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Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar

Civica Office Commons Building
205 108th Ave. NE (NE Second St.) Send to Phone
BellevueWA 98004
425-456-0010 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Chef John Howie’s global spin on Pacific Northwest cuisine makes this Eastside restaurant worth the trip across Lake Washington. Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar is one of our | Top 10 Seattle Seafood Restaurants | Top 10 Seattle WineList Restaurants |

Cuisine

Open

Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

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Wine

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Dining room at Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar, Bellevue, WASeastar is not what one might envision as a seafood restaurant: it’s not on the water and there’s nothing nautical about its elegantly understated décor. Subdued lighting, well-spaced tables and professional service make you forget you’re in Bellevue. Fragrant pesto-steamed butter clams or the trio of flash-seared diver sea scallops may start things off. Inspired by Southwestern flavors, yellowtail ceviche is seasoned with roasted chilies, lime and cilantro. If you’re in the mood for classic seafood with woodsy notes, look no further than Alaskan king crab legs roasted on a Western red cedar plank. For lighter fare, consider the elegant raw bar for ultra fresh sushi, sashimi and Seastar’s tuna poke. Oenophiles will appreciate the wine list, and a state-of-the-art wine preservation system allows pours of rare wines by the glass. You’ll end on a sweet note with the rich molten chocolate-raspberry cake or exotic passion fruit panna cotta.

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