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An acclaimed Chinese restaurant with Sichuan-style noodles and dumplings is planning a new location in Tysons.

Mian Sichuan Noodle is preparing to open at 8395 Leesburg Pike in Pike 7 Plaza, replacing a vacancy left by the decades-old China Wok restaurant last summer. Exterior signage for Mian Sichuan Noodle has appeared at the retail bay after the restaurant applied for a permit there earlier this year.


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A new fast-casual cafe has opened its doors in Merrifield’s Mosaic District, with a menu focused on “health-conscious living.”

Pura Vida Miami is now open, serving up all-day breakfast, acai bowls, salads and more from its new space at 8296 Glass Alley, next to the Archer Hotel where Parc de Ville once stood.


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New York City-based food hall Wonder is continuing its regional expansion with a new location in Hybla Valley.

Wonder is hosting a grand opening next week for its new food hall at 7713 Fordson Road in the Fordson Place shopping center. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, with festivities including giveaways and a ribbon cutting.


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A new restaurant franchise centered around breakfast and brunch is coming soon to University Mall.

Another Broken Egg Cafe is preparing to open a new location soon at 10645 Braddock Road in the shopping center near George Mason University’s Fairfax campus.


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A fast-casual restaurant that promises to serve authentic Iraqi grilled cuisine is taking shape in Vienna.

A temporary sign appeared last week announcing that Mashahweez, a new concept from a local father-son team, is “coming soon” to the Vienna Shopping Center at 128 Maple Avenue West.


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Local diners missing Maggiano’s Little Italy will want to circle their calendar for this year’s Taste of Tysons.

The foodie festival is returning to Tysons Corner Center for a fourth year on May 16 from noon to 3 p.m. with a preview of the forthcoming Italian restaurant among its highlights.


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A new spot for ramen and Japanese cuisine has opened for business at Herndon’s Arrowbrook Centre.

National ramen chain Kyuramen opened yesterday (Wednesday) at 2330 Silver Arrow Way and is currently offering a limited “soft service” menu of the brand’s popular dishes. The opening marks the Kyuramen’s second location in Northern Virginia and first outpost in Fairfax County.


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A French-inspired bakery and cafe chain is opening for business this week at the Reston Town Center.

The new Paris Baguette at 2004 Opportunity Way is holding a “soft opening” today (Wednesday), owner Farooq Siddiqui told FFXnow. The franchise offers dozens of sweet and savory pastries in addition to cakes, breads, sandwiches, coffee and seasonal drinks.


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It will be one day more before Fairfax Corner visitors can start digging into the buttermilk biscuits and barbecued meats that have made Ruthie’s All-Day a hit in Arlington.

The Southern comfort food establishment will open its second restaurant at 11951 Grand Commons Avenue tomorrow (Wednesday), with dinner service starting at 5 p.m.


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Construction is progressing at a promising clip on the McLean Project for the Arts’ (MPA) new Berlage Arts & Education Center.

The walls were still bare and some internal building systems, including lights and HVAC units, remained exposed when FFXnow took a preview tour on April 2, but it didn’t require a huge leap of imagination to picture the community destination anticipated by the nonprofit’s leaders.


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