Grab your ORCA card and your appetite: a fresh crop of 11 restaurants has landed within walking distance of the Bellevue and Redmond light rail stations, serving everything from matcha drinks and French Asian pastries to dim sum and grab-and-go chains. The new spots are clustered around downtown Bellevue, Bellevue Marketplace and Redmond’s downtown core, giving riders, nearby workers and shoppers extra incentive to hop off the train for a bite.
New Line, New Dining Map
A roundup by The Seattle Times counts 11 restaurants that are open or in soft-opening stages near 2 Line stations. The mix includes Pagliacci Pizza in Redmond, Shri Krishna Bhavan in Old Bellevue, Wudu Noodle House by Bellevue Marketplace and Joe & The Juice inside Bellevue Square. Together they represent a blend of national chains, regional favorites and quieter family-run kitchens that have slipped into ground-floor retail along the transit corridor.
Dim Sum and Local Staples
Sum Yee Kae, which took over and rebranded the former Sun Sui Wah space at Bellevue Marketplace, is now pouring out daytime dim sum service alongside a full Cantonese dinner menu. According to the restaurant, the focus is on handcrafted dim sum and seafood standards designed for family meals and larger gatherings. Hours and menu details are posted on Sum Yee Kae…