Cafe An'Clair - Downtown Bellevue — Restaurant in Bellevue

Cafe An’Clair is seriously too good not to share!!

Tucked away in downtown, this charming café is owned by an inspiring female entrepreneur and offers everything you could want: artisan coffee, a wide selection of teas and specialty drinks, freshly baked goods (ah-mazing), and delicious sandwiches, all made with top-tier ingredients and care. Shoutout to An and Eve!

One of my coworkers is a former barista, and even she was genuinely impressed by the quality of the drinks. Their hot chocolate alone is on a whole other level. Rich, velvety, and unlike any I’ve had before.

The space itself is just as amazing. It’s bright, airy, beautiful, and spacious, with TONS of seating both inside and out. It's such a breath of fresh air compared to the usual cramped, noisy coffee spots. Whether you’re hanging out, on a date, deep in study mode, or having a heart-to-heart, it’s the kind of place where you can actually hear yourself think.

They also host weekend pop-ups and fun classes supporting local vendors and artists (I haven’t been yet, but I definitely plan to!). Highly recommend giving them a follow on IG to stay in the loop! (IG:@cafeanclair)

If you're in Bellevue, be sure to check it out. This spot is a...

Pretty good cafe. Parking is very difficult, even if you find the right parking garage (it’s right next to two, so I went to the wrong one first and had to move my car) the validation only lasts 30 minutes, so by the time you get your food and drink and walk to and from you’ll most likely have to pay extra like I did which is really expensive. Bought a small drink & a scone (they were already sold out of their most popular scone by 10am) and it was $13, plus $2 (for 9 minutes over validation) parking. They don’t seem to want people to bring a laptop because of the extremely short validation & they hide their WiFi password - you have to interrupt the employees conversations to ask and they pull out a small sign. Pretty pricey, and plus the parking situation I wouldn’t come back unless I was just walking in the area, but giving 3 stars because the latte art was pretty good, the employees were friendly, and they warm your...

The service is great, the scones are pretty delicious and they’re one of the few places where they can heat the scones perfectly for you, it’s a great place to just sit and people watch or enjoy a sunny day, there’s plenty of seating in the area outside as well.

The coffee was a bit under expressed and sour (I’d ordered an espresso), the genmaicha was great (they recommend a 3 minute brewing time, however the sweet spot is between 1 to 2 minutes, as I found it turned bitter at the 3...