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Lil’ Bowl, formerly in the Fresh World Supermarket on Liberia Avenue, has a new home. In May, they moved to 9121 Manassas Drive in Manassas Park.

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Artidoro Rodríguez Café (Artidoro), a boutique Peruvian coffee company, has opened its first U.S. coffee bar in Manassas.

“We are proud to be the first restaurant to host an Artidoro Rodriguez Peruvian coffee bar,” said Claudio Felipe Munoz, owner of Taty’s, a Peruvian restaurant. Taty’s, at 10768 Sudley Manor Drive, will host the bar inside its restaurant.


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Michael Choi has wooed Northern Virginia with delicious food, from making large meals for his kitchen staff to launching his third restaurant.

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In June, “Suad’s Majles Desserts and Coffee” will mark its one-year anniversary.

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“You Pick Two” meals will allow rewarded guests to select any combination of two half-size entrees from the Panera Bread menu.

The new restaurant will be at 940 Wonder Road, in the Embrey Mill Town Center in Stafford. Even if you don’t make the first 50, all guests who visit on opening day between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. will have a chance to spin a prize wheel to win free tumblers, car coasters, cookies, bagels, and more.


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This summer, New York style bagels and hand-scooped ice cream are coming to Gainesville. Two foodies with bagel and scoop training are opening side-by-side restaurants for the food they couldn’t find in their new town. When Scott and Annie MacDougall relocated to Bristow from the New York, New Jersey area in 2002, they missed two things from back home: bagels and ice cream. “We couldn’t find a bagel to our liking.  The other was the hand-scooped ice cream.

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With over 7,000 miles of coastline, Mexico offers a unique cuisine scene with more than just traditional Mexican dishes. In fact, Mexican seafood has long been a popular fare in areas like Cancun, Tampico, and Baja California. Now, diners in Northern Virginia can taste many popular Mexican seafood dishes at Mariscos Cancun Mexican Seafood and Grill restaurant in Manassas.

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Construction on an existing building is moving slowly along Lafayette Boulevard in Fredericksburg, and everything about it is a mystery.
On the front window of this gray building, there are several city permits, dating from the original permit from July 2022 to more recent electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits, showing that something is going on.

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North Stafford welcomes El Jimador Mexican Restaurant, a new dining establishment opened by Felipe Macias and Francisco Macias. Located on Valor Court, just off Route 610 and next to North Stafford High School, this restaurant aims to offer a unique dining experience.

Felipe Macias, who brings 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry, shared his journey. “I’ve been in the restaurant business for 20 years,” Macias said. He started his career in Pennsylvania at a chain restaurant and has always had a passion for cooking and construction. “I did this whole building. I love construction, but I’m not a builder,” he noted.


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