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The new year will bring a new coffee and snack spot to Reston.

De Clieu Coffee and Sandwich has boarded up the windows of a vacant commercial building at 2235 Soapstone Drive near 7-Eleven in anticipation of opening its third location in Northern Virginia later this winter.


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Oakton residents craving gyros, spanakopita and more will have to get familiar with a new eatery in 2025.

After closing on Dec. 21, the neighborhood’s SouvlakiBar at 2930 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 111, is in the process of rebranding due to a partnership with a fellow chain of Greek restaurants.


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Tysons Corner Center is closing out 2024 with the addition of a few new dining options.

Though it was dark when FFXnow visited the mall around lunch time this past Sunday (Dec. 22), Popeyes has indeed opened its new stall on the first floor between Panda Express and Chef Lin, a Tysons Corner Center spokesperson confirmed.


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Bonchon is back in Herndon.

After temporarily closing last year amid customer complaints, the Korean fried chicken chain reopened its franchise at Franklin Farm Village Center (13320 Franklin Farm Road) in the Oak Hill area on Wednesday, Dec. 18, under new ownership.


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A sandwich and wings chain is ready to open the doors to its new location in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Charleys Cheesesteaks could open its new franchise at 3556 South Jefferson Street, Unit E, in the Crossroads Place Shopping Center this weekend. Pallets of cardboard boxes, each adorned with the company’s logo, could be seen being taken into the storefront Wednesday (Dec. 18) afternoon.


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A local diner chain will open its latest restaurant mere days before the calendar flips to 2025.

Bob & Edith’s Diner will start serving customers at 6451 Old Beulah Street in Newington on Dec. 27, business manager Rebekah Steele told FFXnow.


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A select few customers will receive free pastry this weekend as a Springfield bakery celebrates its grand opening.

The first 50 guests in line at Paris Baguette’s newest Fairfax-area outpost, located at 6811 Bland Street, will receive one of its many pastries for free as part of Saturday’s festivities.


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Neighborhood Restaurant Group will shake up its presence at the Mosaic District in Merrifield in 2025.

Retail butcher Red Apron closed its doors permanently earlier this month after 11 years in operation, but the storefront located at 8298 Glass Alley will remain in the family.


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As the calendar flips to 2025, the grand opening of a new dining option at Fair Oaks Mall is on the horizon.

The New Jersey-based Ugly Dumpling is targeting March to open its restaurant within the mall, a company spokesperson told FFXnow.


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The closure of a bank in McLean’s Chesterbrook Shopping Center could be a gain for a national chain of salad restaurants.

Sweetgreen has asked Fairfax County’s Zoning Office to clarify how a potential restaurant could take advantage of a drive-thru lane previously installed during a property’s last life as a bank.


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