A local family recently bought the old Lake Anne Coffee Shop and upgraded the gathering neighborhood place. Find locally roasted coffee from Caffe Amouri, wine, beer, and seasonal dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

This nano-brewery in Lake Anne Plaza is owned and operated by husband and wife team Jason and Melissa Romano. The small-batch brews are poured in the taproom, with drafts rotating weekly.

The Reston branch of this homegrown family of restaurants serves lunch, dinner, and brunch, plus a hearty late-night menu of bar bites, burgers, sandwiches, steak, and crab cakes.

This burgeoning local gelato empire has a shop in Reston Town Center that scoops rotating flavors made with grass-fed milk from Spring Wood Organic Farm in Pennsylvania. The shop also offers freshly baked pastries and Vigilante Coffee drinks.

One of two locations of Passion Food Hospitality group’s dedicated seafood restaurant is stationed in Reston Town Center. The coastal menu includes a top notch raw bar, caviar service, sushi, crudos, sandwiches, fish tacos, and char-grilled fish.

Reston Town Center is also home this beach-themed operation. The regional chain serves assorted tacos, as well as salads, tamales, ceviche, rice bowls, and plenty of tequila drinks.

This East Coast tapas chain has a location in Reston Town Center, where diners can snack on imported cheese, charcuterie, paella, and small plates of piquillo peppers, pork belly, patatas bravas, boquerones, and more.

Crafthouse, which used to be part of the World of Beer chain, recently rebranded as an independent establishment. It features more than 75 local breweries, with 50 beers on tap and more than 250 bottles and cans. Local wineries and distilleries also figure prominently. The food menu focuses on Bavarian pretzels, tacos, burgers, and sandwiches.

The restaurant inside the Westin Reston Heights stands on its own merits, boasting an ambitious wine list of over 300 selections. The food, which leans modern Mediterranean, is split almost evenly between easy to share small plates and full entrees.

This homegrown Mediterranean bistro (a second location has cropped up in neighboring Dulles) serves a variety of wraps, pastas, kabob platters, brick oven pizzas, and wines by the glass or bottle. For added convenience, there’s an express takeout option for those on the go.

Red’s Table is owned by three brothers who grew up in the immediate area and returned home to open the restaurant. The food menu, which features seasonal American fare, relies heavily on locally sourced ingredients. In addition, all the draft beers come from Virginia and D.C. breweries.