Reston businesses, services and events were the recipients of nearly two dozen honors in Virginia Living magazine’s 2017 Best of Virginia awards.
According to the Eden Stuart, the magazine’s assistant editor, the awards issue, which is on newsstands today, is a “statewide guide to all that is ‘best’ in Virginia — from dining to shopping to doing.” More than 50,000 ballots were cast in a reader survey to find the honorees in 106 categories, Stuart said.
Lake Anne Plaza was particularly honored, with five businesses selected as being among the best of the best in the Northern Virginia region. Those winners include Lake Anne Brew House (first place, Best Local Craft Brewery); Lake Anne Coffee House and Wine Bar (first place, Best Locally Owned Coffee Shop); Reston’s Used Book Shop (second place, Best Book Store); Small Change Consignments (first place, Best Children’s Clothing Store; second place, Best Consignment Shop); and Chesapeake Chocolates, Wine, Gifts and More (third place, Best Chocolatier).
“Please join us in saying congrats to these awesome Plaza merchants,” reads a post on Lake Anne Plaza’s Facebook page celebrating the honors.
In addition, the Reston Farmers Market at Lake Anne Plaza was honored with a second-place award for Best Farmers Market.
The full list of honorees from Reston in the 2017 Best of Virginia awards are:
FIRST-PLACE HONOREES
Taste of Reston
Best Food FestivalEdibles Incredible Desserts (11917 Freedom Drive)
Best Bakery
Best Chocolatier
Best Dessert MenuBacon N’ Ed’s
Best Food TruckLake Anne Brew House (11424 Washington Plaza W.)
Best Local Craft BreweryLake Anne Coffee House and Wine Bar (1612 Washington Plaza N.)
Best Locally Owned Coffee ShopLife Time Fitness (1757 Business Center Drive)
Best GymCST Group (10740 Parkridge Blvd.)
Best Accounting FirmSmall Change Consignments (1629 Washington Plaza N.)
Best Children’s Clothing StoreAustin-Weston, The Center for Plastic Surgery (1825 Samuel Morse Drive)
Best Cosmetic Surgery PracticeThe Eyewear Gallery at Reston Town Center (11900 Market St.)
Best Eye Care ProviderMiye Wire LLC (1818 Library St.)
Best Financial Planning FirmAKG Design Studio
Best Kitchen Design FirmDavelle Clothiers (11921 Freedom Drive)
Best Men’s Clothing StoreVirginia Therapy & Fitness Center (1831 Wiehle Ave.)
Best Physical Therapy GroupSECOND-PLACE HONOREES
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival
Best Art EventCornerstones
Best CharityReston Farmers Market
Best Farmers MarketSmall Change Consignments (1629 Washington Plaza N.)
Best Consignment ShopReston’s Used Book Shop (1623 Washington Plaza N.)
Best Book StoreTHIRD-PLACE HONOREES
Chesapeake Chocolates, Wine, Gifts and More (11426 Washington Plaza W.)
Best ChocolatierTrader Joe’s (11958 Killingsworth Ave.)
Best Grocery StoreThe Wine Cabinet (1416 North Point Village Center)
Best Wine Shop
Image courtesy Virginia Living magazine
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