Boston's Best Biscuits And Gravy

Biscuits and gravy is the ultimate comfort food. Typically made with fluffy biscuits, sausage and a white or pepper gravy, this traditionally southern breakfast item has made its way to Boston. There are plenty of restaurants offering biscuits and gravy, or a reasonable facsimile, in the city. The best of them offer great recipes, traditional flavors and/or a twist on this casual dish. Remember to be on the lookout for biscuits and gravy on holiday brunch menus as well.

Tupelo doesn't just serve biscuits and gravy. Southern flavors and traditional dishes inspire its entire menu. Diners will find items like fried chicken and waffles, cornbread and gorgeous lattice-work pies. When it comes to its biscuits and gravy, few do it better. Tupelo serves fluffy buttermilk biscuits topped with bites of sausage floating in southern-style gravy. The dish is filling, but those with a big appetite can add sides like eggs or bacon for just a few dollars more.

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Area Four
500 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 758-4444
areafour.com

Area Four is a hip, modern cafe and bakery in Kendall Square. Regulars are typically coming for the spot's artisanal pizza. However, anyone who comes by for brunch can grab some great biscuits with sausage gravy for a really accessible price. For less than a bowl of soup, get a delicious biscuit smothered in sausage gravy. It's a great way to start a weekday, but for a filling weekend breakfast, diners will want to add something like eggs or hash browns to make this single-biscuit meal more filling.

The Tip Tap Room
138 Cambridge St.
Boston, MA 02114
(857) 350-3344
thetiptaproom.com

The Tip Tap Room is more of a bar than a brunch hot spot, but that doesn't keep it from serving up delicious breakfast items. Its biscuits and gravy meal includes a hearty serving of buttermilk biscuits topped with a sausage gravy finely seasoned with rosemary and thyme. Diners will only find brunch at The Tip Tap Room on the weekends, so they'll have to wait out the week for these biscuits, but they'll be able to order a Bloody Mary to make up for it.

Deep Ellum
477 Cambridge St.
Allston, MA 02134
(617) 787-2337
www.deepellum-boston.com

Deep Ellum does not currently serve biscuits and gravy in the traditional sense. However, brunch diners can get red eye gravy with biscuits and fried chicken, which is the next best thing. This dish includes a fried thigh, the most tender and indulgent piece of fried chicken available, biscuits and a brown gravy. The menu also includes a rich duck confit hash, which is sure to wake up the taste buds. There are other southern touches on the menu as well, such as the BBQ breakfast and cornbread.

Victoria's Diner
1024 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 442-5965
victoriasdiner.com

Diners who want biscuits and gravy in the wee hours of the morning or late at night should check out the 24-hour menu at Victoria's Diner. The dish includes a heaping helping of biscuits and gravy replete with three fresh biscuits topped with creamy gravy and sausage. There are plenty of other options on the menu, but for a truly filling classic, the biscuits and gravy are the best bet.

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