This Cafe’s Gooey Cinnamon Rolls Are Reason Enough to Hit the Oregon Coast

by | Jun 6, 2025 | Featured, Food, Food & Drink, Holidays, Interesting, Oregon Coast, Restaurants, Summer Break, Summer Vacation, Travel

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Discover homemade cinnamon rolls, fresh pastries, and espresso at Salmon Harbor Cafe in Winchester Bay. This cozy spot by the marina serves up breakfast, lunch, and local charm.

Sitting on Winchester Bay, there's a little cafe that has built a name for itself with something seriously special: ooey gooey cinnamon rolls that will melt in your mouth. Soft, warm, and swirled with just the right amount of sweetness, the cinnamon rolls at Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile are the kind of treat that’s hard to forget.

Food Made With Love At Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile In Winchester Bay, Oregon

A tray of cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven at Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile.
Cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven at Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile. Photo via the Salmon Harbor Facebook page.

Step inside Salmon Harbor Cafe and the first thing that hits you is the warm, buttery aroma drifting from the kitchen. It's the unmistakable scent of fresh pastries. Muffins, scones, cookies and those legendary cinnamon rolls made from scratch each morning are worth waking up early for. Fluffy, gooey, and just the right balance of sweet, these cinnamon rolls have become something of a local legend. Visitors rave about them, and more than a few have declared them the best they’ve ever had.

A delicious pastry topped with nuts.
A delicious pastry topped with nuts. Photo by Elizabeth Elam via Google Local.

But the cinnamon rolls are only the beginning. Salmon Harbor's home-style menu covers everything from hearty breakfast staples to satisfying lunch bites. Think country-fried steak and eggs with crispy hash browns, a smoked salmon lox bagel stacked with cream cheese and dill (so delicious), or the Windy Bay Burrito, a belly-filling wrap packed with eggs, cheese, and your choice of sausage or chorizo.

A bagel with cream cheese on a white plate, with a to-go cup of coffee behind it.
A bagel and cream cheese. Photo via the Salmon Harbor Facebook page.

Lunch brings its own lineup of comfort food with classic deli sandwiches, grilled Polish dogs with all the fixings, and tasty fried mushrooms, making Salmon Harbor a great spot to stop off early in the morning, or after a day of exploring the coast.

Clam chowder with Parmesan garlic focaccia toast.
Clam chowder with Parmesan garlic focaccia toast. Photo via the Salmon Harbor Facebook page.

If coffee is calling your name, the café has you covered with a full lineup of espresso drinks: from rich Americanos to frothy cappuccinos, each one brewed with love and full of flavor.

A hot drink in a black mug topped with whipped cream.
Photo by Design Zone via Google Local.

Grab a cup and settle on the bay-front deck, where views of the marina stretch out before you and the scent of sizzling bacon might just convince you to stay a little longer.

A view of the bay from Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile.
A view of the bay from Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile. Photo via the Salmon Harbor Facebook page.

What can I find at the Salmon Harbor Mercantile? Beyond the café, the adjoining mercantile is a treasure trove of locally made goods including artisanal jams, hand-crafted items, and coastal-inspired gifts that capture the laid-back charm of the Oregon Coast. There’s also fishing apparel and crabbing gear on hand for those ready to hit the docks.

Salmon Harbor Cafe And Mercantile Information

Delicious looking Cinnamon rolls covered in icing.
Cinnamon rolls. Photo by Jody Morrow via Google Local.

Whether it’s for a hot breakfast, a sweet treat, or just a good cup of coffee with a view, Salmon Harbor Cafe and Mercantile is worth stopping for. The cinnamon rolls alone are enough to write home about, but with so much more to enjoy, it’s the kind of place that keeps people coming back again and again.


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Written By Jessica Tomlinson

Jessica Tomlinson is a native Oregonian currently living in Southern Oregon. She has been blogging since 2006. She loves nature, photography, hiking, camping, and exploring Oregon's wilds.

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