Lynwood Center, Bainbridge Island

    Lynwood Center is the south-end village: Tudor storefronts, a 1936 movie house, pizza, Thai, burgers, a wine bar, and an inn you can actually sleep in. Pleasant Beach Village sits across the street. Smaller and slower than Winslow. Not a walk from the ferry.

    Google Maps and some listings spell it Lynnwood. The village is Lynwood — one N. About ten minutes by car from downtown. Island-wide clocks: visitor guide.

    At a glance

    Where

    South end, Point White Drive NE and Pleasant Beach Drive NE. Village + Pleasant Beach across the way.

    From the ferry

    About ten minutes by car. Not a walk. BI Ride runs the ferry–Lynwood connector — book ahead.

    How long

    A meal and a movie is a real evening. A pastry and a wander is an hour. Overnight if the inn is the point.

    Sleep here

    Inn at Pleasant Beach — 4699 NE Woodson Lane. Fireplaces, balconies, restaurants on foot.

    Movie

    One screen at the Historic Lynwood Theatre. Island’s first talkie, 1936.

    Directions

    Neighborhood map: Lynwood Center listing. This page is what to do when you get there.

    This is dinner-plus-a-slower-evening, not a squeeze between Bloedel and the 6:40 boat.

    BI Ride helps if you walked onto the ferry. A last-boat gamble after a 7:30 show is how you learn lodging prices.

    Eat

    The village is small enough to walk. Kitchens still go dark on odd days — check the listing before you commit a ride.

    • Treehouse Cafe — 4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE. Specialty pizza, soups, salads, sandwiches. Family dining in the restaurant; 21+ bar and billiards in the back. Fifteen outdoor tables when weather allows. No reservations; large groups can call the office. Takeout: (206) 842-2814. Hours on their site are 11 a.m.–9 p.m. daily.
    • Pane d’Amore — same block, 4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE. The bakery. Bread, hard work, island flour when they can. Come in the morning if you want the good loaves still on the rack.
    • Hammy’s Burgers — 4688 Lynwood Center Rd. Angus burgers, hand-pressed fries, onion rings, tots, thick shakes. Casual, inexpensive, easy with kids.
    • Raíces Cocina & Bar — 4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE. Formerly Miguelito’s Lynwood; same team, Mexican scratch cooking, margaritas. Closed Monday and Sunday on current listing hours.
    • Ginn D Thai — 4765 Lynwood Center Rd NE. Formerly Sawan. Panang, pad Thai, massaman, spring rolls, spice level on request. Dine-in, takeout, private dining.
    • The Marketplace at Pleasant Beach — 4738 Lynwood Center Rd NE. Coffee and bakery (Lia Layton’s macaroons and muffins), deli sandwiches and soup, juice bar. Listing hours are 8 a.m.–4 p.m., closed Saturday. Confirm before you build brunch around it.
    Pane d’Amore bakery in Lynwood Center
    Pane d’Amore is the morning reason to come south. Pizza and a movie are the evening reason.

    Full island menus stay in the directories: restaurants, cafes.

    Drink

    • By the Glass at the Marketplace — wine bar in Pleasant Beach Village. Afternoon hours. Pair it with a bottle to walk back to the inn, not with a vineyard crawl on the other end of the island.
    • Treehouse bar — craft beer on draft, a small wine list, two pool tables, steel-tip darts, three TVs. 21+ in that room. Local art rotates on the walls.
    • Raíces — margaritas, beer, wine. Closed Monday and Sunday.

    If tasting rooms are the point of the day, that is a different loop: wineries on Bainbridge Island. Most of those are not in Lynwood.

    Historic Lynwood Theatre

    One screen in a Tudor building at 4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE. Edna and Emanuel Olson opened it July 3, 1936 as the island’s first theatre with spoken sound — what people then called a “talking picture” house — with Times Square Playboy and She Couldn’t Take It. After the five-screen Bainbridge Cinemas opened in town, this room became the Historic Lynwood Theatre. Remodel in 1994 (sound, lobby, seats). Still one room. Hot popcorn. Foreign, classic, and indie films. There is also a stage for live concerts, performances, and Q&As.

    Something you will not find on a chain cinema site: you can put a message on the historic marquee. Birthdays, proposals, “welcome off the boat.” Book it here: Reserve the Historic Marquee.

    Treehouse nights

    Treehouse is two rooms in one building. Up front: family pizza, soups, salads, sandwiches. In back: a 21-and-over pub with two pool tables, steel-tip darts, and a small stage. Touring songwriters have played that room — Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Greg Brown, Eilen Jewell, Mary Gauthier, Ray Wylie Hubbard. Their own site currently calls live music occasional. The listing still tells the touring-act story. Check the calendar the week you come.

    Summer is when the fifteen patio tables fill and the village stays out later. Pool and darts on a rainy Tuesday are still the village. No reservations for dinner; call the office for a large party or a private room.

    Official: treehousebainbridge.com.

    Stay at the inn

    You can sleep here. The Inn at Pleasant Beach is in the village at 4699 NE Woodson Lane — individually furnished rooms, fireplaces, balconies. Walk to Marketplace, By the Glass, Hammy’s, Treehouse, Raíces, Ginn D. This is the stay if Lynwood is the point of the trip, not a crash pad after a Winslow day. Courts plus this inn: pickleball weekend.

    Upcoming events

    Lynwood’s calendar is movies, Treehouse shows, Theatre concerts, Marketplace music, patio nights, and whatever the village hangs on a poster. Summer is the busy season. Mid-September 2026 on the island calendar:

    • Sat Sep 19: Live music — Ocean Men at the Marketplace, 4738 Lynwood Center Road NE.
    • Sun Sep 20: The Plastic Detox Movie at the Historic Lynwood Theatre, 4569 Lynwood Center Road NE.
    • Nearby the same weekend: Surfrider beach cleanup at Fire+Floe on Point White Drive (Sep 19). Trails work party at Fort Ward (Sep 19).

    Those dates move. For the full list of upcoming events, use the island calendar and the venue sites — do not treat this page as the box office:

    The Olsons built the Tudor shopping center in the 1930s. A passenger ferry ran from Point White to Bremerton until 1972, which is why this end of the island still feels like a town instead of a subdivision. Come for that, plus dinner.

    Getting there from the ferry

    The Seattle ferry lands you in Winslow. Lynwood is south. About ten minutes. There is no freeway. Highway 305 backs up when a boat unloads.

    • Car. Worth putting a vehicle on the boat if dinner, a movie, and the inn are the trip.
    • No car. BI Ride is the useful connector (ferry–Bloedel–Lynwood). A taxi, Uber, or Lyft also work. Request the ride back before curtain.

    Nearby if you already came south: Fort Ward Park, Lytle Beach, Gazzam Lake. Do not add Bloedel. Getting around.

    The Explore Bainbridge app

    Live ferry, map from the dock, itineraries. Free. Download it on the boat. explorebainbridge.com.

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    FAQ

    Is Lynwood Center walkable from the ferry?

    No. It is the south-end village, about ten minutes by car from Winslow. BI Ride runs the ferry–Lynwood / Pleasant Beach connector — book ahead. Taxi, Uber, or Lyft also work.

    Where do I eat in Lynwood?

    Treehouse Cafe for pizza and the pub. Pane d’Amore for bread. Hammy’s for burgers and shakes. Raíces for Mexican (closed Monday and Sunday). Ginn D for Thai. Marketplace for coffee, deli, juice, and By the Glass wine — closed Saturday on current listing hours.

    Is there a hotel in Lynwood Center?

    Yes. The Inn at Pleasant Beach is in the village at 4699 NE Woodson Lane. Rooms with fireplaces and balconies, restaurants a short walk. This is the stay if Lynwood is the point of the trip.

    What is the Historic Lynwood Theatre?

    One screen in a Tudor building. Island’s first talking-picture theatre, opened July 3, 1936. Art, indie, and classic films, plus a stage for concerts and Q&As. Showtimes at Faraway Entertainment; book the marquee at bainbridgeisland.com/marquee/.

    Where do I find concerts and upcoming events?

    Treehouse is the intimate live-music room (21+ bar and billiards; family dining in the restaurant). The Theatre stages concerts too. Summer means patio tables and more nights on the calendar. The full list lives on the island events calendar, plus each venue’s own site. Do not trust a frozen lineup on this page.

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