Biscuits are not just for special occasions here ; they are n’t extras and they are n’t afterthoughts . In Charleston they are everyday necessary . The golden - overstep beauties nestle in breadbasket , they snuggle under gravy , they get go past with volaille or cheese or blueberries or bollock , but they always must be hot , fluffy , and just the right amount of flaky .
How does a peachy , bucket - list desirable cookie stand out from the daily form ? By being a meal unto its own with a topping or three . We ca n’t help but map our favorites – the ones every Charlestonian has to have in his eating repertoire – and kindly suggest that you add a whole fate of gravy to this best - of biscuit bucket list .
The best bacon, egg, and pimento cheese
Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit
These petite biscuits have a internal following , but many may not know that Callie ’s also make some of the best pimento high mallow ( a Southern staple fibre ) in the South , too . bring in them together with bacon and a downy orchis , and this mini munchie will cure what trouble you – or even intoxicate up some of the playfulness you ’ve had to tope during a late weekend dark .
Best buttermilk biscuits
Poogan’s Porch
Start with a classic basket of buttery good here . Poogan ’s has been perfect its buttermilk cookie formula since the 1970s , and so a crusted top makes way for a tender internal begging for more butter . A basket of these babe is especially good for brunch on the porch ( with mimosas , of course ) , but be discourage : afternoon napping is probable .
Best place to get the Charleston Nasty
Hominy Grill
This biscuit is infamous for having been feature on countless video shows – but do n’t you presume think that this beloved all - daylight breakfast is worldly . Here , a fluffy biscuit is topped with fried Gallus gallus , blimp bunce , and cheddar cheeseflower that ’s so filthy you ca n’t help but love it . check that to Instagram your exploit , and tag Anthony Bourdain . We ’re sure he wo n’t mind .
The best biscuit & gravy
The Grocery
The Grocery ’s biscuit proves that gravy is an equal - chance player – this manna from heaven is vegetarian - well-disposed . Morel mushroom-shaped cloud gravy , a Parmesan gay - side - up egg , fava noodle French dressing , and charred ramps are gather under all that umami . But per the eating place ’s focussing on seasonal ingredient , the players on this brunch computer menu item will change with the leaves . What will not change , however , is the jealousy of tablemates will have when this veg - focused grub land on your table .
The best garden biscuit
Harold’s Cabin
This space is anything but “ shrimp & gritsCharleston ” ( though it does that rattling well , too ) , but Wagener Terrace is optical maser - focused on get vegetables extremist - luscious . casing in point : this biscuit . Shishito peppers , matchstick beets , Gruyere , and mushrooms come together with the fluffiest of scrambled egg to produce a masterpiece of color that tastes better than it looks . Go forward , you meat eater ; it would n’t bruise you to have a vegetable now and again .
Our favorite Beauregard Benedict
The Glass Onion
biscuit that start with buttermilk and heaps of butter get even better at The Glass Onion . Sure , you could go for a jelly topper , but why play small ? rather , clear your calendar for the rest of the day and order the Beauregard Benedict , which is topped with Belle ’s blimp , Belle ’s sausage gravy , and a gay - side - up egg . It ’s no light brunch , but then again , you did n’t come here for granola .
The best black pepper biscuits & gravy
Husk
As befit its M.O. , Husk elevates a classic ( in this compositor’s case , the buttermilk biscuit ) by total black white pepper to the dough . What resolution is a spicy pungency that is then slathered in silky boom with tender sausage ball , all artfully / messily placed on a butcher control board . This one is lean as a starter on the brunch computer menu , but it could be a whole meal .
The best beef tallow biscuits with horseradish creme
Spero
It ’s hard not to regularize the bread sampler here ( we could n’t resist ) , but do n’t let the change keep you from really taking in the layer of flavor in the beef cattle tallow biscuit with horseradish creme . Sure , it ’s square and a picayune denser than most cooky , but you ’ll be fighting to avoid sharing this one . It ’s like a memory of sopping leftover steak juice and horseradish pick with the last of your bread . Except it ’s not a retention ; it ’s right in front of you . Dig in .
Jason Stemple
Jonathan Boncek
Flickr/Wally Gobetz
The Grocery
Leigh-Ann Beverly
Husk Restaurant
