Summer Outdoor Dining Returns to Old Bellevue

by Robin Myers

courtesy flickr/Sarah

You can tell it’s summer. Main Street is festively decorated with new and familiar al fresco dining opportunities serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Enjoy temporary street side dining through early fall or familiar year round patios at at several restaurants, bistros and cafes offering a variety of cuisines, desserts, coffees and people watching. Many patios are dog friendly and welcome well mannered pups.

Take a few steps off Main Street . . . located between Main Street and the Downtown Park you’ll find more opportunities to satisfy your palate, caffeine craving or sweet tooth.

Bellevue • events • family • lifestyle • recreation • restaurants • April 13, 2018

This Weekend – What to do in Bellevue

by Robin Myers

Rain or shine . . . there are plenty of events and activities in Bellevue this weekend.

ROCK GARDEN PLANT SALE
Saturday, April 14th 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Bellevue Botanical Garden – 12001 Main Street
Admission: free

INSECT INVESTIGATIONS
Saturday April 14th 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center – 1625 118th Avenue SE
Be prepared to get a little muddy and investigate the world of insects
Admission: free – open to all ages
Pre-Register at MSEEC@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-2565

LIVE JAZZ MUSIC AT CYPRESS
Friday April 13th 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Cypress Lounge & Wine Bar/Westin – 600 Bellevue Way NE

GET CRAFTY SATURDAY
Saturday April 14th 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Bellevue Arts Museum – 510 Bellevue Way NE
Admission: free ($4 material fee per child)
No reservation required/first come first served

BELLEVUE LIBRARY GRAND OPENING – ideaX Makerspace
Saturday April 14th 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Bellevue Public Library – 1111 110th Avenue NE
A place to learn new skills – create electronic circuits, make a robot, craft with a 3-D pen
10:30 ribbon cutting
11:00 ideaX Makerspace opens
11:30 activities and demos
Admission: free

MASTER GARDENER’S URBAN DEMONSTRATION GARDEN WORKSHOP
Saturday April 14th 10:30 AM
15500 SE 16th Street

SEATTLE RESTAURANT WEEK
The last week for Seattle Restaurant Week – 165 participating restaurants with 13 in downtown Bellevue.
3 course meal/$33
For participating restaurants and more information https://srw.seattletimes.com

Downtown Bellevue • events • restaurants • August 22, 2017

Another New Restaurant Downtown

by Robin Myers

Another new restaurant, Henry’s Tavern, is scheduled to open August 30th at Lincoln Square. Henry’s Tavern is best known for its wide selection of beers on tap, its frosted bar rail to keep beers cold and a vast menu. This will be the sixth Henry’s Tavern for Restaurants Unlimited, Inc.

Henry’s opened in Portland in 2004 and expanded to Seattle in 2013 with a Sodo location. This is the second Bellevue location for Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. – the other is Palomino. The restaurant will be 11,000+ SF with a 700 square foot patio and a keg wall – a two tiered glass cooler that has all kegs on display.

Henry’s Tavern will join several other restaurants that have already opened or are scheduled to open in the coming weeks at Lincoln Square expansion.