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A WORLD of CHOICES With shops and restaurants offering everything from local flavors to international specialties, there’s something to please every palate in Fairfax County. When it comes to dining and shopping, you’re spoiled with choices in Fairfax County! With the largest concentration of shopping on the East Coast outside of Manhattan, massive TYSONS CORNER CENTER and the upscale TYSONS GALLERIA offer options of epic proportions. Where else can you find designers like Bally, Burberry, Prada and Ferragamo – and mainstays like Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks – all in one place? Elsewhere in the area, RESTON TOWN CENTER is a “mall” that was designed to look like an American downtown, while FAIR OAKS MALL and FAIRFAX CORNER provide both traditional indoor mall and outdoor city-center-style shopping with multiple retail, dining and entertainment options. SPRINGFIELD TOWN CENTER offers shopping and dining along the I-95 corridor of Fairfax County and MOSAIC, once a suburban shopping center, is now its own little city complete with a weekend farmer’s market and nearly three dozen local restaurants. Speaking of eating, FOUNDING FARMERS features handmade tables, vintage decor and “egg basket” lights befitting its menu of regional farm-to-table fare. Upscale casual restaurant CLARITY has won all manner of awards for its weekly-changing menu and JIMMY’S OLD TOWN TAVERN harkens back to the good ol’ days in Herndon. For international fare – and flair! – don’t miss Taiwanese-inspired ice cream, Hawaiian poke and authentic Thai street food at THE BLOCK in Annandale. Need recommendations for great outdoor dining spots or some of the coolest shops in town? Visit our Official Insiders Blog for all the latest scoop! FXVA.com/blog THAT'S THE SPIRIT! Sip and savor your way through Virginia wine country and local craft breweries. Fairfax County is the gateway to Northern Virginia’s nationally regarded wine country, which offers more than 80 nearby wineries. Stop by Fairfax County’s first winery, PARADISE SPRINGS WINERY in Clifton, or learn a little history with your wine at THE WINERY AT BULL RUN in Centreville. Pay tribute to the veterans of our country by sipping beers from Chantilly-based HONOR BREWING CO. or try some truly out-of-this-world brews at the newest taproom in Lorton, G34.3 BREWING CO. In Reston, nano-brewery LAKE ANNE BREW HOUSE serves a selection of hand-crafted beers overlooking its gorgeous namesake lake and BIKE LANE BREWING is part brewery, part café and part bike shop. Chantilly’s MUSTANG SALLY BREWING COMPANY crafts beer inspired by Old World traditions, while nearby ONO BREWING COMPANY features a tropical tasting room, self-serve beer wall and Odd BBQ served onsite. Elsewhere, belly up to the bar at FAIR WINDS BREWING CO. in Lorton, sip amid cool beer-can art at Herndon-based ASLIN BEER COMPANY, enjoy live music and tacos at SETTLE DOWN EASY BREWING CO. in Merrifield, or check out CABOOSE TAVERN in Vienna and CABOOSE COMMONS at Mosaic. Explore more dining, shopping, and craft beverages at at FXVA.com/things-to-do
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