Nikki Lansford  - Restaurants

From Korean corn dogs to Keto-friendly cupcakes — The Post’s 10 most read stories about new JoCo eateries in 2021

Three Bears Bakery

Despite the ongoing pandemic challenges, plenty of new restaurants and eateries opened in Johnson County in 2021 and made a splash with our readers. Above, the family team behind Three Bears Bakery in Lenexa, Jabin and Natalie Olds, holding son Perry. File photo.

As we come closer to ringing in the new year, it is a good time to reflect on the changes that have taken place across Johnson County in 2021, including all its new restaurants.

Here we have curated a list of the 10 most read stories the Shawnee Mission Post and Blue Valley Post published on new restaurants and eateries during this year.

Check them out!

Hi! I'm Nikki, and I cover the city of Overland Park.

I grew up in southern Overland Park and graduated from Olathe East before going on to earn a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. At Mizzou, I worked as a reporter and editor at the Columbia Missourian. Prior to joining the Post, I had also done work for the Northeast News, PolitiFact Missouri and Kaiser Health News.

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