A couple that ran a bakery in Australia for several years has brought the business stateside and set up shop in a Lakeside Avenue shopping center.
Restaurants
NC restaurant touching down at Short Pump
A restaurant chain is making its first play in Virginia with plans to take over the former Mimi’s Cafe space in a Short Pump shopping center.
Cookie company slides into new VCU shop
After taking over the storefront of another late-night cookie delivery rival, a local startup is up and running in prime territory for hungry VCU students.
Shuttered Short Pump restaurant owner sued over rent
A Charlottesville restaurant’s second location shut down after about a year, and now the shopping center is suing for the $816,000 it’s allegedly missing in rent.
Family launching new restaurant near Innsbrook
The former manager of a Shockoe Bottom restaurant and bar is starting up his own California-influenced venture in Innsbrook next month with help from family.
Sandwich chain grabs seat in new downtown tower
The downtown skyline’s newest addition has landed a national sandwich chain to fill out its ground-floor space.
Bail bond agent locks down restaurant space in Shockoe Bottom
A full-time bail bondswoman, whose work keeps her out and about all hours of the night, plans to add a new spot to to the all-nighters’ map with a bar and restaurant in Shockoe Bottom.
Pizza chain’s second area location popping up in Chesterfield
With one local restaurant in the heart of Carytown, national pizza brand Mellow Mushroom is sprouting up in a Chesterfield County shopping center.
Shockoe Bottom restaurateurs plan new venture next door
With their new bar and eatery just getting off the ground in Shockoe Bottom, the restaurant’s owners and chef are already working up a new dining and event space in the neighborhood.
A Kokonut rolls into Main Street
A Fan sandwich shop has shut its doors, and a Northern Virginia couple launched a new Southeast Asian restaurant in the space last week.