A new option for boba tea is set to open its doors this weekend in Fairfax City.
The Alley will hold its grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 11017 Main Street, filling a 1,700-square-foot storefront in Fairfax Junction — formerly known as the Westfair Shopping Center — near the Fairfax Blvd intersection.
A new Starbucks is set to open in Kingstowne Towne Center before Thanksgiving.
A spokesperson for the coffee chain told FFXnow that the new location at 5890 Kingstowne Center, Suite 120 — formerly a My Gym — will be over 2,400 square feet with expanded seating and additional parking for customers.
A French-inspired chain of breakfast cafes is going to say “bonjour” to Merrifield.
The Mosaic District will become home to the first Virginia location of Maman, a New York-based brand offering coffee, pastries and other bites.
Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is shuttering its doors at North Point Village Center in Reston, but the closure will come one month later than originally estimated.
Business representative Nishi Arora tells FFXnow that the shop will now close on Nov. 30 instead of Oct. 31. As previously reported, Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is set to be replaced by the D.C.-based deli Call Your Mother, which expanded its Northern Virginia presence with an opening in Vienna this week.
A new juice shop is still in the works at North Point Village Center (1432 North Point Village Center) in Reston.
A representative for Greenheart Juice says an estimate of the opening date will become clearer by the end of the month, but didn’t provide an explanation for the delay. The business was previously expected to open in August.
A new European bakery is coming soon to Reston.
Roggenart Bakery Cafe and Bistro plans to open next year at 12130A Sunset Hills Road in RTC West, a business spokesperson tells FFXnow.
The convenience store chain 7-Eleven will be slightly less ubiquitous by the end of 2024.
The store inside Tysons Corner Center closed permanently on Sept. 23, a mall spokesperson recently confirmed to FFXnow. More closures may be coming in the weeks ahead, as 7-Eleven plans to shutter 444 “underperforming” locations across North America.
Dunkin’ Donuts has arrived in Annandale.
The donuts-and-coffee chain opened the doors of its new restaurant at 7025 Columbia Pike this morning (Friday), according to a media advisory. The cafe will operate daily from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Some new dining and shopping options are in development at Tysons Corner Center.
Fried chicken connoisseurs may be interested to know that the D.C. region’s biggest mall will soon be home to a Popeyes. Temporary signage wrapped around the fast food restaurant’s future space in the first-floor food court notes that it’ll be open Sundays — perhaps a cheeky shot at its rival in the chicken sandwich wars of 2019.
Reston’s North Point Village Center will soon swap one local bagel maker for another.
Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is set to permanently close its shop at 1484 North Point Village Center on Oct. 31, an employee told FFXnow. In its place, the popular “Jew-ish” deli Call Your Mother will reportedly rise, continuing its recent expansion into Northern Virginia.
