onions, candied walnuts, craisins, & feta. Served with Carrot Miso dressing.
Turkey & Swiss served with aioli, dijon, mixed greens, and tomato. Ask for cranberry.
Balsamic Marinade Portobello mushroom served with kale pesto, hummus, red onions, carrots, feta cheese, & arugula on local artisan bread.
Turkey and bacon with melted pepperjack cheese served with avocado, chipotle mayo, mixed greens, and tomatoes on toasted sourdough bread.
Alaskan Salmon Fillet topped with roasted red peppers and pepperjack cheese served on a toasted bun with pesto, aioli, mixed greens, onions, and tomato. Comes with your choice of a side.
1/2 LB Waygu Beef served with bacon and melted cheddar on a toasted broiche bun with aioli, dijon, ketchup, mixed greens, red onions, & tomato. Comes with your choice of a side.
Our famous Peanut Butter Pie has been made here daily since the early 90's! This delicous fan favorite is made in an oreo crust or Gluten Free peanut butter crust and features K'ul Chocolate.
House infused lemon jalapeno vodka, house mix, tomato juice, pickled asparagus. Try as a Caesar too!
Weekday Happy Hour offering 6 small plates! Choose from happy hour nachos, artichoke dip, cup of soup, side salad, or potato wedges.
Hear from our valued guests
We had an excellent lunch here. The mushroom sandwhich was prepared well. If you want to try their soups, they offer a sampler of three, which is a meal in itself. A rare find is the African Peanut Soup - which I liked. Comfortable home environment. Efficient and professional wait service.
Warm, cozy, and the perfect place for a winter wedding breakfast to fill up and caffeinate for the big day. So much selection that there is something delicious for everyone--no matter how varied the food preferences or restrictions. Plus the staff is as sweet as their pie.
Great food. My husband had a latte and I had the portobello sandwich on gluten free bread and the peanut soup. All was really good but the soup needed a bit more salt.
Ashtyn was so friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was like a French Cafe. The food, was so delicious!!
Super friendly staff, super cozy environment and really good food. I had the sirachi fries and the French dip sandwich. Everything was seasoned and so delicious. Really appreciate how warm and friendly the staff is too.
The staff were all incredibly nice. I came with a party of 7. Our food came out pretty fast and the quality of the food was top notch. It was nice to see a menu where everything was interesting. I ordered the soup flight of three. The split pea was very good. The crowded Chowder was just okay. The clam chowder was just too runny, in my opinion. The African peanut soup was incredible. I also ordered a half turkey sandwich on rye with the cranberry sauce and it was a 10/10. Overall, this place was an easy 5 star just on service and food quality alone. The ambiance of the place felt family friendly.
It has been years since I have been here - and it is even better than I remembered. There wee so many things on the menu I wanted to try - the soups looked amazing! A little warm today for that, so a chicken burger and a sandwich, both of which were excellent and large enough we took half home. The wedge fries were perfect. Service was quick and friendly and fun! Located next to village books, a great place to peruse purchases or take a break from shopping. Or just walk up to for a meal.
Always terrific! I so love this place. My favorite is the Southwest Club, but honestly-- everything is great here. Their African soup is a must have when you visit. The staff is friendly, attentive and very professional -- they're equally outstanding.
A cute, quiet place to have a night on the town with your significant other, enjoy by yourself or take a whole group of people to! The food is divine, the people are kind and friendly, and the environment is so cute! Highly recommend! Special shoutout to Gabby, our server, who was especially helpful and fun to be around!
I'm still sitting here at Colophon and had to write this review. Masonia the server (and asking as hostess the day I was here) is a ray of sunshine. The way she treats everyone like they're old friends and helps them with a huge smile on her face is something to behold. It's a genuine smile because she radiates happiness. Oh and by the way the food is phenomenal. I had a delicious quiche and cup of soup, a crisp cider and I ended it all with a huge comforting mug of chai. This place also has stellar atmosphere. Do not hesitate to come here.
Common questions about Colophon Cafe
Colophon Cafe is located at 1208 11th St, Bellingham, WA 98225, United States, Bellingham, WA, United States.
You can reach Colophon Cafe by calling +1 360-647-0092.
Colophon Cafe has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 based on 730 customer reviews.
Colophon Cafe features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Colophon Cafe features the following service options: Outdoor seating, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in, Delivery.
Colophon Cafe features the following highlights: Fast service, Fireplace, Great beer selection, Great cocktails, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
Colophon Cafe features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Colophon Cafe features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Organic dishes, Quick bite, Small plates, Spirits, Vegan options, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Colophon Cafe features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Colophon Cafe features the following amenities: Bar on site, Gender-neutral toilets, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
Colophon Cafe features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Historic, Quiet, Trendy.
Colophon Cafe features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly, Tourists, Transgender safe space, University students.
Colophon Cafe features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Colophon Cafe features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Colophon Cafe features the following children: Good for kids, Has changing table(s), High chairs, Kids' menu.
Colophon Cafe features the following parking: Free street parking, Paid street parking, Somewhat difficult to find a space.
Colophon Cafe features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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