Crossroads is Bellevue's most culturally diverse neighbourhood, centred on Crossroads Shopping Center and the surrounding streets. Where downtown Bellevue is polished and corporate, Crossroads feels lived-in — a genuine neighbourhood with a large East Asian population that shows up in the restaurant strip along 156th Avenue NE, the Asian grocery stores, and the weekend farmers' market held in the shopping centre car park.
The neighbourhood reflects the demographic transformation of the Eastside over the last two decades. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and South Asian communities have made Crossroads into one of the best eating areas in the greater Seattle region, with strong competition keeping prices lower than the downtown restaurant scene. If you want to eat well in Bellevue without paying downtown prices, Crossroads is where to go.