Who knew one of our best meals in Maine would be in Camden?…read more Buttermilk Kitchen is known for their buttermilk biscuits, which they include in almost everything, but we felt their sausages, crab cakes, and chowder were the stars. I especially liked their biscuit donuts as well, which were excellent finishers for our meal. Just don't count your calories here. The service was great and there's lots of seating; I didn't think it was overly crowded, and there's a beautiful waterfront view at the back of the restaurant. I'd absolutely come back if I were ever in Camden.

We had a party of 2 for breakfast on Friday, 6/19/26, at 8:45 am. There was no wait for the bar, so…read morewe sat there. Service was wonderful! If you're from Atlanta and you've been to Buttermilk Kitchen there--same owner! No wonder everything was so delicious! Here's what we got: - Market Scramble ($18): We got it with a biscuit and potatoes. Amazing. - Triple Play ($17.50): We got it with scrambled eggs, add cheddar (+ $1.25) and added blueberries to the pancakes (+ $2). We were chasing the absolutely incredible flavor of these blueberry pancakes the entire rest of our trip. No blueberry-flavored thing we got the entire rest of the trip was as good as these pancakes. We also got maple latte ($6) and bottomless coffee ($4). Loved the maple latte. Highly, *~*highly*~* recommend. Incredible food.

Villager Cafe is a charming place for breakfast or lunch, centered in the heart of Camden…read more They serve well-priced dishes with a great variety so there is truly something for everyone. The fresh pastries are a great treat to add on to your meal. The owners have spruced up the interior to make it an open and comfortable place to eat. They even added a charming couch area with kids toys for the little ones. The employees are friendly and always ready to help. I love their merchandise and am happy to represent this new gem of a diner.

Seems to be a cafe that recently opened. Staff were very friendly. Food and coffees were good but…read morevery expensive. The restaurant was loud also. I would go back if I was in the area.

Must get the pretzel! Service was impeccable and the dishes were amazing. Even though there are…read morelimited vegetarian options on the menu, the chef made me a vegetarian spetzel that was out of this world good. Thank you Alsace! Top notch!!

We've enjoyed good food here in the past, but unfortunately our experience with a gift certificate…read moreleft us very disappointed. What was most troubling was the restaurant's unwillingness to work with us or even attempt to find a reasonable solution. The way the situation was handled left a bad taste in our mouths and changed our view of the restaurant. Sadly, we will not be returning.

This place is a hidden gem! You wouldn't tell from the outside but everything inside is pretty much…read moremade from scratch and delicious. One of the better banh mi's I've had, and from a cafe! Server was very friendly and on our orders, but food did take a little while to come out. It was very busy and quite loud, but manageable. Highly recommend and they have so many options to try

We were meeting friends in the area for a meal and this place seemed like the perfect place, based…read moreon all of the wonderful contributions I could see on Yelp. We arrived early and found a spot in the very small lot they have next to the building. There were plenty of street spots open within walking distance as well. The whole area fills up starting in late morning, so I would plan your trip and know all of your parking options in advance so that you aren't driving 5 miles an hour down the road looking for parking. LOL There is usually a wait, so just be prepared for it. I was able to put our name on the list and we walked around the area. Our server was great - wow was she energetic. Zipping around, smiling and engaging with all of the customers. Our food was delicious!! The sticky bun...we managed to snag one of the last few left. Again, get there early if you don't want to miss out. The corned beef hash - amazing Biscuits - YUM Gravy - savory goodness. Home fries - flavorful and not too greasy. Eggs - perfect! I highly recommend this place and I hope to be able to return again soon, during the non-tourist season.

friendly and awesome food fresh pies are awesome to take home and cook the sandwiches and pizza are…read moredelicious I recommend this store to everyone

We stopped in when we arrived in town to pick up a quick bite and some essentials. The store is…read morelarge, clean and well stocked. The issue is with the fresh food. We waited at the food counter but no one paid attention. They were talking and laughing with each other, oblivious. The woman from the register had to come over and take our order. We finished shopping and waited for our sandwiches. 30+ minutes, standing there. The only ones. They're still yammering away. In between all of this, the register lady is running back and forth from their area to hers while they weren't worried about anything. This place is set up to be a real money maker. The food was good once we got it. The location is great. But it's a completely inefficient operation. Hire someone to man the food counter and get the kitchen help to focus instead of socializing- what a difference it would make!

Bakery makes a good attempt at French pastries. They look very good, attractive and definitely…read moreFrench patisserie looking. However, after ordering many varieties, I found the flavors were lacking. My guess is because they are using lesser quality butter.

If you're going up to Camden and will be there on a weekend, it's 100% worth preparing/signing up…read morefor the "text drop" in order to purchase items ahead of time. There was truly no greater feeling than walking up to this cute, cozy little bakery and seeing a "Sold Out" sign, knowing that I had maybe 20+ pastry items waiting for me. The taste lived up to the hype. I tried the pistachio croissant, which was unique and had a lovely unexpected chocolate filling. But the apple kouign amann with the caramel filling was simply to die for. I got other pastry items to see how they stacked up against Portland's greatest (e.g. ham & cheese croissant, plain croissant, bagels). These standard items were good, I think where the Place Bakery truly shines is the more unique pastry items that you won't find elsewhere. They are clearly gifted bakers, have a trusted cult following and are a staple in the neighborhood. If you're only open on the weekends and still able to float as a business, you're doing something right. Run, don't walk, to the Place Bakery.

I cannot praise this spot enough. These were the best dinners for both my partner and I during our…read moretrip around the area. The kitchen staff make much of the ingredients in house which is clear given the quality.l and taste. Our service was great.

Ambiance is what this is all about. Waiting for seats took…read morea while. They could have asked if we wanted some coffee while we waited. The omelet was plentiful and the ingredients were fresh. It was well enjoyed. The avocado toast was sad. The bread was not toasted very well and was quite thin, allowing the avocado and tomatoes to seep through creating a wet bread. They had run out of salmon and I added the sausage. Clearly this was their first time with this type of substitution. In comparison to the portion of the omelette, it was lacking. The five would be for the view. A four for service and a three for the food.

We loved this coffee shop! You can walk around the harbor with your beverage or enjoy a view from…read morethe seating area. We got there at opening and they were still putting out some delicious looking breakfast/pastry offerings, so we grabbed a plum danish to go (that was very yummy when we got around to enjoying it)! The drinks were unique, well-crafted, and delicious - we thoroughly enjoyed the viking collagen latte and seasonal strawberry rhubarb latte (we would order both again in a second if we were in town for more than a couple hours while on the road)! Highly recommend this spot for nice view/seating, kind baristas, and high quality offerings!

Been a few years. Came back and still love it! Street parking x 2 hours. Cute spot to sit inside or…read moreenjoy the balcony. Worth a trip off the beaten path.

One of the highlights of my short time in Camden. Being at the end of the summer season, finding…read moreavailability for dinner was a challenge, but we were able to snag a late reservation on a Tuesday evening. The vibe was cozy, warm, and inviting, which was a far cry from most places we had visited which seemed a bit exhausted and ill prepared to deal with lingering fall tourists. The food was phenomenal with complex and interesting flavors. The calamari was crispy and the chilis and sauce were the perfect complement. The chicken was also perfectly cooked and seasoned. But by far the best dish was the mussels. The broth with the soft chunks of sweet potato and bread to soak everything up was perfection. Cocktails were also unique and tasty. 3 alcoholic drinks, one small plate and 2 entrees was $100, which was well worth the price for the quality of the food and atmosphere.

My best friend and I were in town for a holiday weekend and were lucky to find a last second seat…read moreat Cafe Louis. I am not sure it is fair to say service was slow since it was late/the holiday weekend factor, but do note there was only one server in the space. Lots of love to them for squeezing us in. I liked that the space felt like someone's home. It was quite intimate. The menu was very unique and offered a lot of fusion feeling items. I am not sure if it was just the circumstance, but the food fell a bit flat for us. My best friend ordered the burger and it was pretty burnt. I got a sort of scallop curry that came with bread. The curry was lovely, but would've been really great with rice. I ended up using the bread making it a bit of a bread curry. Would be interested to try other things on the menu.

On the fence between 4* and 5*, rounding up because they're a local small business and such. I also…read moredidn't try their bread, which would usually be a deciding factor for me. Stopped in to get some snacks to eat while hiking: in keeping with local produce, got a blueberry bran muffin and a maple bun whose name I forget. The ingredients were great quality: you could taste the freshness of the blueberries and the purity of the maple syrup. The question, for me, is whether the baking elevates these ingredients beyond if I'd just had blueberries and maple syrup. About that, I'm not sure.

On a recent cruise we had a port stop in Rockland, ME. Instead of doing an excursion we decided to…read moredo one of those "go down this street and right" excursions where you make everything up as you. Since it was between breakfast and lunch we decided to stop into Atlantic Baking for a coffee and a pastry. Atlantic Baking is an unassuming shop right along what I'm going to consider a main street through Rockland. Not necessarily THE main street, but the Main-est we saw, so I'm sticking with that. Inside are several cases of pastries, breads, rolls, donuts and other baked goods that looked at me as if to say "I dare you". There was a cinnamon roll-ish thing that looked really good, and a Vanilla latte are what talked to me most. The staff (two young ladies on this morning) were busy hustling and, even with that, were helpful as they tried to keep taking care of customers. The vanilla latte was SUE-PERB, albeit a bit hot for my taste (had it let is cool first). As we sat having our halfway-between-breakfast-and-lunch-but-not-really-brunch snack there was a steady stream of customers, I'm guessing about 50/50 regulars and cruisers. Aside from pastries, coffees and teas, there's a cooler with canned/bottle beverages for the on-the-go beverage drinker. With as much activity as was going on during our visit you'd think it'd be difficult to keep clean, but there was a gentleman who came out frequently to take care of emptied tables, trash, etc. There are windows into the baking area, proving that they've got nothing to hide. Most everything is made on site with fresh, natural ingredients by people who take pride in what they do. Atlantic Baking is a charming place and a nice stop for a mid-morning snack