The Best Breakfast & Brunch in Downtown Bellevue.
A 31st-floor brunch with the Cascades on the horizon, $10 mimosas before noon, dim sum on Main Street, and a croissant counter that opens at 6 AM — every Editor's Pick checked against the venue's own menu. 27 spots tracked.
Downtown Bellevue wakes up in two very different ways. On weekdays it's a 6 AM town — hotel breakfast rooms filling with badge-wearing office workers, a French pâtisserie on Main Street pulling croissants before the sun is fully up. On weekends it slows all the way down, and brunch becomes the main event: skyline prix fixes, mimosa pitchers after a Bellevue Square run, and dim sum ordered until the kitchen runs out.
Below are the ten places we'd send anyone first — weekend brunch, everyday breakfast, bakeries, and hotel buffets — followed by every breakfast and brunch spot we track downtown, with hours. Just want coffee? See our guide to Bellevue coffee shops.
Quick Picks
Eight starting points, sorted by what the morning actually calls for.
Ascend Prime
31st-floor prix fixe · Sat–Sun 10–2
Best Brunch DealEarls Kitchen + Bar
$10 mimosas until noon
Latest BrunchThe Lakehouse
Sat–Sun until 3 PM
Dim Sum BrunchMonsoon Bellevue
Sat–Sun 11–3 · go early
Breakfast All Day13 Coins
From 7 AM · to 1 AM Fri–Sat
Earliest StartBelle Pastry
Croissants from 6 AM weekdays
Best BuffetEques + Cypress Lounge
Hyatt and Westin, open to all
Worth the DriveChace's Pancake Corral
Bellevue's pancake house since 1958
The Best Weekend Brunch
Five brunches worth planning a weekend around — a 31st-floor prix fixe, the best mimosa deal downtown, dim sum, and a pitcher for the table.
Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi
Thirty-one floors above Lincoln Square, the weekend prix fixe is the most occasion-worthy brunch in Bellevue — the Cascades out one window, the Seattle skyline out the other. It's a splurge, but the price includes the pastry basket, juice, and bottomless coffee, and the Asian-fusion plates are more interesting than the usual Benedict lineup. Book on OpenTable (patio tables are first-come); the Lincoln Square South garage validates three hours.
Full Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi profile →Earls Kitchen + Bar
The smartest brunch math downtown: arrive before noon on a weekend or holiday and the brunch happy hour knocks a third off the plates and puts $10 mimosas on the table. The room is big, bright, and good with groups, and Earls carries the highest Google rating on this list. Book a table on the Earls site, especially for groups.
Full Earls Kitchen + Bar profile →The Lakehouse
The W Bellevue's second-floor restaurant does double duty: weekday breakfast from 6:30 for the hotel and office crowd, then a relaxed Northwest-farmhouse brunch Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 3 — one of the latest-running brunch windows downtown. Chilaquiles and steak and eggs round out the menu. Reserve through Tock.
Full W Bellevue hotel profile →Cactus Bellevue Square
The weekend move after (or before) Bellevue Square: Southwestern brunch plates on the Lodge's third level, a liter pitcher of mimosas for the table, and the full regular menu if someone at the table isn't a brunch person. There's a kids' menu, free mall-garage parking, and an online waitlist that saves you standing around in the mall.
Full Cactus Bellevue Square profile →Monsoon Bellevue
Old Bellevue's answer to the Benedict: a Vietnamese-Cantonese weekend brunch where dim sum is ordered off the menu and served until it runs out — so earlier is better. The phở-broth Bloody Mary is the brunch cocktail that doubles as soup. Free garage parking at Courtyard Off Main, entrance on 102nd Ave.
Full Monsoon Bellevue profile →
Best Everyday Breakfast
Three kitchens that serve breakfast seven days a week — one of them until 1 AM.
13 Coins Bellevue
The rare downtown kitchen that will make you breakfast at dinner time — or at 12:30 AM on a Friday. 13 Coins opens at 7 every morning, serves the breakfast menu all day, and stays open until 1 AM on weekends, carrying on the late-night diner spirit of the Seattle original. Weekend brunch hours are the wait; weekday mornings are the calm version.
Full 13 Coins Bellevue profile →Bellden Cafe
The prettiest breakfast on Main Street: a bright counter-service café with a patio, good espresso, and toast-and-bowl plates that look as good as they eat. It runs daily from 8 to 3, which makes it the easy weekday answer too — order at the counter or ahead through the café's online ordering.
Gilbert's on Main
A New York-style deli that has held down Main Street for more than two decades — counter service, a sunny patio, and a breakfast menu that runs from brioche French toast to a proper lox-and-bagel plate. Mornings open at 8 every day; Wednesday through Saturday it stays open for dinner.
Bakeries & Cafés
For a croissant on the way to the office — plus the rest of downtown's best bakery-cafés.
Belle Pastry
One of the earliest breakfasts downtown: Belle Pastry's doors open at 6 AM on weekdays, and the twice-baked almond croissant is worth setting an alarm for. It's a true French pâtisserie — macarons and mousse cakes for later — with free three-hour parking in The Meyden garage (level P2) and an elevator straight up to Main Street.
Farine Bakery & Cafe
Belgian-inspired, baked in-house daily — croissant eggs Benedict, truffle croque madame, shakshuka.
Café Hagen
Scandinavian café that roasts its own coffee — salmon breakfast bun, Danish heart waffles with raspberry jam.
Sabine Café
New in July 2026: Mediterranean all-day café, walk-in counter service, plaza patio.
The French Bakery
The almond croissant is the order; hot paninis once breakfast turns into lunch.
Paris Baguette
Korean-French bakery-café in Salesforce Tower — one of three downtown doors open at 6 AM.
Voodoo Doughnut
The Portland original's Bellevue shop — doughnuts from 6 AM, and until 1 AM Thursday–Saturday.
Hotel Breakfast
Downtown's hotel restaurants open earliest and do the buffets — open to everyone, not just guests.
Eques at Hyatt Regency Bellevue
The Hyatt Regency's restaurant is the most convenient sit-down breakfast in the Bellevue Place / Lincoln Square core — a full buffet, early weekday hours for meetings, and a Sunday window that runs until 1 PM. Across Bellevue Way, the Westin's Cypress Lounge runs a comparable buffet with a cooked-to-order omelet station.
Full Hyatt Regency Bellevue profile →Cypress Lounge & Wine Bar
Breakfast buffet with a cooked-to-order omelet station.
Fresco
Second-floor breakfast room — buffet or à la carte.
Solarium Kitchen & Bar
The earliest weekday hotel breakfast downtown.
47 North Bar + Bistro
Breakfast buffet on the north end of downtown.
Chace's Pancake Corral
Not downtown, but no Bellevue breakfast guide is complete without it: a family-run pancake house on Bellevue Way SE since 1958, and one of the city's longest-running restaurants. Order the Swedish pancakes with lingonberries ($11) or the real potato pancakes ($11); plain buttermilk stacks start at $10. There's a gluten-free menu, too.
The Downtown Bellevue Breakfast & Brunch Directory
All 27 spots, A–Z. Editor's Picks verified against venue menus in September 2026; the rest from DBN's ongoing tracking. Hours shift without notice — confirm before a special trip.
| Spot | Location | Breakfast | Weekend Brunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Coins | 900 Bellevue Way NE | Daily from 7 (all day) | — |
| 47 North Bar + Bistro (Hilton Garden Inn) | 10777 NE 10th St | Mon–Fri 6–10 · Sat–Sun 7–11 (buffet) | — |
| 520 Bar & Grill | 10146 Main St | — | Sat–Sun 10–2 |
| Amuse (Seattle Marriott Bellevue) | 200 110th Ave NE | Daily 6:30–10:30 | — |
| Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi | 10400 NE 4th St, 31F | — | Sat–Sun 10–2 |
| Belle Pastry | 10373 Main St | Mon–Fri from 6 · Sat–Sun from 7 | — |
| Bellden Cafe | 10527 Main St | Daily 8–3 | — |
| Bis on Main | 10213 Main St | — | Sat–Sun 10–2 |
| Cactus | 535 Bellevue Square | — | Sat–Sun 10–2 |
| Café Hagen | 777 108th Ave NE | Mon–Fri from 7 · Sat–Sun 8–5 | — |
| Central Bar + Restaurant | 10475 NE 6th St | — | Sat–Sun 10–2 |
| The Cheesecake Factory | 401 Bellevue Square | — | Sat 11–2 · Sun 10–2 |
| Cypress Lounge (Westin) | 600 Bellevue Way NE | Mon–Fri 6:30–10:30 · Sat–Sun 7–12 (buffet) | — |
| Earls Kitchen + Bar | 700 Bellevue Way NE | — | Sat–Sun + holidays 10–2 |
| Eques (Hyatt Regency) | 900 Bellevue Way NE | Mon–Fri 6:30–10 · Sat 7–12 · Sun 7–1 | — |
| Farine Bakery & Cafe | 11194 NE 10th St | Daily 7–3 | — |
| Fresco (InterContinental) | 850 Avenue Square NE | Mon–Thu 6:30–10 · Fri 6:30–10:30 · Sat–Sun 7–11 | — |
| Gilbert's on Main | 10024 Main St | Daily from 8 | — |
| Monsoon Bellevue | 10245 Main St | — | Sat–Sun 11–3 (dim sum) |
| Paddy Coyne's Irish Pub | 700 Bellevue Way NE | — | Sat–Sun 10–2 |
| Paris Baguette | 931 108th Ave NE | Daily from 6 | — |
| Sabine Café | 10770 NE 8th St, Ste C (The Eight) | Mon–Fri 8–4 (brunch menu) | Sat–Sun 9–3 |
| Semicolon Cafe | 10451 NE 2nd St | Daily 8–5 | — |
| Solarium Kitchen & Bar (Hilton) | 300 112th Ave SE | Mon–Fri 6–10:30 · Sat–Sun 7–11 | — |
| The French Bakery | 909 112th Ave NE, #106 | Mon–Fri from 7 · Sat–Sun from 8 | — |
| The Lakehouse (W Bellevue) | 10455 NE 5th Pl | Mon–Fri 6:30–11 | Sat–Sun 9–3 |
| Voodoo Doughnut | 10713 Main St | Daily from 6 | — |
Which Breakfast Spot Is Right for You?
The short version: Ascend Prime for a birthday, anniversary, or out-of-town guest — it's the view you're paying for. Earls if you can get there before noon and want the best deal. The Lakehouse if nobody is awake before 11. Monsoon when the group wants dim sum instead of eggs. 13 Coins for breakfast at any hour. And on a weekday, Belle Pastry or Bellden Cafe on Main Street, or a hotel buffet at Eques if there's a meeting attached.
One planning note locals know: downtown brunch is almost entirely a Saturday–Sunday, 10-to-2 affair, and the Bellevue Collection garages (Lincoln Square, Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place) are the easy parking — Old Bellevue's Main Street spots rely on street parking and small garages, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Questions Locals Actually Get
Where is the best brunch in Downtown Bellevue?
For an occasion, Ascend Prime's weekend prix fixe on the 31st floor of Lincoln Square South. For value, Earls — its brunch happy hour runs until noon with $10 mimosas. For a later start, The Lakehouse at the W serves brunch until 3 PM. For dim sum, Monsoon Bellevue on Main Street. For a group after shopping, Cactus in Bellevue Square, where a liter pitcher of mimosas is $36.
Which Bellevue brunches have mimosa deals?
Earls has $10 mimosas and Bloody Marys from open until noon on weekends and holidays. Cactus pours $9 mimosas and a $36 liter pitcher. The Lakehouse has a $12 cold-pressed mimosa. As of September 2026 we have not confirmed a regular bottomless mimosa brunch in Downtown Bellevue.
Is there a breakfast buffet in Downtown Bellevue?
Yes — at the hotels, and they are open to non-guests. Eques at the Hyatt Regency and Cypress Lounge at The Westin both run full breakfast buffets, Fresco at the InterContinental offers buffet or à la carte, and 47 North at the Hilton Garden Inn has a breakfast buffet. Call ahead for current prices.
Where can I get breakfast before 7 AM in Bellevue?
Belle Pastry opens at 6 AM on weekdays; Paris Baguette and Voodoo Doughnut open at 6 AM every day. For a sit-down breakfast, Solarium at the Hilton Bellevue and 47 North open at 6 AM on weekdays, and Eques, Cypress Lounge, Amuse, Fresco, and The Lakehouse all start at 6:30 AM.
What time does brunch start in Downtown Bellevue?
Most downtown brunches run Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM — Ascend Prime, Earls, Cactus, 520 Bar & Grill, Bis on Main, Central Bar, and Paddy Coyne's. The Lakehouse and Sabine Café start at 9 AM, Monsoon's dim sum brunch runs 11 AM to 3 PM, and 13 Coins serves breakfast all day from 7 AM.
Where can I eat breakfast near Bellevue Square?
Inside Bellevue Square, Cactus and The Cheesecake Factory serve weekend brunch. Across Bellevue Way, 13 Coins at Bellevue Place serves breakfast all day, Eques at the Hyatt Regency runs a breakfast buffet, and Earls, The Lakehouse, and Ascend Prime are a block south at Lincoln Square.
How often is this guide updated?
Every Editor's Pick was re-verified against the venue's own website and menu in September 2026, and the full directory is reviewed quarterly. Brunch hours and prices change without notice — check with the venue before a special trip.