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May was a big month for restaurant openings: 225’s most-read stories of the month

Looking for a new restaurant to sample this summer? Baton Rouge welcomed several in just the last few weeks.

From stylish Mexico City-inspired eateries to a new cheesy college dive, 225 covered it all. And our readers ate it up.  Still, we also had to give some love to one of the Capital City’s oldest restaurants, future leaders, a native plant shop and (of course) moms.

Here’s what you might have missed, courtesy this month’s most-read stories at 225batonrouge.com.


10. Where to celebrate Mom over brunch this Mother’s Day in Baton Rouge

City Pork. File photo

9. First Look: Popular food truck Big Cheezy debuts its first brick-and-mortar restaurant near LSU

Photo by Ariana Allison

8. Inside Finish Line Haircuts, a new racing-themed salon

Photo courtesy Finish Line Haircuts

7. First Look: Chris’s Specialty Foods to debut lunch eatery in June at new Highland location

Photo by Ariana Allison

6. A guide to Mid City’s Hot Art Cool Nights: What to do, see and eat

Photos courtesy Mid City Merchants

5. First Look: Habaneros, a stylish and spicy Mexican experience, set to open in Perkins Rowe

Photo by Ariana Allison

4. First Look: Chicky Sandos quietly moves from food truck to its first brick-and-mortar restaurant

Photo by Collin Richie

3. Want pollinators? A new native plant nursery will show you how to attract them

Photo by Ariana Allison

2. One of Baton Rouge’s oldest restaurants honored as 2024 Soul Food Pioneer

Photo by Oscar Tickle

1. Twenty in their 20s

Photo by Collin Richie