Lynnwood Like a Local
Food Scene
Caffe Ladro - Lynnwood
6314 196th St SWNice coffee, yummy pastries. Locally-owned chain. Drive-through option.
Cute, tiny coffee shop that also serves ice cream. Right on the water in Edmonds, where the beach and the ferry terminal live.
Waterfront Coffee Company
101 Main StCute, tiny coffee shop that also serves ice cream. Right on the water in Edmonds, where the beach and the ferry terminal live.
Delicious sweet and savory breakfast crepes and other bistro-type fare, and I think their baked goods are all still made on site. Nice walk from here down to the waterfront.
9 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Red Twig Cafe and Bakery
117 5th Ave SDelicious sweet and savory breakfast crepes and other bistro-type fare, and I think their baked goods are all still made on site. Nice walk from here down to the waterfront.
Great cocktails and food. It's a bit of a trek from our house but it's worth it if you have the time. Takes you through Woodinville's beautiful vineyards and valleys. Woodinville is also home to Woodinville Whiskey, Redhook Brewery, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, all of which are worth looking into if you're in the area.
25 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
The Commons
14481 Woodinville - Redmond Rd NEGreat cocktails and food. It's a bit of a trek from our house but it's worth it if you have the time. Takes you through Woodinville's beautiful vineyards and valleys. Woodinville is also home to Woodinville Whiskey, Redhook Brewery, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, all of which are worth looking into if you're in the area.
Our favorite Thai place when we want the classics. Delicious food, kind staff. We always get the Pad Kee Mao and Red Curry.
Charm Gai Thai Restaurant
18415 33rd Avenue WestOur favorite Thai place when we want the classics. Delicious food, kind staff. We always get the Pad Kee Mao and Red Curry.
Classy, interesting Thai food - less traditional, street-food style. Love it.
6 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen (Lynnwood)
18530 33rd Ave WClassy, interesting Thai food - less traditional, street-food style. Love it.
You might have to treasure-hunt this one a little bit. Might mistake it for an apartment building or basically anything else. Best bahn mi sandwiches in town.
Yeh Yeh's
19915 64th Ave WYou might have to treasure-hunt this one a little bit. Might mistake it for an apartment building or basically anything else. Best bahn mi sandwiches in town.
Might have just been a special moment, but their gyro fries changed my life that night.
Fork Mediterranean Grill
Might have just been a special moment, but their gyro fries changed my life that night.
Drinks & Nightlife
Awesome atmosphere, dark, Prohibition-feeling. Seats maybe 12 people, so expect it to feel like less like a romantic date and more like a hip episode of Cheers. Great cocktails and the usual bartender is hilarious.
12 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Daphne's Edmonds
415 1/2 Main StAwesome atmosphere, dark, Prohibition-feeling. Seats maybe 12 people, so expect it to feel like less like a romantic date and more like a hip episode of Cheers. Great cocktails and the usual bartender is hilarious.
Our favorite little pub, good beer and cider, comfort food, and great small-town charm.
9 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Church Key Pub
109 4th Ave NOur favorite little pub, good beer and cider, comfort food, and great small-town charm.
Tobi's Tea
Best bubble tea in town. Fresh fruit and interesting flavors.
Don't forgo his hole-in-the-stripmall hidden gem if you're in Lynnwood (on a weekend)! Local couple crafts a variety of delicious gins AND a lovely limoncello. Tasting flights are $5 and the feeling is friendly, so (squint a little to blur out your suburban-industrial surroundings and) enjoy the best booze in the city. Check their website - limited opening hours.
Temple Distilling Company
19231 36th Ave WDon't forgo his hole-in-the-stripmall hidden gem if you're in Lynnwood (on a weekend)! Local couple crafts a variety of delicious gins AND a lovely limoncello. Tasting flights are $5 and the feeling is friendly, so (squint a little to blur out your suburban-industrial surroundings and) enjoy the best booze in the city. Check their website - limited opening hours.
Sightseeing
You can hang out on the beach (a Washington beach, so expect rocks and rugged beauty), or take the ferry over to the Olympic Peninsula via Kingston.
33 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Edmonds Ferry Terminal station
199 Sunset AveYou can hang out on the beach (a Washington beach, so expect rocks and rugged beauty), or take the ferry over to the Olympic Peninsula via Kingston.
Parks & Nature
North Lynnwood Park
18510 44th Ave WCute, not too huge park with a looped walking trail and lots of stuff for kids.
Follow the path behind the big playground to a surprising amphitheater in a truly gorgeous wooded setting. Hosts Shakespeare in the Park every summer! (See city website for this year's schedule. The forest at Lynndale Park is kind of amazing once you've entered the trail system (bike/walk) by penetrating the rather foreboding stand of trees at its edge. (See if you can find the ancient maple in the middle of the forest; you'll know it when you see it!)
Lynndale Park
Follow the path behind the big playground to a surprising amphitheater in a truly gorgeous wooded setting. Hosts Shakespeare in the Park every summer! (See city website for this year's schedule. The forest at Lynndale Park is kind of amazing once you've entered the trail system (bike/walk) by penetrating the rather foreboding stand of trees at its edge. (See if you can find the ancient maple in the middle of the forest; you'll know it when you see it!)
Essentials
Not fancy, but a good one-stop-shop grocery store with all the food, toiletry, entertainment essentials you could need. Has a Red Box. Staples are generally inexpensive, specialty foods are pricier.
10 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Fred Meyer Pharmacy
915 NW 45th StNot fancy, but a good one-stop-shop grocery store with all the food, toiletry, entertainment essentials you could need. Has a Red Box. Staples are generally inexpensive, specialty foods are pricier.
Great selection of organic, specialty foods. Can be pricy, but always delicious.
359 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Whole Foods Market
2210 Westlake AveGreat selection of organic, specialty foods. Can be pricy, but always delicious.
Getting Around
Main public transport stop on your way to Seattle. The Lynnwood Transit Center is 5 minutes away by car or 10-15 minutes by bus (Route 112 serves Stop 1130, which is just a few steps north of our driveway). From the Transit Center, there are many direct buses to Seattle that take about 30 minutes
Head to the TC by bus, car, or bike. Check Community Transit's trip planner for help riding the bus downtown.
Also, Lynnwood is piloting a new ride-share option this year for locations within a few miles of us - lucky you! Download the GOIN’ - Rides for All app. Wait should be no longer than 10-15 minutes and cost should be no more than $2.50.
17 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Lynnwood Transit Center station
20100 48th Ave WMain public transport stop on your way to Seattle. The Lynnwood Transit Center is 5 minutes away by car or 10-15 minutes by bus (Route 112 serves Stop 1130, which is just a few steps north of our driveway). From the Transit Center, there are many direct buses to Seattle that take about 30 minutes
Head to the TC by bus, car, or bike. Check Community Transit's trip planner for help riding the bus downtown.
Also, Lynnwood is piloting a new ride-share option this year for locations within a few miles of us - lucky you! Download the GOIN’ - Rides for All app. Wait should be no longer than 10-15 minutes and cost should be no more than $2.50.
Entertainment & Activities
Lynnwood Library - Sno-Isle Libraries
19200 44th Ave WGreat place to spend a bit of time with kiddos!
AMC Alderwood Mall 16
18733 33rd Ave WBig, newish, pretty standard movie theater.
A pretty run-down theater that shows all the movies Loew's doesn't :)
13 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Regal Alderwood & RPX
3501 184th St SWA pretty run-down theater that shows all the movies Loew's doesn't :)
Naked women's spa. Worth. Every. Penny. Especially when it's half-price on your birthday :) Also, the Korean restaurant in the spa is worth its own trip but (thank my lucky stars) they also deliver. Fried Chicken is my ultimate jam, I can't get enough. Need some right now.
7 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Olympus Spa
3815 196th St SWNaked women's spa. Worth. Every. Penny. Especially when it's half-price on your birthday :) Also, the Korean restaurant in the spa is worth its own trip but (thank my lucky stars) they also deliver. Fried Chicken is my ultimate jam, I can't get enough. Need some right now.
Coolest pool around. Two great slides open during Rec and Open swims when enough staff available. Be warned - these sessions often fill up like a week in advance, which is truly a bummer because I rarely plan that far ahead. Can book online.
6 ντόπιοι το προτείνουν
Κέντρο αναψυχής Lynnwood
18900 44th Ave WCoolest pool around. Two great slides open during Rec and Open swims when enough staff available. Be warned - these sessions often fill up like a week in advance, which is truly a bummer because I rarely plan that far ahead. Can book online.
Local beer, cider, ice cream, homey atmosphere. Bring, buy, borrow board games. Kid-friendly Pokemon meetups Tuesdays around dinnertime (and Little Caesar's is just steps away!)
Around the Table Boardgame Pub
Local beer, cider, ice cream, homey atmosphere. Bring, buy, borrow board games. Kid-friendly Pokemon meetups Tuesdays around dinnertime (and Little Caesar's is just steps away!)