J&J Mex-Taqueria opened in Mount Rainer (DC) almost a decade ago. The restaurant has since opened a second DC location on Georgia Avenue in the Brightwood neighborhood and earlier this year made the move into Maryland at Le Fantome food hall in Riverdale Park (Prince George’s County). Now, the restaurant has opened a second Maryland location in Silver Spring’s Solaire Social (Montgomery County).

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As 2024 winds down, we wanted to share with you some of the most-read articles of 2024. This article was originally published on April 29th, 2024, when five Maryland restaurants were included in the New York Times’ “25 Best Restaurants in Washington D.C. Right Now” list published earlier this year. Four of the five Maryland restaurants included can be found in Montgomery County (photos of the Montgomery County restaurants below by @MrMoCo).

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A tavern established in 1750 in Annapolis (Anne Arundel County), a saloon that opened in 1775 (Baltimore), and an inn that opened its doors in Potomac in 1860 (Montgomery County) make up the three oldest restaurants in the state of Maryland that continue to operate today. Per Webster’s, a restaurant is a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought.

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Ledo Pizza has been a staple in Maryland since the original Ledo Restaurant opened in Adelphi , MDN(Prince George’s County) in 1955. They are one of the first restaurants to introduce what we call “Maryland Style Pizza” to the area and recently they made a fun post on social media reminding customers that there’s no S in their name. Nearly 2,000 customers, some who have called the restaurant “Ledo’s” for years, responded on the original post and we have some of the most reacted to comments below:

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Earlier this year we let you know that TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery will be taking over the space currently occupied by Corner Bakery in Rio. Corner Bakery’s last day of business in Rio was Thursday, February 22nd. Construction, which included the removal of the clock that was part of the Corner Bakery decor for more than 25 years, began in the early summer and now things look almost ready to go (photos below).

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