Restaurants

Wild Ginger Bellevue Spotlights New Vietnamese Sandwich Menu

Wild Ginger Bellevue is offering a new Vietnamese-style sandwich menu, which can be ordered online and picked up during the restaurant’s lunch hours. The menu includes three types of sandwiches: Pork Banh Mi, Chicken Banh Mi, and Veggie Bahn Mi, for $8 each. Add chips and a salad for $2 […]

Cast Iron Studios Opens in Downtown Bellevue

Heavy Restaurant Group officially opened Cast Iron Studios this week in downtown Bellevue. Cast Iron Studios is designed to host intimate parties, large private events, and specialty food and wine workshops led by Heavy Restaurant Group’s chefs, wine directors, and bartenders. The company will also use the space as a […]

Spice Route Indian Restaurant to Replace Ristorante Luciano at Bellevue Square

Ristorante Luciano has gone out of business at Bellevue Square on Bellevue Way, according to an article on eater.com.  The Italian restaurant will be replaced by the Spice Route Indian cuisine, which currently has a restaurant within Bellevue’s Crossroads area. Ristorante Luciano owner, Luciano Bardinelli had owned and been involved […]

Araya’s Vegetarian Place Now Open in Bellevue

It has only been a few weeks since the Greek restaurant Orexi has gone out of business (https://downtownbellevue.com/2012/04/11/orexi-greek-restaurant-bellevue-way-out-of-business/) and the landlord has wasted no time replacing the tenant.  Taking its place is Araya’s Place, a Thai Vegan restaurant. It is their second location in the area; their original location is […]

Bellevue Square Top Pot Doughnuts Café is Now Open

The wait is over. The Bellevue Square Top Pot Café opened on Friday of last week.  The first thing you’ll notice is the space is a bit smaller than the location at Washington Square.  Also the interior of the space is unique and integrates elements of an Airstream travel trailer […]

Your Local Market Introduces Founding Membership Program

Downtown Bellevue’s Your Local Market is offering rewards to loyal customers for a limited time through its Founding Membership program. The three levels of Founding Membership include four years of: rebates on all future purchases; free home delivery within the market’s delivery zones; priority booking and free admission to 2 […]

2012 Bellevue Farmers Market Begins May 10th

Get ready, it’s Farmers Market season again.  The Bellevue Farmers Market starts up on Thursday, May 10th.  It’s the same days of the week and at the same locations as last year. You can view a list of this year’s vendors on the Bellevue Farmers Market website (http://bellevuefarmersmarket.org/vendors.htm). Locations Thursdays […]

Amazon Grill Closes in Less Than a Year

In just under a year Amazon Grill in Downtown Bellevue at 530 112th Ave NE has closed for business.  A piece of paper on the restaurant door states “Restaurant closed until further notice.” The restaurant outside signage currently has a large “For Lease” banner covering up Amazon Grill sign. Amazon […]

Top 10 Stores Missed at Bellevue Square

I came across a post online that listed somebody’s wish list of the stores they wish were still around at Bellevue Square. This prompted me to create my own.  In no particular order here is my list of the 10 stores that I wish would come back at Bellevue Square: […]