Although Firehook Bakery at 430 S. Washington St. in Old Town Alexandria closed its doors on Christmas Eve, the owners of Arlington's Eclarions will be opening a pastry shop in that spot, according to a report in Washington Business Journal.
"We're excited to come to Old Town!" said Maya Srour, who runs the family business with her parents. "We will be opening no later than the end of July," she said, noting that the opening date will depend on how quickly they can get through the city permitting process. They also plan to renovate the interior and exterior.
Eclarions is located at 1737 Wilson Blvd., in the Colonial Village Shopping Center in Arlington. The bakery has earned 4.5 stars on Yelp.
The Alexandria bakery will offer the same features and menu as the Arlington location: A coffee bar, breakfast (croissants, egg sandwiches, quiche, breakfast burritos and more), lunch (short rib sandwich, turkey panini and more), cookies, bars, pastries and of course, eclairs. Other specialties include whole cakes including one named "Alexandria," which is described as almond coconut macaron, pistachio cream and white chocolate pistachio glaze. Other flavors include Dark Chocolate Raspberry and Black Forest.
The bakery owners also operate Pastry Xpo in Falls Church.
Maya's father, pastry Chef Toni Srour has more than 40 years of baking and management experience. After immigrating from Lebanon at the age of 26, and after learning the business of baking from his father, Chef Toni opened his first wholesale business, Maurice Pastries, Inc. in 1993 followed by Pastry Xpo Café in 2008 and the newest addition, Eclairons in 2020.
His business and food philosophy is to keep evolving, continuously perfecting recipes and creating new ones with sometimes unexpected flavors.
Stay tuned!
