A Chinese dumpling and noodle restaurant plans to open in Rosslyn this spring.
Yu Noodles recently signed a lease at 1515 Wilson Blvd, in the retail bay formerly held by Tom Yum District.
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A longtime family-owned Thai restaurant on Langston Blvd has taken on a new name and look, along with some new menu items.
Thai Thai rebranded to Thai Leaf this fall under the ownership of Pichamon Dobson, a family friend of the previous owner. While Dobson spent months renovating the restaurant at 5123 Langston Blvd, much of Thai Thai’s cuisine lives on under the same chef.
A Crystal City eatery is about to start serving Michelin-starred tacos. But only for a short time.
Starting tomorrow (Wednesday) and lasting through Thursday, Dec. 26, Tacombi at 1550 Crystal Drive will offer some items from the menu of Mexico City-based El Califa de León — the first taqueria in the world to earn a Michelin star.
The best restaurants in Virginia, at least according to Washingtonian readers, are all in Arlington and Falls Church.
The magazine yesterday published its list of “Your Favorite Restaurants Around DC in 2024.” Under the “Best Restaurant in Virginia” category, readers chose three familiar local spots: Thompson Italian and Ellie Bird, both in Falls Church, plus Ruthie’s All Day in Arlington in the No. 3 position.
Arlington’s last California Tortilla closed in Courthouse late last month, as another restaurant is reportedly lined up to replace it.
The fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant closed its doors Nov. 30, according to a storefront message at 2057 Wilson Blvd, next to Brooklyn Bagel Bakery. The Bethesda-based restaurant opened in Courthouse 20 years ago.
A Vietnamese eatery in Clarendon featuring bubble tea has rebranded and added some new menu items.
After opening in July under the name Bobalicious, the cafe became Pho and Banh Mi Eatery Cafe later this summer — and has now updated its offerings to include soft tacos in addition to pho, poke, rolls and banh mi.
An Italian restaurant in Virginia Square is one of the best new restaurants in the country, according to Yelp.
The website ranked Carbonara (3865 Wilson Blvd) at No. 21 on its list of the Best New Restaurants of 2024 earlier this week. The national list selected 25 restaurants based on the volume and ratings of their Yelp reviews, among other factors.
A Vietnamese restaurant from D.C. will soon make its Arlington debut in Ballston, serving banh mi, pho and other family recipes at affordable prices.
Simply Banh Mi plans to open its second location at 801 N. Quincy Street in a few weeks, owner John Tran told ARLnow. It will replace a similar restaurant that closed at that location in February: Lee’s Sandwiches, which bills itself as the “World’s Largest Bánh Mì Chain.”
It’s been a busy year for Ocean Shack, the seafood restaurant and sports bar that opened in Waverly Hills last November.
With an emphasis on sports, seafood and social media, the restaurant — which celebrated its one-year anniversary a couple weeks ago — overcame some initial growing pains to regularly draw in weekend crowds.
Ambar in Clarendon has a frosty new look — and libations — for the holiday season.
The Balkan restaurant at 2901 Wilson Blvd recently unveiled a winter drink menu and a cozy, chalet-inspired interior on its lower level.
O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub in Clarendon is planning to open a new room in a vacant, adjacent storefront.
The business applied for a permit last week for a commercial addition at 3211 Washington Blvd, formerly home to The Spirits of ’76, an Americana-themed bar that closed in fall 2020.
The Washington Post has published its latest assessment of Arlington’s dining landscape, including eight restaurants it considers to be among the best in the county.
The Post describes a dynamic restaurant scene that “ebbs and flows like the rest of the Washington region, depending on who’s dishing up something new and who’s willing to stretch their gustatory comfort zone.”