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There is so much to do in Bellevue, whether your tastes run toward classical music, jazz, dining out, or strolling through the many lovely downtown parks. Bellevue is widely known as a "City in the Park," and has preserved over 1,727 acres of parks and open spaces, with nearly 40 miles of trails for walking or biking. Ten of these city parks are on the water. Bellevue Downtown park provides 20 acres of green space in the heart of downtown, with formal gardens, a 14-foot waterfall and a reflecting pool. The Bellevue Botanical Gardens attracts visitors from all over the world, and has been featured in national and international magazines.
For a complete guide to Bellevue's parks, check out the City's Parks and Recreation Web site or contact Parks and Community services at (425) 452-6881.
The Bellevue Botanical Garden, which encompasses 36 acres of rolling hills, has appeared in national and international magazines and journals, attracts garden enthusiasts from all over the world. Bellevue's Lake Hills Greenbelt is a 150-acre preserve that features a 1/2-acre wildlife habitat and Kelsey Creek Park is a historic farm preserved as a park.
Fine Dining
A night on the town in Bellevue might include the opera, philharmonic or ballet, film watching, gallery browsing or live theater. But a night on the town would not be complete without dining at one of Bellevue's fine restaurants.
The selection of places to dine grows more international each year, offering a mélange of choices to satisfy every mood and taste. Names like Acapulco Fresh, Ztejas, Chutney's, Cucina Cucina, Chantanee Thai, Torero's Taqueria, Spazzo Mediterranean and Raga conjure up visions of exotic locales, and tease the senses with aromas of mouth-watering dishes.
The many choices of cuisine are amply matched by distinctions in décor and ambience. Restaurant patrons can luxuriate in views of Lake Washington from one of many waterfront restaurants, or watch the sun slip behind the mountains from one of downtown's smart office towers. Dining can include a cozy-corner table at Mediterranean Bistro Sans Souci or a great burger and lively atmosphere at the Pumphouse; listening to the sound of jazz and steaks sizzling at Daniel's Broiler, or crabs cracking at the Crabhouse.
A night on the town in Bellevue is a treat for the mind, the senses and the taste buds! Contact the Chamber for an Eastside dining guide.
Fabulous Shopping
Bellevue has become famous throughout the region for its exciting shopping, and it's no wonder! Bellevue Square, in the heart of downtown, offers more than 200 beautiful stores, restaurants and specialty shops. Everywhere you look in downtown Bellevue, nationally-recognized stores, elegant boutiques and galleries dot the streets, all within a short walking distance of each other. If you're looking for the unusual, the one of a kind purchase, Bellevue is the place!
Main Street, in Old Bellevue, is a unique area that's loaded with charm, and offers many interesting shopping and dining opportunities. Visitors to Main Street can relax between purchases over lunch or a cappuccino in one its quaint cafes or coffee houses.
Crossroads Shopping Center and Factoria Mall also play major roles in shopping and dining, and are prime destinations in themselves. Factoria Mall is a complete mall, offering over 60 shops, 15 restaurants, along with health and beauty services, grocery and drugstores and more. People from all over the Puget Sound Region come to Bellevue for its shopping excellence, and to seek the very unusual items not found anywhere else.
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