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Want Biscuits for Breakfast? Here’s Where to Go in NoVA.

Flaky or pillowy, plain or filled, these four places make some of the tastiest biscuits around.

By Alice Levitt April 6, 2023 at 11:48 am

One of the best parts of living in Virginia is the frequent presence of biscuits on our breakfast plates. We’re not talking about just any biscuits, either. Flaky or pillowy, plain or filled, some of the tastiest around are made in our area. Here’s where we go for our favorites.

Leesburg

Buford’s Biscuits

Order this: The Virginian, with Kite’s country ham, Tillamook cheddar, and whipped honey butter 

Falls Church

Preservation Biscuit Company

Order this: You’re a Peach, featuring macerated peaches and strawberries, graham cracker crumbs, peach sauce, and fresh whipped cream 

Alexandria

Stomping Ground

Order this: Not So Classic Fried Chicken with benne seed tahini, house hot sauce, honey, and za’atar 

Sterling

Daybreak Kitchen & Biscuit Company

Order this: Loco, a biscuit filled with fried chicken, cheddar cheese, and maple-cured candied bacon

Feature image courtesy Buford’s Biscuits

This story originally ran in our April issue. For more stories like this, subscribe to Northern Virginia Magazine.

Alice Levitt

Alice Levitt

Contributing Food Critic/Editor

Alice Levitt has been writing for Northern Virginia Magazine since 2020. She began her restaurant critic journey at Seven Days in Vermont in 2007 before moving on to Houstonia Magazine in Texas. Her food, travel, and health innovation stories have appeared in Vox, EatingWell, Simply Recipes, Allrecipes, and many other national publications.

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