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The Flying Biscuit Cafe | Our Story

Born in a neighborhood, built on biscuits

Born in a neighborhood, built on biscuits

Flying Biscuit Cafe started as a spirited neighborhood spot and grew into a Southern breakfast institution. More than 30 years later, that same warmth lives on right here in Birmingham.
The first café: Candler Park, 1993

The first café: Candler Park, 1993

Flying Biscuit Cafe opened its doors in Atlanta's Candler Park neighborhood in 1993, and that first café became the foundation for everything that followed. Colorful, community-spirited, and completely unpretentious — that identity stuck.
The food that made us famous

The food that made us famous

The Flying Biscuits and Shrimp & Creamy Dreamy Grits became the dishes people drove across town for — and still do. Every plate is a celebration of Southern-inspired breakfast and brunch done right.
Growing across the Southeast

Growing across the Southeast

What started as one neighborhood café grew into a family of restaurants across the Southeast, each carrying the same spirited murals, vibrant atmosphere, and genuine hospitality. The footprint expanded, but the neighborhood feeling never left.
Birmingham's turn, October 2019

Birmingham's turn, October 2019

In October 2019, Flying Biscuit Cafe opened at The Shops of the Colonnade. Birmingham has been waking up to biscuits, grits, and all-day breakfast ever since.