Eastgate Plaza

Local Pacific Northwest chain near I-90.

Eastgate

All-suite hotel with atrium, breakfast, and evening reception.

Eastgate

Extended-stay Hyatt House with full-kitchen suites.

An independent 66-room hotel attached to the Bellevue Club — a 200,000-square-foot athletic and wellness campus with indoor and outdoor pools, a full-service spa, and four dining venues, at the south edge of downtown Bellevue.

Downtown

Community center with gym, climbing wall, and indoor playground.

Somerset

Wooded neighborhood park with playground.

Somerset

Community park with tennis, fields, and Robinswood House.

Lake Hills

Bellevue's cross-town trail: roughly 10 miles linking Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington.

Rotating exhibitions on the Bellevue College campus.

Eastgate

Holiday light show at Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Wilburton

Free live music at Crossroads' Market Stage, mostly weekends.

Crossroads

Bellevue's only city-owned property on the National Register of Historic Places.

Downtown

Mining-history trail through a forested ravine.

Newport

Wetland greenway with a working farm and trails.

Lake Hills

A 320-acre freshwater wetland preserve in the heart of Bellevue with seven miles of trails, boardwalks over open water, a working blueberry farm, and the Environmental Education Center run in partnership with Pacific Science Center.

Newport

A free 53-acre public botanical garden in Wilburton with the celebrated Perennial Border, Yao Japanese Garden, Ravine Experience suspension bridge, and the annual Garden d'Lights holiday show.

Wilburton

Refreshed open-air center with Target, Nordstrom Rack, and Trader Joe's.

Factoria

Mixed-use neighborhood center with the Lake Hills library, a primary-care clinic, and independent restaurants.

Lake Hills

Neighborhood plaza with apparel, services, and a Trader Joe's nearby.

Crossroads

Community mall with a famous international food court.

Crossroads

Neighborhood drip-and-pastry with a loyal regulars.

Newport

French pastry case with espresso to match.

Old Bellevue

Local indie roaster on Main Street with a sunny patio.

Old Bellevue

A warm, community-first neighborhood cafe on Old Bellevue's Main Street — specialty coffee, thoughtful breakfast and lunch, and a room that reads more like a shared living room than a coffee stop.

Old Bellevue

Bellevue's Taiwanese landmark since 2006 — hand-crafted beef noodle soup and xiao chi small plates, now served takeout and delivery from Bel-Red Road.

The 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

Old Bellevue's neighborhood-anchor dining room — Pacific Northwest bistro cooking, a serious wine list, and the special-occasion table on Main Street.

Old Bellevue

Old Bellevue's modern Vietnamese dining room — market-driven Vietnamese cooking, a serious wine and cocktail program, and one of the most distinctive restaurants on Main Street.

Old Bellevue

Independent Bellevue auto repair shop on 116th Ave NE — a locally-owned alternative to dealership service, walking distance from downtown Bellevue.

Wilburton

Bellevue's longest-running barber shop — walk-ins only, seven days a week, in continuous operation on the Eastside since 1959.

Bridle Trails

Family-friendly brewery and restaurant.

Local winery tasting room.

Downtown

Cocktail bar inside W Bellevue with creative drinks.

Downtown

Refined wine bar inside The Westin Bellevue.

Downtown

Bellevue's premier convention, conference, and performing arts venue — 36,000 square feet of column-free ballroom, a 410-seat theatre, and a full block of meeting space steps from light rail.

Downtown

Upscale bowling, billiards, and craft cocktails.

Downtown

Downtown Bellevue's three-building shopping, dining, entertainment, and hotel campus — Bellevue Square, Lincoln Square, and Bellevue Place connected by covered skybridges into one walkable destination.

Downtown

The two-level, 200-store centerpiece of The Bellevue Collection — connected by sky bridge to Lincoln Square, Bellevue Place, and downtown Bellevue.

Downtown

Downtown Bellevue's hands-on children's museum for ages 0–10 — 25+ STEAM exhibits, a two-story climber, a full water gallery, and daily programming, all a short walk from the light rail station.

Downtown

Downtown Bellevue's entertainment, dining, and lifestyle complement to Bellevue Square — cinema, chef-driven restaurants, a public plaza, and the W Bellevue, all under one covered roof.

Downtown