Dear Lea,
Downtown Bellevue has a pool hall, bowling alley, nightclub, and movie theater. It’s soon to have a music venue, comedy club, ultra lounge, and Jimmy Choo store. What’s next for Bellevue; what else could we possibly need or want here!?
– Dreaming Big
Dear Dreaming Big,
I get what you’re saying. There’s so much here, it’s hard to think of what the next developer or investor could possibly dream up for this place! I hardly ever make it out to Seattle anymore, unless it’s for a special occasion, because I have everything I want here on the Eastside. I can have dinner at restaurants, cocktails at a lounge, dance at a club, go bowling with friends, shop trunk shows, meet for happy hour, and the best part is – all of these things are in walking distance of where I live. Downtown Bellevue has become quite the amazing place!
But what’s next? What else do we need? Or better yet, what else do we want? I think w
e need a dessert bar. I’m not talking about another frozen yogurt place, with more toppings, I’m talking about a real dessert bar with pies, cakes, Gelato, port wine, and Irish coffee. I also think we need a theater dinner. Something like Teatro Zinzanni, with burlesque dancers, dream girls swinging from trapezes, magicians table side, and a mysterious murder mystery to solve while enjoying your 5-course meal.
I think we need an adult arcade. Not only will it have a bar, but Wii stations you can rent by the hour, laser tag, and virtual sniper missions. Last, but not least, we need a late night coffee shop. We need a place we can go at midnight, after we’ve had a few drinks, for an espresso pick-me-up before the car ride home. Who says no one would want a cheese danish rather than a Breakfast Jack at 2am?
So, here’s my question for you: what else do you think Bellevue should have? What do you think of my ideas? I want to hear from you!
Write me at lea@downtownbellevue.com.
