Eden Center - Seven Corners, VA - a tribute to both Chinese and Vietnamese culture

The Eden Center is located at 6763 Wilson Boulevard which is at Seven Corners in Falls Church, Virginia. It is an Asian center with an estimated one hundred and twenty stores in the facility. Originally known as Plaza Seven Shopping Center, during 1984 changes began to turn the mall into the Eden Center. Renovation of the existing facility and the addition of the Saigon West to the existing structure at costs of over a million dollars were completed during the last half of the 1990's.

Saigon Garden would take the place of the garage known as Just Tires during another renovation that occurred later. An exact replica of the clock tower in downtown Saigon was added when Eden Center Clock Tower was built. It was to be a tribute to the home away from home for those that settled in Seven Corners after the ending of the war in Vietnam during 1975. Both the Chinese and Vietnamese cultures are honored by the Lion Arch that was made part of the entrance off Wilson Boulevard.

The Eden Mall portion of the Eden Center is the most established and oldest interior mall in the facility. The boutiques and shops in this portion of the mall were established during the 1980's and continue to grow. The regional and local Asian market is catered to by the Chinese and Vietnamese boutiques and restaurants in the Eden Center. The shops in the center stayed true to their original design even when the expansions began on the facilities.

Eden Center's Saigon West has over forty-five stores that include music video shops, hair salons, jewelry stores and restaurants. There are a number of specialty restaurants that offer dishes from various regions of Vietnam. There are also oriental gifts on sale in the facility. Ten jewelry stores in the Saigon West portion of the Eden Center offer unique designs and settings for jewelry.

The facility offers something special between NWL and the Eden Mall. This is Saigon East offering a variety of services and products to the patrons of the Eden Center during their visit. Well known local jewelry stores and bakeries in addition to restaurants serving traditional regional cuisine from Vietnam and beauty salons. There are over twenty-four internal and store front stores in this portion of Eden Center.

The newest addition to the Eden Center is the Saigon Garden offered a wide array of Asian retail stores and shops. The buildings unique design is accented with imported ferns and trees to landscape the front that faces Wilson Boulevard. The Seaside Crab House and Bistro Restaurant are the two restaurants with outdoor patio seating found in Saigon Garden.

With the rich culture and historic feel the Eden Center is a place that anyone that has ever wondered what it was like to taste a true Vietnamese dish should visit. The Eden Center has made every effort to stay true to the vision of honoring both Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants and their culture by implementing as much of the native culture in the design as possible. There are hundreds of options meaning that everyone can easy find what they are looking for.