Red Door Market and Deli in Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Red Door Market and Deli is a sandwich-first operation in Old Orchard Beach that stays open all year. The owners rotate creative specials almost daily, pulling fresh ingredients and making everything in-house, from soups to salads. Locals keep coming back, and they've also built a solid catering business for events. There's a small market stocked with beer and other goods on the side.

• Fresh, homemade ingredients prepped daily.
• Creative sandwich specials change almost every day.
• Excellent breakfast sandwiches, especially the bacon egg and cheese.
• Can handle catering and private events.

Start with the steak and cheese if you want to test their fundamentals, the soft roll alone is worth the trip. Breakfast regulars swear by the Bacon Egg and Cheese. The mini Italians work great for takeout or delivery. Chicken salad wrap is a solid lighter option. Grab a soup or salad too, they're never an afterthought here.

Casual and welcoming, the kind of place where you can sit outside or grab a seat by the window. Friendly noise level, not loud, easy to have a conversation or eat alone.

This is the kind of place where you can order a steak and cheese and know the roll won't disappoint, or grab a chicken salad wrap and feel like you made a good choice. Staff know regulars and new faces get treated the same way. Anna and Pete, the owners, also handle catering and private events with the same attention they give a single sandwich order.

Guests rave about the care and execution. One recent visitor couldn't wait to share that everything about the place was 'spot on,' from the atmosphere to the sandwich itself. Locals appreciate having a quality year-round spot, and people who've used them for catering report the owners and staff treated their events like they mattered.