Garden d'Lights

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

Hilltop park with sports fields, gardens, and city views.

Wilburton

Bellevue's downtown waterfront: a swim beach, a pier, and kayak rentals ten minutes below Old Bellevue.

Old Bellevue

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

Eastside REI Co-op store with outdoor gear, apparel, and a full-service bike shop.

Downtown flagship Whole Foods with hot bar, sushi, and rooftop seating.

Wilburton

Pacific Northwest's premier Asian grocery and gift store.

Wilburton

Bellevue's luxury shopping destination featuring Neiman Marcus, Hermès, and Gucci.

Downtown

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

All-suite extended-stay with kitchens and breakfast.

Downtown

Boutique-feel hotel just east of downtown.

Wilburton

Full-service Hilton with Basil's Kitchen restaurant.

Downtown

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

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

Meydenbauer Center's 410-seat proscenium theatre in Downtown Bellevue.

Downtown

Citywide outdoor sculpture biennial.

Downtown

Long-running contemporary art gallery.

Downtown

Independent gallery in Old Bellevue.

Downtown

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

Pacific Northwest classic steakhouse — tableside service, prime beef, and the tuxedoed room that has defined Bellevue special-occasion dining for a generation.

Downtown

Downtown Bellevue's classic steakhouse on the 21st floor of Bellevue Place — USDA Prime beef, a serious wine list, and the piano bar that has anchored Bellevue business dinners for decades.

Downtown

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.

Local winery tasting room.

Downtown

Family-friendly brewery and restaurant.

Cocktail bar inside W Bellevue with creative drinks.

Downtown

Refined wine bar inside The Westin Bellevue.

Downtown

A design-forward Downtown Bellevue café where a serious specialty-coffee program meets a signature matcha bar, global pastry case, and a plant-filled room built for slow mornings and long remote-work sessions.

Downtown

A downtown Bellevue outpost of the beloved Seattle-based, farm-direct specialty roaster — expertly pulled espresso, honest brewed coffee, and house-baked pastries a block from Bellevue Downtown Park.

Downtown

French pastry case with espresso to match.

Old Bellevue

Local indie roaster on Main Street with a sunny patio.

Old Bellevue

Bellevue's 150-acre historic farm park — free admission, live barnyard animals daily, two 1930s-40s dairy barns, playground, and quiet wooded trails minutes from downtown.

Wilburton

A 21-acre urban oasis in the heart of Bellevue with a signature waterfall, half-mile promenade, great lawn, and inclusive playground.

Downtown

Nightly holiday parade through The Bellevue Collection.

Downtown

Wooded Lake Washington beach with lifeguards in summer.

Old Bellevue

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 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 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