The South Alex development just off Richmond Highway (Route 1) in Penn Daw is getting some new retail tenants, all of them expected to open in the coming months.
Three new businesses are opening on the south side of the shopping center:
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Idylwood will soon welcome a French bakery and cafe.
Construction permits have been filed for De Ma Vie, a new venture that will take over the first floor of the commercial building at 7787 Leesburg Pike.
California Fish Grill is coming to Franconia.
Building plans for the 2,961-square-foot restaurant at the Festival at Manchester Lakes shopping center were submitted to Fairfax County in mid-July.
A new Indian restaurant has quietly begun serving diners in Idylwood.
Mumbai Central, housed in Idylwood Plaza at 7505 Leesburg Pike, kicked off its soft opening earlier this month, owner Sunil Bastola confirmed to FFXnow.
Sweetgreen is officially cruising into Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean, and it’s bringing a beach-inspired Mexican restaurant from D.C. along for the ride.
The fast-casual health food chain anticipates opening at 6220 Old Dominion Drive this fall. The 2,571-square-foot restaurant will be joined in the free-standing, former Truist Bank building by Surfside, which is expanding into Virginia for the first time.
A new dining option arrived at Fair Oaks Mall earlier this week.
Ugly Dumpling, which announced plans to join the mall’s slate of eateries last year, celebrated its grand opening at 11947U Fair Oaks Mall, Suite G-213, on Monday (July 14).
A New York-based restaurant chain will officially introduce itself to Fairfax City tomorrow (Thursday).
After welcoming its first customers with a soft opening earlier this month, Blazin’ Chicken and Gyro plans to commemorate the grand opening of its second D.C.-area location with complimentary food, juices and milkshakes from 5-9 p.m.
Tous les Jours is coming to Tysons with a few other eateries in tow.
The bakery, which started in Korea but serves French-style pastries, will anchor Luna Hall Tysons, a new food hall expected to open on the ground floor of the office building at 8201 Greensboro Drive near Tysons Galleria later this summer.
Reston Town Center has booked another restaurant tenant for its expansion along Sunset Hills Road.
The Italian restaurant Grazie Nonna and the deli Grazie Grazie — which share an owner and are primarily based in D.C. — are both expected to open at the development known informally as RTC Next in spring 2026, a public relations representative for property owner BXP told FFXnow.
Shake Shack has settled on an opening date for its new restaurant at Reston Town Center.
The chain will start serving its signature burgers and shakes at 11922 Democracy Drive on Wednesday, July 16, Shake Shack communications manager Kate DeMarco says. The initial “wave” of customers to arrive when doors open at 11 a.m. will receive Shake Shack stickers.