Sip Coffee
Interior of Sip
Josh and I are admitted coffee snobs. While we were on our honeymoon in Oregon, we learned that it is almost impossible to find a decent cup of coffee (yes, even at Starbucks) outside of Seattle. Sip Coffee, however, is one of those rare places…
Sip Coffee Logo
Located in Lynnwood, it’s north enough for those of us that don’t want to drive all the way into Seattle for decent coffee. Not only are we coffee snobs in general, but we’re also decaf drinkers. Twice the challenge! Most decaf is sour and acidic. Sip serves Caffe Vita, which has an amazing decaf called Novacella Decaf. It’s smooth and rich and doesn’t turn acidic as it cools off. We drink decaf quad tall americanos – strong, smooth and rich. We’ve never been disappointed at Sip.
Located in Newberry Square, Sip is a recent addition to the development along Ash Way. They offer a drive through, but because of the layout of the parking lot, it’s a little tricky to navigate at times.
Interior of Sip
Interior of Sip
The staff has always been friendly and very helpful. Once we brought in a bag of Caffe Vita coffee that we had purchased online, and they ground it for us. Another time, we walked in and didn’t realize they were closing. We were there to buy coffee beans and have them ground, and they were very gracious and still helped us out. We were so grateful, because we live 20 minutes away!
Their pastry selection is good too – it’s limited, but fresh and delicious. Josh likes their scones and I am a fan of the white chocolate cranberry coconut muffins… Mmmm…
We’re so hooked on americanos, we haven’t discovered if they do latte art or not. We will have to go back with the intention of finding out. We’ll let you know!
[where: 16108 Ash Way Lynnwood WA 98087]
Tags: Coffee, Lynnwood Restaurants, Pastries
1. September 2008 at 18:36
I would agree with the comment on coffee outside of Seattle. There is a place in LUBBOCK Texas that we frequent owned by Justin Barnard (Shane’s older brother) which does a good job – but outside that, the only good place to get good coffee would be in our car while on tour. Elise & I pack well. :)
5. September 2008 at 17:13
French Press? :)
When we had coffee in Tillamook (which is a fine town that has a lot to offer besides coffee), it tasted like cow. I’m not kidding. We had an americano. It must have been the water. And I’m talking the smell of cow was in the taste of the coffee. Not nice at all.
A big tip off for us in how well someone knows their coffee is in how they handle the decaf. Another place on our honeymoon was digging around the cupboard for a bag of pre-ground decaf to spoon into the portafilter. We just sighed. It was too late to walk out.