Guidebook for Saco

Doug & Carole
Guidebook for Saco

Food Scene

Great Beer crafted right on site. Beautiful outdoor casual dining on the Saco River. Walking distance from our listing.
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The Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery
100 Main St
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Great Beer crafted right on site. Beautiful outdoor casual dining on the Saco River. Walking distance from our listing.
Fernleaf Bakery is our go to breakfast spot. Great coffee, baked goods and walking distance from our listing. Tell Irene we sent you!
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Fernleaf Bakery and Coffee House
20 Free St
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Fernleaf Bakery is our go to breakfast spot. Great coffee, baked goods and walking distance from our listing. Tell Irene we sent you!
Another fun breakfast or lunch place right on Main Street walking distance from our home.
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Golden Rooster
236 Main St
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Another fun breakfast or lunch place right on Main Street walking distance from our home.
Shop local, eat local. Walking distance from our listing. Outdoor market open May through October.
Saco Farmers' Market
4 Scamman St
Shop local, eat local. Walking distance from our listing. Outdoor market open May through October.
Nothing on the menu is more than $6.00! Great beer list. Full bar.
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Mulligans - Biddeford
23 Lincoln St
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Nothing on the menu is more than $6.00! Great beer list. Full bar.
Great Brunch spot. Very nice dinners on Friday and Saturday nights. Walking distance from our listing.
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The New Moon
17 Pepperell Square
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Great Brunch spot. Very nice dinners on Friday and Saturday nights. Walking distance from our listing.
Another fun spot for breakfast.
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Biscuits & Company
25 Alfred St
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Another fun spot for breakfast.
Homemade ice cream at it's best. Nice 3 mile bike ride from our listing, on the way to or from the beach. Open seasonally.
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Garsides Ice Cream Inc
320 Ferry Rd
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Homemade ice cream at it's best. Nice 3 mile bike ride from our listing, on the way to or from the beach. Open seasonally.
Great lobster, beautiful setting right on the river. It doesn't get any better. Our go to spot when we want lobster.
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Bayley's Lobster Pound
9 Ave 6
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Great lobster, beautiful setting right on the river. It doesn't get any better. Our go to spot when we want lobster.
We recommend Skippers for good breakfast food. Walking distance from our listing.
Skippers
27 Elm St
We recommend Skippers for good breakfast food. Walking distance from our listing.
Homemade ice cream, delicious! Great fudge too. Short drive about 3 miles from our listing. Open seasonally.
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Martel's Ice Cream
757 Portland Rd
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Homemade ice cream, delicious! Great fudge too. Short drive about 3 miles from our listing. Open seasonally.
Very good Indian food. Their curry's are delicious. Small but nice beer and wine selections with local beers featured.
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Jewel of India
26 Alfred St
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Very good Indian food. Their curry's are delicious. Small but nice beer and wine selections with local beers featured.
Great hamburgers done at least 50 different ways! Live music on weekend nights and patio seating when weather permits. Extensive beer menu featuring local brews plus full bar service. When you really want a burger, this is the place to go.
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CowBell Burger Bar
140 Main St
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Great hamburgers done at least 50 different ways! Live music on weekend nights and patio seating when weather permits. Extensive beer menu featuring local brews plus full bar service. When you really want a burger, this is the place to go.
Great place to have a coffee and browse the book selection. Occasionally has music in the evenings and nice beer and wine selection. Funky vibe.
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Elements Books Coffee Beer
265 Main St
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Great place to have a coffee and browse the book selection. Occasionally has music in the evenings and nice beer and wine selection. Funky vibe.
Fun NEW! breakfast and lunch place 5 minutes from our house. Wonderful coffee, fantastic breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Local art work for sale. Our new favorite!
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Cia Cafe Saco
9 Beach St
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Fun NEW! breakfast and lunch place 5 minutes from our house. Wonderful coffee, fantastic breakfast and lunch sandwiches. Local art work for sale. Our new favorite!
Good Mexican food.
Bebe’s Burritos & Cantina
63 Storer St
Good Mexican food.
Seeing all the old logging tools, mural, and the wide pine paneling is worth the visit. A reminder of Sacos lumber industry. Good food too!
Lucky Loggers Restaurant & Catering
4 Scamman St
Seeing all the old logging tools, mural, and the wide pine paneling is worth the visit. A reminder of Sacos lumber industry. Good food too!
Started out as a hot dog cart and has grown into what it is today. Iconic Saco landmark.
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Rapid Ray's
189 Main St
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Started out as a hot dog cart and has grown into what it is today. Iconic Saco landmark.
New coffee shop in town. Comfy place to sit and sip.
The Rugged Spruce
New coffee shop in town. Comfy place to sit and sip.
Coffee brewed to order. Great empanadas.
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Quiero Cafe
3 Deering Ave
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Coffee brewed to order. Great empanadas.
Our number one favorite breakfast and lunch spot. The best desserts EVER! Worth the drive. Everything is good. Wonderful local pottery sold in the restaurant. Plus, if you're a potter, you can buy your supplies here too. 5 stars!
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Portland Pottery Cafe
118 Washington Ave
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Our number one favorite breakfast and lunch spot. The best desserts EVER! Worth the drive. Everything is good. Wonderful local pottery sold in the restaurant. Plus, if you're a potter, you can buy your supplies here too. 5 stars!
Seasonal outdoor dining. Eat lobster while looking out at the river. Beautiful views and great food.
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The Bait Shed
9 Avenue 6
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Seasonal outdoor dining. Eat lobster while looking out at the river. Beautiful views and great food.
Seasonal outdoor dining right on the ocean. Stunning views, wonderful lobster roll, lobster, crab, you get the idea. Close to Two Lights State Park.
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The Lobster Shack at Two Lights
225 Two Lights Rd
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Seasonal outdoor dining right on the ocean. Stunning views, wonderful lobster roll, lobster, crab, you get the idea. Close to Two Lights State Park.

Parks & Nature

On the beautiful Atlantic Ocean, Ferry Beach has showers, restrooms, parking, wooded hiking trails. Admission is charged.
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Ferry Beach State Park
95 Bayview Rd
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On the beautiful Atlantic Ocean, Ferry Beach has showers, restrooms, parking, wooded hiking trails. Admission is charged.
Metered parking. Weekly parking passes available at Saco City Hall. New restroom added last year. Beautiful sandy beach right on the Atlantic Ocean.
Bay View
Metered parking. Weekly parking passes available at Saco City Hall. New restroom added last year. Beautiful sandy beach right on the Atlantic Ocean.
This is the beach many of our Canadian visitors enjoy. Here you will find restaurants within walking distance to the beach. There is a fee to park anywhere in OOB. About 4 miles from our listing.
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Old Orchard Beach
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This is the beach many of our Canadian visitors enjoy. Here you will find restaurants within walking distance to the beach. There is a fee to park anywhere in OOB. About 4 miles from our listing.
Nice Bike and walking trail that goes from Saco to the Scarborough Marsh. About 11 miles one way. Also goes south to Kennebunk.
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Eastern Trail (Scarborough)
Eastern Trail (Scarborough)
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Nice Bike and walking trail that goes from Saco to the Scarborough Marsh. About 11 miles one way. Also goes south to Kennebunk.
Quintessential rocky coast of Maine views. Simply spectacular. Walking paths, Picnicking, sunbathing on the rocks. Admission is charged.
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Two Lights State Park
7 Tower Dr
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Quintessential rocky coast of Maine views. Simply spectacular. Walking paths, Picnicking, sunbathing on the rocks. Admission is charged.
Third oldest light house in America, commissioned by George Washington. Said to be the most photographed lighthouse anywhere! Free admission, plenty of parking, dog friendly, walking paths, picnicking, beautiful rocky coast.
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Fort Williams Park
1000 Shore Rd
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Third oldest light house in America, commissioned by George Washington. Said to be the most photographed lighthouse anywhere! Free admission, plenty of parking, dog friendly, walking paths, picnicking, beautiful rocky coast.

Shopping

Great shopping, dining, and site seeing in the Old Port of Portland.
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Old Port
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Great shopping, dining, and site seeing in the Old Port of Portland.
Quaint local shops, good food, stunning location.
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Kennebunkport
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Quaint local shops, good food, stunning location.
Food, local shops, Ocean walk, Ogunquit has it all.
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Ogunquit
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Food, local shops, Ocean walk, Ogunquit has it all.
Quality, locally made arts and crafts found here.
Stone Soup Artisans
232 Main Street
Quality, locally made arts and crafts found here.
Renys, a Maine Adventure! Really, a Maine institution. Find clothes, food, souvenirs, household goods, toys, and just about anything else. It is like the old department stores with a Maine twist, you've got to experience it.
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Renys Department Store
4 Scamman St
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Renys, a Maine Adventure! Really, a Maine institution. Find clothes, food, souvenirs, household goods, toys, and just about anything else. It is like the old department stores with a Maine twist, you've got to experience it.

Essentials

This is the grocery store we go to. Walking distance from our listing.
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Shaw's
4 Scamman St
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This is the grocery store we go to. Walking distance from our listing.
One mile from our listing. Usually crowded during the summer months.
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Hannaford Supermarket
532 Main St
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One mile from our listing. Usually crowded during the summer months.

Drinks & Nightlife

The brewers here make some very interesting beers.
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Barreled Souls
743 Portland Rd
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The brewers here make some very interesting beers.
Another local brewery within walking distance of our listing.
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Banded Brewing Company
32 Main St
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Another local brewery within walking distance of our listing.
Best views of the Saco River Falls great local brewery. Live music most weekends.
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Dirigo Brewing Company
28 Pearl St
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Best views of the Saco River Falls great local brewery. Live music most weekends.
Home of Allagash White. Free beer samples, cool swag. Funky and fun. Several other breweries are within walking distance.
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Allagash Brewing Company
50 Industrial Way
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Home of Allagash White. Free beer samples, cool swag. Funky and fun. Several other breweries are within walking distance.

Sightseeing

Beautiful views.
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Atlantic Ocean
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Beautiful views.

Arts & Culture

Great small museum featuring local exhibits.
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Saco Museum
371 Main St
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Great small museum featuring local exhibits.
Small gem of a museum right on the ocean, lovely gardens, stunning views. Open seasonally.
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Ogunquit Museum-American Art
543 Shore Rd
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Small gem of a museum right on the ocean, lovely gardens, stunning views. Open seasonally.
World class art museum in the heart of Portland.
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Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Sq
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World class art museum in the heart of Portland.