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Láylí Mediterranean is looking to take advantage of the outdoor space at 3033 Wilson Blvd.

The eatery, which opened its doors last week, has applied for three use permits at the 7,100 square foot property — two of which would re-establish the outdoor presence put in place under the former Bar Ivy.


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Ballston Quarter will soon be home to a new all-you-can-eat hot pot and Korean barbecue restaurant.

Top Pot has begun appearing on signs around the mall, as well as on the shopping center’s website. The restaurant’s website lists the Ballston location as “coming soon” and signs indicate that it will be somewhere at street level — likely either inside the main mall or along Wilson Blvd.


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The former Pamplona space in Clarendon is vacant no longer.

Hyde Social will bring a low-frills local hangout to 3100 Clarendon Blvd, ownership tells ARLnow, with both indoor and outdoor seating.


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Update on 6/10/24 — Van Leeuwen will open on Tuesday, June 11, after all, a PR rep says. The shop will offer $1 scoops from 3-5 p.m. as originally planned

Earlier: Popular New York-based ice cream parlor chain Van Leeuwen is expected to open its doors soon in Crystal City.


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Clarendon’s newest spot for Mediterranean cuisine is now serving diners.

Láylí Mediterranean opened its doors on Thursday at 3033 Wilson Blvd — the former site of Bar Ivy, which closed last year.


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Arlington’s food scene never stops evolving.

In recent weeks and months, plans have been made to not only revive a once-popular local watering hole but also to welcome new outposts of some national and local restaurant groups.


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A local chain of New Mexico-inspired restaurants has set its sights on Arlington.

Anita’s, which has served New Mexican cuisine across Northern Virginia for nearly 50 years, intends to open a fast-casual location in Virginia Square later this year, Vice President of Operations Tommy Tellez told ARLnow.


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(Updated at 3:30 p.m.) New York-based ice cream chain Van Leeuwen expects to open its Crystal City location next month.

The shop will occupy retail space underneath The Grace, the new apartment tower at 269 19th Court S. The shop is planning on an early June opening.


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A new high-end sushi restaurant appears to be coming to Pentagon City.

The realty management company Rappaport announced on its website that the creators behind Gyu Shige Japanese BBQ & Bar in Fairfax’s Mosaic District have leased about 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space below the Sage at National Landing, a 306-unit multifamily building at 480 11th Street S.


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A new restaurant and bar has opened at the former site of Rebellion on the Pike.

Cornerstone opened its doors last month at 2900 Columbia Pike, serving up hearty plates like chicken pot pie, beef chili and seafood pasta along with beers, wines and signature cocktails at its full bar.


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Popeyes is making its triumphant return and a regional dumpling eatery is expanding with another Arlington outpost.

Those are the latest additions to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. The mall just announced that both Popeyes and Dumpling District will be opening in the food court “early this summer.”


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