Thanida Thai Restaurant and Bar has a new home in Old Town.
The traditional Thai restaurant was forced to move due to the redevelopment of the Montgomery Center in Old Town North. It’s now located at 1210 N. Fayette Street, which is about a half-mile from the Braddock Road Metro station.
The Subway restaurant at 3829 Mount Vernon Avenue closed on Nov. 19.
The business has been in the Del Ray North shopping center for decades. The owner of the Arlandria franchise said that paying rent was becoming increasingly difficult and that he was forced to shut down.
Outdoor dining is officially coming to Oakville Triangle.
On Saturday, City Council unanimously an ordinance to allow outdoor dining on the sidewalk at 461 Swann Avenue for Founding Farmers.
BRABO Brasserie at 1600 King Street is getting replaced with a new location from the Midwest breakfast/brunch restaurant chain HomeGrown: A Daytime Eatery.
The restaurant is located inside the Archer Hotel Old Town Alexandria, which took over the space from Lorien Hotel and Spa earlier this year.
The most festively decorated pop-up bar in Alexandria is returning this month.
It’s the fourth year in a row that “Joy on the Avenue” will open for the holidays at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray.
Northern Virginia Magazine has released their ranking of the 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia and Alexandria fared better than it did in the Washington Post’s ranking.
Alexandria had four spots on the ranking, all of them in Old Town.
After nearly three years of construction, Inova Health Center — Oakville will be unveiled in a ribbon cutting on Thursday (Oct. 31).
The $300 million Oakville Triangle project at the corner of Swann Avenue and Richmond Highway includes more than 1 million square feet of residential space dedicated to apartments and townhomes, the new 93,000-square-foot health center (400 Fannon Street) with a comprehensive emergency room and 55,000 square feet of retail.
Damage from a grease fire has shut down the McDonald’s at 121 W. Glebe Road in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood, according to the Alexandria Fire Department.
Walls, ceiling panels, vents and the roof were damaged in the Oct. 18 (Friday) blaze, according to AFD. The fire in the frier area was reported to AFD by an employee at around 7:15 p.m. The fire was contained in about 35 minutes and AFD was on-scene for an hour, according to dispatch reports.
The newest Burger of the Moment at Holy Cow Del Ray (2312 Mt Vernon Avenue) celebrates the NFL play that had everyone talking last night.
In a game last night against the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a game-winning pass that was caught by wide receiver Noah Brown.
There’s a new craft cocktail bar in Old Town.
Yesterday (Thursday) was the grand opening of the craft cocktail bar Francis Hall in the Hotel Heron (699 Prince Street) in Old Town.
After heaping praise on Ethiopian spot Feru Bar and Restaurant (512 S. Van Dorn Street) in a review earlier this year, Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema listed the restaurant as one of the Top 40 Restaurants In and Around D.C.
The review praised the atmosphere of the Van Dorn Shopping Center restaurant, the awaze tibs (a meat stew dish), and the hart work of owner Firehiwot Bireka.
