Barreled Souls brews unique beers, tapping lesser-known styles with oddball ingredients like apples, cinnamon, cucumbers, dried hibiscus flowers, or even bacon. Settle into the cozy tasting room, a respite from busy Route One, and prepare to expand your beer horizons.

This dark, vintage-themed bar gets its name from the two flights of stairs you traverse on your way in, but also the phrase "on the up and up." The owners are winning customers over with cheap cocktails and welcoming "living room" environs replete with books, video games, and an outdoor porch.

Rapid Ray's, a staple on Saco's Main Street since the 1950s, delivers fast food the way you want it: with a side of nostalgia and none of the icky politics of multinational corporations. The menu of hot dogs, hamburgers, and onion rings is simple, just the way you imagine life in the good ol' days.

Rover Bagel returns to Biddeford after the owners briefly moved to greater Boston. Making wood-fired bagels with flavored cream cheese spreads, Rover Bagel has been enthusiastically welcomed by the locals.

Baker Kerry Hanney set up shop in a mill building baking sourdough bread using locally-grown grains. The bakery also produces a few sweets like brownies with rye sourdough starter and Mexican chocolate. Preorder online and pick up on Saturdays at the bakery’s takeout window (items available without preordering too).

This craft distillery is home to Bimini gin, a lighter style gin that works well in tropical cocktails. Enjoy one on the weekends in the tasting room, sparsely laid out with communal tables and a record player housed in a retro cabinet.

Located in the Pepperell Mill building, this brewery's open-concept tasting room has an industrial feel, a good view of the production equipment, and games like foosball and ping pong. Open daily for growler fills and samples of beers, which are a mix of classic and cutting-edge styles.

Envy Biddeford, home to the breakfast and lunch experts at Palace Diner, where pillowy pancakes, crispy hash, crunchy chicken, and a decadent burger have captured the hearts of diners. If you haven't been, go.

Owned by New York transplants, one of whom is a 20-year coffee industry alum, this coffee shop and roastery offers single-origin coffees and blends. With a bright interior lit by floor-to-ceiling windows on Main Street, the shop offers another great option for high-quality coffee in Biddeford.

After undergoing the ambitious renovation of a gift shop and the adjacent public park, this Biddeford cocktail bar and restaurant opened to crowds in late January 2020. Chef Ben Jackson, formerly of Drifters Wife serves up a menu of small plates, while former Elda bartender Brian Catapang crafts inventive cocktails.

This Biddeford institution has been serving pizza and only pizza for over 50 years. The 10-inch pies are Greek-style, meaning a thicker crust with cheese to the edges, creating a crunchy topping on the crust. Cash only.