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The 25 Best Restaurants in Bellevue
Our annual list of the kitchens that defined Bellevue dining this year.
Our annual list, updated each spring. From El Gaucho to Facing East, here's where Bellevue ate well this year.
We judged on consistency, hospitality, and the indefinable feeling that you've found something you'll bring friends back to.
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John Howie Steak
4.7The Bravern's flagship steakhouse — a serious dry-aging program, one of the deepest wine lists on the Eastside, and the Downtown Bellevue business-dinner room chef John Howie built.
Downtown
Bis on Main
4.7Old Bellevue's neighborhood-anchor dining room — Pacific Northwest bistro cooking, a serious wine list, and the special-occasion table on Main Street.
Old Bellevue
Ascend Prime Steak & Sushi
4.7Bellevue's highest dining room — dry-aged prime steaks, hand-rolled sushi, and a wraparound Cascades-and-skyline view from Lincoln Square South.
Downtown
El Gaucho
4.6Pacific Northwest classic steakhouse — tableside service, prime beef, and the tuxedoed room that has defined Bellevue special-occasion dining for a generation.
Downtown
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