You go to Bread and Butter Kitchen, chef-owner Monica Alvarado’s new breakfast and lunch café overlooking Spa Creek at the end of Second Avenue, for inspired eating with a view and a relaxed, friendly neighborhood atmosphere.

You’ll find a welcome relief from the same-old same-old. On the menu are a variety of classic items, as well as creative and unique dishes, from biscuits and gravy to a Vietnamese inspired Banh Mi turkey burger. Homemade soups and specials rotate throughout the week.

“We feel honored to work with and use locally sourced ingredients from the farmers and vendors at the Anne Arundel County Farmers Market,” Alvarado says. “These ingredients are featured throughout the menu, from bread made locally at Great Harvest Bakery to the milk and yogurt from Nice Farms Creamery.”

Choose from a variety of meals and snacks, including kid-friendly, vegetarian and gluten free.

For breakfast, it’s hard to resist a fresh scone made from scratch that morning. The signature breakfast sandwich is the BBK, which features two fried eggs, red onion, avocado, bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, and garlic aioli on toast from Great Harvest Bakery.

For lunch, try a Banh Mi burger or perhaps chicken on a biscuit, a fried chicken breast drizzled with sriracha honey on their from-scratch biscuits.