La Mar in Downtown Bellevue.
Gastón Acurio’s cebichería chose the ground floor of West Main for its Pacific Northwest debut in 2024 — a cebiche bar, a pisco bar, and the most ambitious new dining room in downtown.
La Mar is the biggest swing downtown Bellevue dining has taken in years: 10,000 square feet on the ground floor of West Main’s Tower 1 at Main Street and 106th, with a terrace on the street, a cebiche bar and open kitchen inside, a tiered dining room, a lounge, and a private room behind it. It is the Pacific Northwest outpost of Gastón Acurio’s cebichería, and it cooks the whole Peruvian map — coastal cebiche, Nikkei raw plates, Chifa fried rice, Andean stews — with a pisco bar that takes the sour as seriously as the kitchen takes the leche de tigre.
DBN broke the lease in February 2023, followed the plans through 2024, and covered the October 14, 2024 opening and the December lunch launch that followed. Executive chef Kaoru Chang, a third-generation Nikkei cook, runs the kitchen; the room made national travel-guide lists within its first two years. It sits at the seam between the office towers of the core and the restaurant row of Old Bellevue, and it draws from both.
It is a special-occasion price and a special-occasion room, and it should be judged as one; for a quicker Peruvian fix downtown does not have an alternative. Where it lands among the rest is in our guide to the best restaurants in downtown Bellevue.
What to Order at La Mar
Cebiche first, then the Nikkei and Chifa plates that make Peruvian cooking Peruvian; these five are the spine of the menu.
Clásico
Halibut in the classic leche de tigre with choclo, cancha, and habanero — the cebiche the whole restaurant is named for. Order it first, and order it cold.
Cebiche PNW
King salmon and grilled prawns in a sweet-corn leche de tigre — the Bellevue kitchen’s own take, and the one to show a visitor.
Golden Chaufa
Golden fried rice with Dungeness crab, shrimp, and ají XO — the Chifa side of the menu, and the plate the table fights over.
Lomo Saltado
Wok-fried beef tenderloin with tomatoes, onions, and potatoes. The Peruvian classic that anchors the menu once the cebiche is gone.
Pisco Sour Clásico
Caravedo quebranta pisco, lime, egg white, Angostura — the pisco bar’s reason for being. Finish with the coconut tres leches.
La Mar Through the Years on DBN
DBN has reported on downtown Bellevue since 2005. This is La Mar’s story as we covered it, as it happened.
Famous Chef to Open Peruvian Restaurant in Vulcan’s Office Tower on 106th Ave NE
DBN broke the lease: Gastón Acurio’s La Mar would take the ground floor of West Main, his third U.S. restaurant.
Renowned Peruvian Eatery Coming to Bellevue in Summer 2024
The plans: 10,000 square feet with a terrace, a cebiche bar, an open kitchen, and a private dining room.
Peruvian Restaurant La Mar to Open in Bellevue October 14
The opening date at 10508 Main Street — only the third La Mar in the country, and the first in the Pacific Northwest.
La Mar Bellevue Launches Lunch Service December 12
Two months in, lunch arrived with an executive menu built for the office towers upstairs.
Browse all La Mar coverage in the DBN archive.
Getting There & When to Go
West Main is built for arriving by car or on foot from Main Street; the garage is directly under the dining room.
Getting There & Parking
- Drive: West Main garage, directly beneath the restaurant: enter from 105th Ave NE between Main Street and NE 2nd Street, take the elevator, and select the ground level. Ask the host stand about validation. Street parking on Main Street is the alternative.
- Light rail: 2 Line to Bellevue Downtown Station, then a roughly 10-minute walk south-west along 108th or 106th to Main Street — see our light rail guide
- On foot: From Old Bellevue’s Main Street shops it is a two-block walk east; from Bellevue Square, fifteen minutes south-east through Downtown Park.
Best Times to Go
Weekend dinners book ahead and the terrace goes first in summer; reserve, and ask for the cebiche bar if you are two. Weekday lunch is the executive-menu crowd from the towers upstairs and the easiest table. The tasting menu is dinner only. Restaurant Week, spring and fall, is the value way in.
Make It a Night
The north edge of Old Bellevue is a good evening on foot: pair dinner with a Main Street bar two blocks west before or after, a walk in Downtown Park a few blocks up Main, or Monsoon on Main Street for the next Old Bellevue night.
Good to Know
As of August 2026: lunch and dinner, with a multi-course tasting menu at dinner only. OpenTable for regular tables; groups and events through the request form on the site, which also lists a private dining room. Cancellation fee for parties of 6 or more, a cake-cutting fee, and corkage per bottle with a two-bottle maximum. The terrace is seasonal.
La Mar FAQ
Does La Mar Bellevue take reservations?
Yes, through OpenTable, linked from the official Bellevue page. As of August 2026 large-group and event requests go through a separate form on the site, and the restaurant lists a private dining room. A cancellation fee applies to parties of 6 or more, and there is a per-bottle corkage with a two-bottle maximum.
Where do you park for La Mar in Bellevue?
In the West Main garage directly beneath the restaurant. Enter from 105th Ave NE between Main Street and NE 2nd Street, take the elevator, and select the ground level. Ask the host stand about current validation; the restaurant does not publish a policy on its site.
What should you order at La Mar?
Start with two cebiches, the Clasico and the Cebiche PNW, then share the Golden Chaufa and the Lomo Saltado. The Pisco Sour Clasico is the drink, and the coconut tres leches is the dessert. There is also a multi-course tasting menu at dinner if you would rather hand the table over to the kitchen.
Where exactly is La Mar Bellevue?
On the ground floor of Tower 1 at West Main, the Vulcan office campus at Main Street and 106th Ave NE, at the north edge of Old Bellevue. It is not in The Bravern or the Bellevue Collection. The address is 10508 Main St.
Who is behind La Mar Bellevue?
La Mar is the cebicheria brand of Peruvian chef Gaston Acurio; the Bellevue restaurant opened October 14, 2024, and is run by executive chef Kaoru Chang, a third-generation Nikkei cook. As of August 2026 it and San Francisco are the brand’s U.S. locations.