Thirteen Bellevue restaurants will serve special noodle dishes for 12 days starting Wednesday, Nov. 11, as the second annual Bellevue Noodle Week returns.

The event, organized by Visit Bellevue, pairs a self-guided dining trail with a charitable twist. Each time a diner checks in at a participating restaurant through Visit Bellevue's VueFinder app, the organization's Bellevue Cares program will prompt a donation to Jubilee REACH, a nonprofit that provides food assistance and other support to Bellevue-area students and families. Visit Bellevue has not specified a dollar amount per check-in or a total fundraising goal.

"Bellevue's restaurants bring people together every day, and Noodle Week gives diners another way to be part of that community," said Megan Adams, Visit Bellevue's director of destination stewardship and community relations. Adams said each restaurant check-in through Bellevue Cares will prompt a donation to Jubilee REACH to support food security for Bellevue neighbors.

The lineup stretches across cuisines. Nan Noodles is offering Yunnan-style Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles, where diners cook raw toppings in steaming broth at the table. Bobae Noodle House features jjajangmyeon, Korean-Chinese black bean noodles with pork and vegetables. Japonessa Bellevue has spicy seafood ramen with salmon, shrimp, clams and squid.

Italian-style entries include smoked chicken linguine at Black Bottle, vegetarian lasagna at Bis on Main, Wagyu-and-sausage rigatoni at John Howie Steak and crab-and-shrimp spaghetti at Primo's Bellevue. Seastar's zucchini linguine is listed as vegan and gluten-free.

Tendon Kohaku Bellevue rounds out the Asian side with two udon dishes, and Duke's Seafood, Water Grill Bellevue and Hokkaido Ramen Santouka fill out the roster.

Kickoff and cooking classes

Visit Bellevue and Bobae Noodle House will host Bobae's Beats and Noodle Night on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. The free event includes live music, noodle swag and a complimentary tasting-size serving of Bobae's signature jjajangmyeon, according to Visit Bellevue's announcement. The event's official webpage describes the offering as a free bowl; diners may want to check with the organizer on serving size.

Taste Buds Kitchen Bellevue, at 15015 Main St. #109, has scheduled two hands-on classes during the event. A ramen bowls class on Friday, Nov. 13, covers chicken ramen with handmade noodles. A fresh handmade pasta class follows on Friday, Nov. 20. Pricing and registration details were not included in the announcement.

How to participate

Diners can download the VueFinder app, log in and check in at participating restaurants to register each visit. Check-ins earn entries for Noodle Week-themed prizes and trigger the Bellevue Cares donation. The full restaurant and dish lineup is listed on Visit Bellevue's Noodle Week page.

The event runs through Sunday, Nov. 22.