Restaurants

New Urban Eats: 3 Courses for $30 in Downtown Bellevue

New Urban Eats, a restaurant promotion The Seattle Times is running from January 4th – 29th (Sunday – Thursday), allows you to enjoy 3 courses for $30 at 0/8 Seafood Grill and Pearl Bar & Dining. This is a great opportunity for those who have not yet enjoyed Pearl since its grand […]

Monsoon East Opens on Main Street!

Monsoon East is Main Street’s new Vietnamese restaurant, which is now open to the public. Monsoon East may be new to Bellevue, but it’s not their first location in the area. The original location on Seattle’s Capital Hill, which opened in 1999, has been a great success. Monsoon East on Main […]

Restaurants Delayed in Downtown Bellevue

The highly anticipated restaurants Blue C Sushi and Boom Noodle, which will occupy space side by side on Bellevue Way within The Lodge at Bellevue Square, were originally slated to open in November and will now be pushed back until mid February. Additionally, Purple Café at Bellevue Towers, which was originally […]

Frozen Yogurt Frenzy in Downtown Bellevue

With the recent openings of Shnoo Yogurt at Washington Square and 3 Berries within the Marriott Courtyard complex, Downtown Bellevue now has a total of 4 dedicated frozen yogurt specialty shops. Red Mango and CeFiore have both opened in the last 13 months and are still very new to the […]

Seastar Gives Back to the Community on Thanksgiving Day

While many of us were enjoying our Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday, Seastar restaurant in Downtown Bellevue continued with their tradition of giving back to the community by closing their doors to business, and feeding hundreds of underprivileged families of Overlake Service League, Olive Crest, Hopelink, and YWCA. Seastar opened from […]

El Gaucho Opens at City Center Plaza

El Gaucho opened for business Tuesday evening in the City Center Plaza building.  The elegant 2-story, 12,000 sq ft restaurant was packed Tuesday night for their soft launch opening. The first thing you’ll notice upon arriving is the towering ceiling!  The restaurant accommodates 215 guests between the dining room, lounge, […]

Thanksgiving Day Feasts

Not planning to make dinner this Thanksgiving? No problem. Let a local restaurant do the work for you! Here are a couple of restaurants in Downtown Bellevue that are hosting special Thanksgiving Day Feasts: Palomino“Turkey Dinner” served from 12-8pm: Slow roasted, free-range turkey, rich apple-sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, […]

Pearl Creates Lustre in Lincoln Square

If Tuesday night’s kick off party was any indication, Pearl – the new locally owned restaurant in Lincoln Square – will be the new darling of the foodie set. Situated in the former location of Trader Vic’s, Pearl has been repolished into a very sleek, sophisticated hot spot. With metallic […]

Pearl to Open November 14th

Pearl Bar & Dining will open in Lincoln Square on November 14th, in their newly renovated location where Trader Vic’s previously occupied. The 200-seat, 7,800 sq ft restaurant and bar will bring a much needed urban and trendy setting; complete with a bar, bistro tables, a lounge area with low sofas […]

Irish Pub coming to Lincoln Square

Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub, a local restaurant with locations in Seattle and Tacoma, will occupy the old Koot’s location that has been unoccupied at Lincoln Square since May. The pub continues to diversify the restaurants in the Bellevue Collection and adds another local restaurant to their repertoire. Currently there is […]