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Just a few months after Greenheart Juice abruptly closed its doors in Vienna, a new homegrown, health-focused cafe has moved into the nearly-century-old building it occupied off the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail.

As rumored, the gourmet toast chain Toastique took over Greenheart’s space at 208 Dominion Road NE and now anticipates opening to the public at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15.


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South Block is ready to make its Reston debut, just a few months after confirming the planned expansion.

The Northern Virginia smoothie chain will celebrate its grand opening at 1835 Fountain Drive in the Spectrum at Reston Town Center this Saturday (Oct. 25) with free food, a banana costume contest, giveaways and a live DJ.


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Two national dessert chains are joining forces for a new paired location in the Town of Vienna.

Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins have signed a lease for the 3,484-square-foot, drive-thru restaurant at 411 Maple Avenue East, commercial real estate brokerage firm KLNB announced yesterday (Monday).


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As of now, a Starbucks store in Fair Lakes is the brand’s lone Fairfax County location on the chopping block.

The last day of business for the cafe, located at 12599 Fair Lakes Circle in East Market, will be tomorrow (Saturday), an employee confirmed to FFXnow.


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Greenheart Juice Shop’s remaining stores are apparently changing hands, continuing a summer of upheaval for the Northern Virginia business.

The juice bar has closed its Vienna location after just over four years at 208 Dominion Road. Its final day of operations was Sunday (Aug. 24), taking loyal customers by surprise.


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Those who have come to try Layered‘s viral fruit-shaped pastries during the cafe’s soft opening have been finding much more than they’ve bargained for.

Since the cafe opened its doors in Fairfax City at Courthouse Plaza (3924 Blenheim Blvd) earlier this summer, diners have been greeted by long lines and, in some instances, empty cases.


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A popular bakery and cafe chain around the D.C. area is planning on opening its latest Fairfax-area location later this month.

Tatte Bakery & Cafe has targeted Aug. 27 to open its new cafe in Fairfax City, according to signage posted outside the building.


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Roggenart Bakery Cafe and Bistro is ready to unveil its new location at RTC West.

The bakery will begin serving coffee and its artisan pastries at 12130A Sunset Hills Road next week, with an official opening scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21 at 10:30 a.m.


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South Block is plotting another expansion in Fairfax County.

The regional juice and smoothie chain has leased one of the new storefronts created out of the former Whole Foods space at Idylwood Plaza. Signage announcing that South Block is “coming soon” recently appeared at the shopping center.


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Construction is underway on a new coffee shop in Reston.

Simply Social Coffee, which can currently be found in Vienna’s Cedar Park Shopping Center and next to Burlington Coat Factory just outside Fairfax City, has been working on a third location in Reston at 11511 Sunrise Valley Drive, Unit 9.


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