Thompson Hospitality, the Reston-headquartered restaurant company, plans to open a Milk & Honey location at Tysons Corner Center in November 2026, adding a 281-seat Southern-inspired restaurant to the mall's dining lineup.

The company filed building plan permit REC26-00000-01CTM with Fairfax County in June for the roughly 4,900-square-foot space at 1961 Chain Bridge Road in Tysons, Suite G21U. Plans call for a bar area, an outdoor patio and a Milk & Honey Express takeout counter.

COO Alex Berentzen confirmed the November opening target to the Washington Business Journal, describing the planned patio as a "southern veranda." According to the filing, Thompson Hospitality's target date to take possession of the suite is Friday, Aug. 1.

The space is occupied by Indian restaurant Dhoom, which opened in February 2024 and operates a fast-casual counter called Naan & Beyond alongside its main dining room. The building plans show the Milk & Honey Express counter will occupy the area where Naan & Beyond operates, indicating both concepts will close.

The Tysons location will be Milk & Honey's 21st restaurant, according to FFXnow. The chain has locations in Springfield, South Riding, Fairfax City, Dulles and Old Town Alexandria.

Chef Sammy Davis and business partner Monique Rose founded Milk & Honey in 2015. The chain had five locations when it hit financial trouble during the pandemic. Thompson Hospitality, founded by Warren Thompson in 1992, acquired the brand in 2020 and now operates more than 70 restaurants across five states and Washington, D.C.

The menu leans on Southern comfort staples: chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, Cajun pasta, and Caribbean jerk lamb chops.