If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to wake up in Maine and have the perfect breakfast, the answer is sitting right on Western Avenue in Kennebunk. ☀️🫐
Mike’s All Day Breakfast has been feeding locals, vacationers, and road-trippers for decades — and the line forming outside its doors every single morning tells you everything you need to know before you even step inside.
This is Maine breakfast done right: unpretentious, generous, and absolutely worth the wait. 🥞
How Mike’s All Day Breakfast Won Kennebunk’s Hearts
The restaurant has become the kind of place people make a beeline for the moment they hit Kennebunk, and for good reason: it serves classic New England breakfast with heart, consistency, and a menu broad enough to bring every kind of diner under its roof.
Word of mouth has been the most powerful marketing tool this place has ever needed. The moment someone tries the Lobster Eggs Benedict — heaped with fresh Maine lobster, spinach, and perfectly runny poached eggs — they can’t stop talking about it.
Visitors have returned three mornings in a row during a single trip, declaring it the best meal they’ve had in the entire Kennebunk area. That kind of repeat loyalty doesn’t happen by accident. ❤️
The restaurant’s history runs deep in the community, too. For over 30 years, a single staff member — Sharon Robinson — has been a fixture at Mike’s, a testament to the stability and warmth that regulars say makes this spot feel like home. 🏡
That longevity speaks volumes in the restaurant world, where turnover is constant and consistency is rare.
The menu is a love letter to classic American breakfast, rounded out with New England touches like Maine maple syrup, fresh lobster, and blueberry everything. The chalkboard specials, bottomless coffee, and weekend mimosas round out the experience beautifully. ☕🥂
Whether you’re a local grabbing your usual table or a first-timer on a Maine coastal road trip, Mike’s All Day Breakfast has a way of making you feel like you’ve been coming here your whole life. 🌊
Food Highlights
- Whole Hog: For diners who arrive with a serious appetite, this hearty plate is a go-to indulgence. 🥓
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Full Belly Blueberry Pancakes Combo: Buttermilk pancakes loaded with blueberries, served alongside eggs, bacon, and bottomless coffee. 🫐🥞
- French Toast: A fan favorite with a loyal following, this classic is done with care — simple, comforting, and exactly what French toast should taste like. 🍞
- The Omelet: A crowd-pleaser that earns consistent praise from regulars, made to order and served as a dependable classic alongside their beloved home fries. 🍳
- Lobster Eggs Benedict: Two poached eggs atop fresh spinach and English muffins, blanketed in hollandaise and piled high with a generous amount of Maine lobster.🦞
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Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict: A refined take on the New England brunch classic, featuring smoked salmon, poached eggs, and hollandaise. 🐟
- Irish Eggs Benedict: Poached eggs layered over a bed of house corned beef hash — made with onions and carrots — topped with hollandaise. 🍀
Atmosphere
Mike’s All Day Breakfast is a large, multi-room dining spot with a warm, neighborhood-diner energy that immediately puts you at ease. 🌅
The space is described as “cute” and cozy, filled with the bustle of happy tables and the smell of fresh coffee being poured.
Chalkboards line the walls with daily specials and drink options, adding a charming, handcrafted touch to the experience.
The line that forms outside each morning is practically a Kennebunk tradition, and the collective buzz of excited diners makes the wait feel more like part of the ritual than an inconvenience. ☕
Bottom Line
Mike’s All Day Breakfast is a true Maine breakfast gem — come for the legendary Lobster Benedict, stay for the blueberry pancakes, home fries, and a warm atmosphere that keeps people coming back three mornings in a row. It’s not fancy. It’s better than fancy. 🫐🦞☀️
Address:
55 Western Ave, Kennebunk, ME 04043
📞 (207) 967-5132
🕔 Open 7 Days a Week: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM