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Three Fairmont Avenue Dining Spots Set To Close

Haandi, Sweet Basil and Foong Lin will all close this summer ahead of groundbreaking of a 17-story mixed-use development, Bethesda Magazine's Table Talk blog reports.

 

Three Fairmont Avenue restaurants are set to close ahead of groundbreaking of a planned mixed-use development, Bethesda Magazine reported.

a mainstay at the corner of Fairmont and Norfolk Avenues, will close July 31 after 25 years in the Woodmont Triangle, according to Bethesda Magazine’s Table Talk blog.

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Neighboring and are set to close August 31.

A 17-story high-rise is planned for the stretch of Fairmont, set to feature 236 rental units, 6500 square feet of ground floor retail, and 3.5 levels of below grade parking,

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Foong Lin owner Fu Cheung told Table Talk he’s in search of a new location for the Chinese restaurant in Bethesda, Chevy Chase or Potomac. Managers of Indian restaurant Haandi told Table Talk they’ll hunt for a new Bethesda spot, while Sweet Basil management tells the blog the owner will “take a break” before seeking to re-locate.

Groundbreaking for the development is expected in early 2013.

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