This South Berwick hot spot serves elevated comfort food in a relaxed, neighborhood setting. Chef and co-owner Ben Hasty's family farm provides the pork, so don't miss the Pork Belly and Brussels Sprouts Hash.

This Western Maine favorite is known for serving up delicious, hearty fare, and its breakfast is no different. All the standards are here: eggs, waffles, and baked treats, but the hash browns receive special prominence with eight different varieties, including Cajun, Mexican, and of course, Deluxe.

Break your fast seven days a week at Biddeford's wildly popular diner. Try a bacon, egg, and cheese deluxe (tied together beautifully by pickled jalapeños), lean into lunch with the ultimate version of a tuna melt, or if the superb fried chicken is available, drop whatever else you're doing.

This neighborhood bistro with a classic diner vibe offers brunch from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m on Sundays. The $20 prix fixe deal offers an entree, brunch cocktail, and bottomless coffee. Entree choices range from the decadent dulce de leche bread pudding French Toast to spicy "Eggs in Purgatory."

Grab a sandwich on house-made bread from this excellent combination market and cafe, or have your entire hearty meal stuffed in a breakfast burrito until 11 a.m. on weekdays or 1 p.m. on weekends. The only downside is that the solid selection of beer and wine is takeaway only, but the fresh pizza from the wood-fired brick oven helps ease that pain.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: that's what insatiable fans of Bintliff's Cafe tell themselves as they swarm the brunch institution under its new moniker, Bayside American Cafe. Expect a wait, but the corned beef hash and multiple Benedict choices (like lobster, crab cake, or bistro steak) are worth it. Open daily at 7 a.m.

Maybe not a place for a Mother's Day brunch, but a great spot to visit after a rough night for a hearty plate of good food and a hair of the dog. Opens at 7 a.m. daily for your calzone and half-pound burger needs.

Just barely on the peninsula, and therefore off the radar of many visitors, Miss Portland Diner provides a respite from the immobile lines of downtown Portland's hottest brunch spots. There's plenty to love at this restored diner car-plus-restaurant, and the slow-cooked corned beef hash is a highlight on its own or folded into the Irish omelet. Open daily at 7 a.m.

Dutch's is delivering on its promise of scratch-made items at a great value. Try an egg sandwich on a house-made biscuit; a pretzel bagel; various styles of donuts; or a pulled ham sandwich on the signature Dutch Crunch bread, a delightful mix of tender and crispy that's surprisingly not named after the owners.

Since its debut a few months ago, this barbecue restaurant's brunch menu has been receiving rave reviews. Smoked meats make an appearance wherever possible, from brisket-sweet potato hash to pulled pork eggs benedict served on a green chile biscuit. Sunday brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Brunch gets rave reviews at this food truck turned brick-and-mortar restaurant on Portland's Middle Street. Menu items tend towards the hearty with chicken fried steak with sausage gravy and duck confit hash with poached eggs. Satisfy your sweet tooth with housemade doughnuts and a ham and cheese sticky bun.

Duck confit hash, truffle cheese fries and oysters Rockefeller are just a few of the brunch options that can be washed down with a Royal Mary (a house special Bloody Mary, served with shrimp). Brunch is served Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Offering everything from Korean vegetable pancakes with spicy green beans to the classic blueberry pancakes, this old-timey diner car deserves the modern praise it receives. Open daily.

Brunch isn't only about enormous portions at low prices — but those don't hurt. Fans of Big G's rave about its generosity, its homemade comfort food (home fries, pancakes, sandwiches, and more) overflowing plates and takeout containers. The breads and pastries are baked in house daily, so they're always fresh.

This popular breakfast and lunch spot serves a mix of American and German classics during its weekend brunch. Omelets and country breakfast plates are served alongside cheese blintzes, babka french toast, and Swedish pancakes with lingonberry preserves. Pick up some of the store's famous sauerkraut and sour pickles, sold next door in the expansive European deli.

The large, from-scratch menu features "Homelets," famous sticky buns, and plenty more wonderful goodies to keep you coming back.

Even hardcore carnivores will find it difficult to not enjoy the beautiful food at this vegetarian restaurant, serving one of the few dedicated meatless menus in Maine. Many ingredients are sourced from the family farm. Open daily.