East Seattle | One Meal A Day Challenge 🍽️✨

Had to make the most of this unexpectedly sunny weekend in Bellevue for work – so I turned it into a solo food adventure! 🥐 1. Farine Bakery & Cafe A popular brunch and pastry spot buzzing with energy – you find your own seat and basically serve yourself, so I skipped the tip 😉 Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Tart 🍫 – Rich and creamy, not overly sweet, but so heavy I had to split it into three sittings (hello, sugar rush!). $6.50 Seafood Tartine 🦐🦞🦀 – Layers of shrimp, lobster, crab over fennel and toasted brioche. Light, flavorful, and delicious! Came with a side (half salad, half fries – so thoughtful!). $17 🍦 2. Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream Pretty basic homemade-style scoops – I could probably make this myself? Tried samples: Coconut Chunk, Iced Latte, Honey Lavender Went with Honey Lavender 💜 – strong floral notes, real lavender bits, creamy texture. A very large scoop – seriously, share this if you can. Got way too sweet by the end. Staff wasn’t warm, but no tip expected! $7 🍜 3. Fern Thai Cafe Ordered the much-hyped Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles) – level 3 spice 🌶️ Actually had some kick! Generous seafood portion (3 each of shrimp, mussels, squid, scallops) Good, but not mind-blowing – more sweet than I expected. Drank water all through the second half. $23 All prices above are before tax & tip. Eating out in the U.S. really adds up… Time to recover in the cafeteria this week 🥲💸 #SeattleEats #BellevueFood #SoloDining #FoodReview #SeattleFoodie #EastsideEats #NoTipLife #BudgetEats