Eden Center
Shopping mall · Falls Church ·
Vietnamese hub for authentic food, bubble tea, groceries, shops
Vietnamese hub for authentic food, bubble tea, groceries, shops
"A hub where much of the area’s 'rich Vietnamese food culture' is centered, located in Falls Church, Virginia, and presented as the go-to destination for Vietnamese dining in the suburbs." - Eater Staff
"The decades-old, multi-building Vietnamese shopping center in Falls Church serves as a bustling hub of the East End, home to more than 30 restaurants and over a dozen bakeries and cafes almost entirely run by first- to third-generation Vietnamese families. I observed that the center remains busy and is faring well — out of 115 storefronts there’s currently only one small vacancy — and that a brief political stop at one restaurant drew many afternoon visitors. While the center figures in a long-term redevelopment plan that has stalled, management says they are continuing improvements even as the proposal “collects dust.”" - Tierney Plumb
"Operating as a sprawling, multi-building shopping mall run almost entirely by first- to third-generation Vietnamese families, Eden Center is the crown jewel of Falls Church’s East End with dozens of restaurants, bakeries, and cafes, and now faces a long-term redevelopment proposal that could upend its longtime small-business owners after being named one of the city’s seven “planning opportunity areas.”" - Tierney Plumb
"A sprawling Vietnamese shopping plaza in Falls Church, VA, where a week of exploring still might not be enough to sample all the excellent food options; the complex is a go-to destination for authentic takeout, rice rolls, baguette sandwiches, and noodle soups, and serves as a convenient cluster of specialist vendors and eateries." - ByAmiel Stanek
"The indoor-outdoor home to some of of D.C.’s essential Vietnamese restaurants includes the always-packed Rice Paper, Thanh Son Tofu, and Hai Duong (known for its clay pot rice). The decades-old center in suburbia is evolving to meet millennial preferences, adding bubble tea shops that blare EDM music and its first-ever chain (Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot)." - Kalina Newman