Guidebook for Reston

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Guidebook for Reston

Food Scene

Great, little shopping plaza for all the necessities, including COFFEE!
7 locals recommend
Starbucks
11170 South Lakes Dr
7 locals recommend
Great, little shopping plaza for all the necessities, including COFFEE!
Best pies this side of NYC.
Flippin' Pizza - Reston
11130 South Lakes Drive
Best pies this side of NYC.
Feel like darn, good food without the junk? Cafesano is the place.
7 locals recommend
Cafesano
11130 M South Lakes Dr
7 locals recommend
Feel like darn, good food without the junk? Cafesano is the place.
Fantastic food with fantastic service!
19 locals recommend
Jackson's Mighty Fine Food and Lucky Lounge
11927 Democracy Dr
19 locals recommend
Fantastic food with fantastic service!
TexMex with outdoor seating. The tortilla chips are top notch.
16 locals recommend
Uncle Julio's
1827 Library St
16 locals recommend
TexMex with outdoor seating. The tortilla chips are top notch.
Did someone say Asian cuisine?
Big Bowl
11915 Democracy Dr
Did someone say Asian cuisine?
Beef!
20 locals recommend
Morton's The Steakhouse
1750 Crystal Dr
20 locals recommend
Beef!
French crepes - savory and sweet. The end.
31 locals recommend
Mon Ami Gabi
7239 Woodmont Ave
31 locals recommend
French crepes - savory and sweet. The end.
Quality Seafood and a hoppin' bar scene (actually, all of the restaurants in Reston Town Center have a great social vibe).
31 locals recommend
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks
2010 Crystal Dr
31 locals recommend
Quality Seafood and a hoppin' bar scene (actually, all of the restaurants in Reston Town Center have a great social vibe).
Sometimes you need fast-food chicken.
84 locals recommend
Chick-fil-A
2200 Crystal Dr
84 locals recommend
Sometimes you need fast-food chicken.
Good sandwiches.
79 locals recommend
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
655 Michigan Ave NE
79 locals recommend
Good sandwiches.
Italian!
Romano's Macaroni Grill
21055 Dulles Town Cir
Italian!
Diner!
Silver Diner- Tysons
8101 Fletcher St
Diner!
Really good Sushi!
Yoko Sushi
2946 Chain Bridge Rd
Really good Sushi!
Good, American fare and bar.
11 locals recommend
Clyde's of Reston
11905 Market St
11 locals recommend
Good, American fare and bar.
Burgers any way you want them.
The Counter
11922 Democracy Dr
Burgers any way you want them.
Fancy Cupcakes.
Red Velvet Cupcakery
12100 Sunset Hills Rd
Fancy Cupcakes.
5 Star Seafood
9 locals recommend
PassionFish Reston
11960 Democracy Dr
9 locals recommend
5 Star Seafood
BEEF!
7 locals recommend
Ted's Bulletin
11948 Market St
7 locals recommend
BEEF!
Because sometimes you just want pastries and coffee.
Panera Bread
1825 Discovery St
Because sometimes you just want pastries and coffee.
Sushi and sake.
Obi Sushi Japanese Bistro
1771 Library Street
Sushi and sake.
Good ol' American fare in a classic setting.
6 locals recommend
M&S Grill - CLOSED
11901 Democracy Dr
6 locals recommend
Good ol' American fare in a classic setting.
Good, Thai food
Busara Restaurant - Reston
11964 Market St
Good, Thai food
Just in case you want to go - the famous Georgetown Cupcake (Georgetown, Washington, D.C.)
162 locals recommend
Georgetown Cupcake
3301 M St NW
162 locals recommend
Just in case you want to go - the famous Georgetown Cupcake (Georgetown, Washington, D.C.)

Essentials

For the meal you always wanted to cook ;)
6 locals recommend
Safeway
11120 South Lakes Dr
6 locals recommend
For the meal you always wanted to cook ;)

Shopping

Just in case you need a bandaid and chocolate.
CVS
11160 South Lakes Dr
Just in case you need a bandaid and chocolate.
Because sometimes you need to ship stuff.
The UPS Store
South Lakes Drive
Because sometimes you need to ship stuff.
It's Apple
11 locals recommend
Apple Reston
11937 Market St
11 locals recommend
It's Apple
When you need to look gooood!
J.Crew
11953 Market St
When you need to look gooood!
They DO have cool kitchen stuff.
Williams-Sonoma
11897 Market St
They DO have cool kitchen stuff.
For day or night!
Banana Republic
11905 Democracy Dr
For day or night!
Target!
20 locals recommend
Target
12197 Sunset Hills Rd
20 locals recommend
Target!
DIY!
17 locals recommend
The Home Depot
1651 Reston Pkwy
17 locals recommend
DIY!
Crafts and stuff.
Michaels
11630 Plaza America Dr
Crafts and stuff.
Books! (in Tyson's Corner Mall)
16 locals recommend
Barnes & Noble
2800 Clarendon Blvd
16 locals recommend
Books! (in Tyson's Corner Mall)

Everything Else

Gas up! Also, a service station should you need one (hopefully not).
South Lakes Sunoco
11190 South Lakes Dr
Gas up! Also, a service station should you need one (hopefully not).
A wonderful shopping, eating, plaza! Whatever you want or need, you'll most likely find it at Reston Town Center.
122 locals recommend
Reston Town Center
11900 Market St
122 locals recommend
A wonderful shopping, eating, plaza! Whatever you want or need, you'll most likely find it at Reston Town Center.
Just in case...always good to know one is close.
12 locals recommend
Reston Hospital Center
1850 Town Center Pkwy
12 locals recommend
Just in case...always good to know one is close.
Close to Dulles Airport!
134 locals recommend
Dulles International Airport
1 Saarinen Cir
134 locals recommend
Close to Dulles Airport!
For Bike Rentals. This is located in the Reston Town Center. Web site: http://thebikelane.com/
11943 Democracy Dr
For Bike Rentals. This is located in the Reston Town Center. Web site: http://thebikelane.com/
Historic W&OD Trail!
6 locals recommend
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail
6 locals recommend
Historic W&OD Trail!
YMCA! For those interested.
YMCA Fairfax County Reston
12196 Sunset Hills Rd
YMCA! For those interested.
For Mall shopping. Tyson's I and Tyson's II (aka as the Galleria). All the standard stores and good restaurants. Also, in this area, you'll find high end shopping (Tiffany, Gucci, Hermes, etc.)
38 locals recommend
Tysons
38 locals recommend
For Mall shopping. Tyson's I and Tyson's II (aka as the Galleria). All the standard stores and good restaurants. Also, in this area, you'll find high end shopping (Tiffany, Gucci, Hermes, etc.)
Fantastic, 18-hole golf course with Pro shop, less than a 10 minute drive from the house.
7 locals recommend
Reston National Golf Course
11875 Sunrise Valley Dr
7 locals recommend
Fantastic, 18-hole golf course with Pro shop, less than a 10 minute drive from the house.
Metro Station closest to the house - Wiehle-Reston East (opened in summer 2014)
51 locals recommend
Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station
51 locals recommend
Metro Station closest to the house - Wiehle-Reston East (opened in summer 2014)

Sightseeing

If you ask me, way better than the original Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in downtown DC. This complex is so big, it houses a stealth fighter and a NASA shuttle.
111 locals recommend
Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy
111 locals recommend
If you ask me, way better than the original Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in downtown DC. This complex is so big, it houses a stealth fighter and a NASA shuttle.
Quaint, historic, Old Town Alexandria.
393 locals recommend
Old Town
393 locals recommend
Quaint, historic, Old Town Alexandria.
1600 Pennsylvania Ave!
1097 locals recommend
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
1097 locals recommend
1600 Pennsylvania Ave!
A perfect way to spend a touristy day in Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Smithsonian Museums (there are many), this should be your first stop in this great city.
1111 locals recommend
National Mall
1111 locals recommend
A perfect way to spend a touristy day in Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Smithsonian Museums (there are many), this should be your first stop in this great city.
Fantastic Visitor Center and a site to see.
670 locals recommend
United States Capitol
First Street Southeast
670 locals recommend
Fantastic Visitor Center and a site to see.

Arts & Culture

Sometimes you just want to go see a movie.
21 locals recommend
Bow-Tie Cinema
11940 Market St
21 locals recommend
Sometimes you just want to go see a movie.
Go Nats! (that's our MLB team)
455 locals recommend
Nationals Park
1500 S Capitol St SE
455 locals recommend
Go Nats! (that's our MLB team)
Go SKINS!
116 locals recommend
FedExField
1600 Fedex Way
116 locals recommend
Go SKINS!
The Kennedy Center! Great Theater!
498 locals recommend
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NW
498 locals recommend
The Kennedy Center! Great Theater!
Outdoor music venue with fantastic concerts throughout the summer. BYOB for the lawn seats. Highly recommended if you have time.
80 locals recommend
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Rd
80 locals recommend
Outdoor music venue with fantastic concerts throughout the summer. BYOB for the lawn seats. Highly recommended if you have time.
Big Name Concerts.
33 locals recommend
Jiffy Lube Live
7800 Cellar Door Dr
33 locals recommend
Big Name Concerts.
We have Soccer, too!
18 locals recommend
D.C. United
100 Potomac Ave SW
18 locals recommend
We have Soccer, too!

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar with bar food.
22 locals recommend
American Tap Room
3101 Wilson Blvd
22 locals recommend
Bar with bar food.
Did someone say wine tasting?
9 locals recommend
The Tasting Room Wine Bar & Shop
1816 Library St
9 locals recommend
Did someone say wine tasting?