Alexandria's restaurant and bar scene — openings, closings, reviews, and the people behind the food.
Ally Kirkpatrick's Fabled Ice Cream has signed for 7940 Fort Hunt Road, a Fairfax County shopping center she has known since childhood. Build-out is beginning now, with an opening planned for 2027.
Grubhub customers may now be matched with a sidewalk robot; Serve launched in Alexandria with Uber Eats in December
Banners are up at the Eisenhower East development; the Ted's location was first announced in 2022
Signage in the window at the former Dolce & Bean space gives the Mount Vernon Avenue brewery its first firm date, and co-founder Jake Endres says a new IPA will pour at the opening
Permit at 2423 Mount Vernon Ave. describes a barista counter, coffee lab and roasters area; co-founder confirms a second Alexandria location
The free food-and-music festival is followed by Chalk-a-Block and a canal pub crawl — and the power plant developer says it plans to break ground next year
Participants practice parting, ponytails and three-part braids on mannequin heads at the Alexandria taproom on Sept. 13. The 90-minute session costs $50 and includes a beer.
Twosome Place, owned by the Washington private equity firm Carlyle, registered an Alexandria operating company for 404 King St. last fall. In March, it registered a second one for a Ballston address that Compass Coffee moved to abandon in bankruptcy.
The sixth annual bar crawl brings live music to more than 20 restaurants along Mount Vernon Avenue, with proceeds going to The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria
The Arlandria ghost kitchen broke company sales records after opening last year. Staff and equipment are shifting to a Clarendon storefront opening Aug. 7
Ten days, two weekends, and dishes from Old Town to Arlandria — plus two new participants this year
Mayor Alyia Gaskins issued an official proclamation Thursday naming July 23, 2026, Fish Market and Pop's Old Fashioned Ice Cream Co. Day
Mayor Alyia Gaskins will read an official city proclamation at the joint celebration, which begins at 5 p.m. at 105 King St.
A statewide ban that took effect July 1 means all food vendors must now use alternatives to expanded polystyrene
The Charlottesville roastery opens its seventh location at 1119 King St.
The Arlington-founded pizzeria, which has a location in Old Town North, will activate at matchdays, community events, and fan experiences across the DMV